Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Gallup, by way of Politico, by way of Pirate’s Cove.
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans say wealth is distributed unfairly in the United States, and a majority want the federal government to play Robin Hood to fix the problem, according to a poll released Thursday.
Only 33 percent of Americans think the current distribution of wealth in this country is fair, according to the Gallup Poll, while 59 percent say it is not. Fifty-two percent said the United States should redistribute wealth through heavy taxes on the rich, while 45 percent disagreed.
While the percent of Americans who said the current distribution of wealth is unfair is down from 68 percent in 2008, the number of Americans who favor federal redistribution is at an all-time high.
It’s really a rather simple problem: Have the fifty-two percent go first. They wouldn’t be the first in the country’s history to stutter and stammer something like “Hey! I meant the other guy!” After all, everyone seems to think “government” handles everything efficiently, effectively and fairly until they have to deal with the government.
No seriously, we should try it. I think a lot of us would be surprised how many material things are owned, or controlled, by those who feel it’s the other fellow who’s got more.
They like higher taxes because it rolls off the tongue so much more smoothly than “steal his stuff and keep it.”
Let the chains rest lightly upon them, and let posterity forget that they were our countrymen.
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Every time I hear something like this, I can’t help thinking: Who raised these people?
Seriously, I’d figured out the world wasn’t fair by the time I was like 7. I think I had a pretty good handle on it by my first Little League game. We all got to play, and we were all supposed to pretend that everyone was an equal contributor, but everybody knew that some kids were better than others and that’s just the way it is.
I can’t even imagine the mental energy it must take to pretend this isn’t so, and that everyone else should be forced to pretend so too.
- Severian | 04/19/2013 @ 07:03Fifty two percent want to pay their taxes with a intermediary not directly to the gov’t,huh? Tax the grocer raises the price of groceries,why is that so hard for the general public to understand.When a rich guy pays his tax where does the money come from? People can’t see that the landlord’s tax is included in their rent?
- kermitt | 04/19/2013 @ 19:10