Author Archives: Arlen Grossman

Numbers That Count: More Billionaires Than Ever

FACTS ABOUT BILLIONAIRES Billionaires in the world: 1,226 (combined wealth: $4.6 Trillion). Billionaires in the United States: 425 (most in the world).                                   The … Continue reading →

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Fighting Back

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Americans: (A) Ignorant, (B) Simple-Minded, or (C) Both?

 46%  of Americans believe: God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.  32% of Americans believe:  Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms … Continue reading →

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The Romney Cure For What Ails Us

BPR Quote of the Day “[Obama] wants to hire more government workers. He says we need more firemen, more policemen, more teachers. Did he not get the message of Wisconsin? The American people did. It’s time for us to cut … Continue reading →

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Well Informed Citizenry?

BPR Quote of the Day “Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” Thomas Jefferson This enlightened Founding … Continue reading →

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The Pothole Problem

FDR would have put Americans back to work shoring up our crumbling infrastructure, which would jumpstart the stalled economy. But that makes too much sense for the GOP to even consider, or for Democrats to fight for. 

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Sounds Right

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DO YOU FEEL THE TRICKLE DOWN YET?

Robert Reich Explains All You Need to Know About Taxes in 2 1/2 minutes:

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AND THE GOOD NEWS IS……WHAT?

Broken Shards Of The Heart By David Michael Green/ OpEdNews/ June 8, 2012 I could tell you that my heart was broken by what happened in Wisconsin this week, but in truth that’s not quite accurate. I grew into political … Continue reading →

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Very Sick Health Care System

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