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…is one pretty damn good reason that selling the city’s parking rights was a bad idea. And the graph is another example of how not to make an infographic. City of Chicago :: Mayor Rahm Emanuel Outlines 2012 Budget Proposal to Secure Chicago’s Future Also: City of Chicago 2012 Budget Ideas
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I frequently read confident statements like, “when a bag of chips is cheaper than a head of broccoli …” or “it’s more affordable to feed a family of four at McDonald’s than to cook a healthy meal for them at home.” This is just plain wrong. Read more: Is Junk Food Really Cheaper? – NYTimes.com [...]
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Hey there, Americans! I'm sure, by now, many of you have had some time to reflect on the massive, unfolding Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and thought to yourselves, "My, that really is a terrible, apocalyptic cock-up!" But have you gone so far as to think to yourself, "My, that really is a terrible, apocalyptic cock-up, [...]
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I am in the wrong business according to this graph of Wall Street Bonuses vs. Normal Pay… The 10 SCARIEST Charts Of The Recession
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From Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney: This portrait of Washington super lobbyist Jack Abramoff—from his early years as a gung—ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah—confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops, [...]
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Got credit card debt? If so, good news: the card issuer can no longer hike your interest rate without warning or raise rates on an existing balance. They have to send your bill at least 21 days before it’s due (up from 14 days). And each bill has to show how long it will take [...]
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Two penniless brothers who live in a cave outside Budapest are to inherit most of a reported £4 billion after an astonishing twist in their family fortunes. Brothers living in cave to inherit billions from lost grandmother (via Telegraph)
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Where has your share of the bailout gone? When CIT Group, a medium-sized lender, faced the threat of bankruptcy recently, it raised an uncomfortable prospect for the officials in Washington managing the bailout of the financial system. CIT got $2.3 billion in bailout funds last year–yet it was still failing. And the government decided not [...]
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Good video from Jon Stewart: The Notorious AIG – Congress Wants to Blame Someone (The Daily Show)
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3 – The U.S. presidency became a legislative power Another thing you didn’t know about the Great Depression was how it changed the presidency. The U.S. Constitution established three branches of the federal government: the Executive (the president), the Legislative (congress) and the Judiciary (federal courts). Nowhere in the presidential job description does it expressly [...]
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