"You’re not a Washington insider? You [Newt Gingrich], the former Speaker of the House and Freddie Mac consulting millionaire, are THE Washington insider. When Washington gets its prostate checked, it tickles you!"
— Jon Stewart (via azspot)
Bon Joviver
Why Americans Think the Tax Rate’s High, and Why They’re Wrong - NYTimes.com »
Together, all federal taxes equaled 14.4 percent of the nation’s economic output last year, the lowest level since 1950. Add state and local taxes, and the share nearly doubles, to about 27 percent, according to the Tax Policy Center in Washington — still lower than at almost any other point in the last 40 years. As the economy recovers and incomes rise, tax payments will increase somewhat. But they will not keep pace with projected spending, in the form of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. And total taxes at current rates would still make up a smaller share of the economy than in virtually any other rich country — not just European nations but also Australia, Canada, Israel and New Zealand.
Hello, Is It Me You’re Looking For? (by ant1mat3rie)
So We Have Earthquakes in Northeast Ohio Now »
By now we’re all plenty familiar with the periodic harmful importation of toxic waste from Western Pennsylvania, the most recent example being Sunday’s painful 13-9 iteration of the old refrain. But 24 hours earlier another similarly tasteful Pennsylvania import helped Ohio ring out the old year in style. Richter-4.0-style in fact.
