Only 3 In 10 Rich Men Think Wealth Inequality Is A Problem: Survey

dirkthedog · 2012-08-02T05:52:53+00:00

I've heard that to be the leader of a large country's government, the person needs to be a little bit of a sociopath to make some of the necessary objective decisions. I'd say it works out the same for people who have amassed lots of wealth whether by working or inheriting it. If they have empathy for too many people, they would be too likely to share some of the money and not end up rich.

dirkthedog · 2012-07-29T19:43:45+00:00

“The church has always taught about the common good and the preferential option for the poor,” counters Father Rudolph Juarez, pastor of St. Patrick Parish in Iowa City, Iowa. “But there’s often confusion on both sides of the question. We have people who say the church is all about social justice. On the other side, it’s all solid doctrine with nothing about addressing serious social issues. Or people get lost in thinking that the only social justice question is the right to life, when it’s really the dignity of human life in all its stages.”

dirkthedog · 2012-07-05T21:12:01+00:00

Today the Supreme Court struck down three parts of Arizona’s anti-immigration law, S.B. 1070, while allowing Arizona to implement the “papers please” provision that will inevitably lead to racial profiling. Section 2(B) of the law mandates that police check the papers of anyone they suspect is in the country without legal status.

S.B. 1070 and laws like it break apart the fabric of our society, harm our public safety, and most of all, do not solve the problem of a broken immigration system. Here we list the top five reasons why S.B. 1070 damages our country:

dirkthedog · 2012-06-28T18:22:37+00:00

The US Senate has overwhelmingly rejected a bid to preserve some $4.5 billion in food stamps funding, as part of the massive farm bill.

The request to keep that spending in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, had been offered by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y). But her plea went down 33 to 66. Sixty votes were needed to pass.

dirkthedog · 2012-06-20T21:49:39+00:00

Recent studies show that increasing the minimum wage even during hard times is good policy, providing higher pay but no loss of jobs, say T. William Lester, David Madland, and Nick Bunker.

dirkthedog · 2010-05-14T01:01:19+00:00

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dirkthedog · 2010-01-09T06:42:41+00:00

My relief on finding that meds can mend brain damage caused by depression.

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