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Both presidential candidates have spent a lot of time talking about how their tax plan will help America get out of the current economic slump, and how they will create prosperity and wealth. Hopefully everybody remembers that campaign promises are often very different than what happens once the president is elected.  Things change, compromises have to be met, priorities change, and many other things happen that usually lead to campaign promises being left on the campaign trail.  In this cu... more

Nearly half of residents in assisted living facilities in Maryland suffered with three or more chronic diseases, a new survey has found. ... more

Because of the modern technologies, searching for data about a person becomes a lot easier. Since then there is a widespread use of the internet. And because of this people depend more on the internet as most reliant source of information. Background checks that people perform becomes faster and easy.... more

Richard Epstein on Robert Nozick and the Bailout . by Tom Palmer on October 9, 2008 · 0 comments. in Economic Insights, Political Theory. “Robert Nozick Vs. The U.S. Congress,â€� by Richard Epstein in Forbes.com. Hat Tip: Daniel Shapiro … [Continue Reading] ... more

Quando falamos de pobreza é útil não confundirmos os pobres com a chamada “underclass�. [...] São vagabundos, prostitutas de rua, carteiristas, drogófilos e alcoólicos que parasitam a sociedade. Independentemente de toda a ajuda social de que disponham, os elementos da underclass não abandonam o seu estilo de vida e prejudicam gravemente os seus concidadãos, por quem não nutrem qualquer respeito. underclass A chamada underclass é constituída por pessoas que não ... more

Does Rail Transit Save Energy or Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions? Por Randal O’Toole. Far from protecting the environment, most rail transit lines use more energy per passenger mile, and many generate more greenhouse gases, than the average passenger automobile. Rail transit provides no guarantee that a city will save energy or meet greenhouse gas targets. While most rail transit uses less energy than buses, rail transit does not operate in a vacuum: transit agencies supplement ... more

Resultados finais da votação, para um total de 60 votos contabilizados: Pedro Santana Lopes 40% Pedro Passos Coelho 36,7% Manuela Ferreira Leite 18,3% Mário Patinha Antão 5% Aproveito para recordar os resultados da primeira votação insurgente sobre o tema, realizada há cerca de três semanas (com 177 votos contabilizados): Passos Coelho 44,6% Ferreira Leite 34,5% Santana Lopes 15,3% Patinha Antão 3,4% Neto da Silva 2,3% ... more

Barack Obama is an indication that America has reached an important benchmark in race relations. It is now officially more important to be cute than it is to be white. - P. J. O’Rourke , Cato’s Letter, Volume 6 Number 2. Leitura complementar: “Mascot Politics� . ... more