Food stamps has been a trending topic since the latest Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data was published Friday. The number has been increasing since 2009 when President Barack Obama took office and spending has quadrupled in the last 10 years. Kentucky Republican Senator and potential 2012 presidential candidate Rand Paul addressed the issue this […]
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‘Bah, humbug!’ – How to tip this Christmas season
Does it even feel like Christmas? Whether you’re in the holiday spirit or not, a news report came out that pegged the question: how do you tip over the next couple of weeks? Although the money is tight and people should not go overboard with spending or tipping, why should we tip any differently just […]
The Ron Paul Film: ‘Liberty is America’s last hope’ in financial, political collapse
Alex Jones’s Infowars.com produced a near one-hour YouTube film about retiring Texas Republican Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul. It has made the rounds on the Internet in just hours and has already been viewed and liked many, many times. The film shows the bestselling author’s farewell address at congress and everything is backed […]
Report: Capitalism, socialism most looked up words for 2012
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that the two most looked up words in 2012 were “socialism” and “capitalism,” which is mostly due to the election, according to Merriam-Webster. Peter Sokolowski, the editor at large, said that traffic for the two words doubled this year from 2011 when the health care debate heated up and users […]
Who do you trust? New poll finds Congressmen, car salesmen least trusworthy
We all like to lambast politicians and car salesmen as being sleazy, immoral and untrustworthy. But is that all in jest? Well, according to a new Gallup poll, the three least trustworthy members of society are car sales people (eight percent), Congressmen (10 percent) and advertising practitioners/stockbrokers (11 percent). When it comes to actually trusting […]