I keep doing the same basic post over and over, hoping something will change. I know what that makes me, so this is one of the last posts I’m going to do in this blog (though you can still find me over here occasionally). It’s had a reasonably good run, made its point. Time...
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Twenty years ago he was counted (incorrectly, he maintains) among the neoliberal shock doctrine folks. Now he’s a raving lunatic (by Manhattan/Washington, D.C., standards, anyway). Here’s Jeffrey Sachs talking about President Obama’s proposed federal budget and the Republicans’ more antisocialist response (pdf), basically saying that they both cut too much while refusing to raise...
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The nonprofit watchdog group Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) has yet another report out based on data released by the Treasury Department showing that our tax collectors are auditing fewer large companies while bringing the hammer down on the little guys. The trend has continued since the last year of the George H.W. Bush...
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The Wall Street Journal (pay site) has an interesting line today on an old and growing problem—the widening gap between the folks at the top of the income pyramid and the rest of us. Turns out the pay gap is part of what threatens Social Security. To recap for those who have not been...
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Here’s a surprise: The IRS audits fewer financial-services companies than any other type of big company–even though it finds nearly double the tax cheating at financial companies when it does audit them. These are the findings released today by TRAC, the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. From the report: Overall, the large corporate sector–composed of...
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OC Alternatives Sizzlin’ Summer Calendar: Assateague Island National Seashore, North Point State Park, Rehoboth Beach, and more 5/15/2013
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How to Throw a Louisiana Style Crawfish Boil! Sizzlin’ Summer: Ordering 1. Figure out how many people you have attending. I usually do this by selling tickets for $25 each via Paypal. 2. Once you know how many people will be attending, you can figure out how many pounds of crawfish you need to order. The suggested a By Ben Claassen III 5/15/2013
Sizzlin’ Summer Sizzlin’ Summer: Summer in Baltimore is a sensory explosion, from the scent of Old Bay-smothered steamed crabs and the taste of marshmallow-topped chocolate snoballs to the smell of Ocean City salt water mixed with sunscreen and the vision of fireflies. 5/15/2013