"[A] single worker needs an income of $30,012 a year — or just above $14 an hour — to cover basic expenses and save for retirement and emergencies. That is close to three times the 2010 national poverty level of $10,830 for a single person, and nearly twice the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour."
Read the New York Time article, "Many Low-Wage Jobs Seen as Failing to Meet Basic Needs" by Motoko Rich for more insightful information.
Officially half of the Texas House is incompetent. The lemur leading the charge off the cliff is San Antonio Republican Jeff Wentworth that introduced a bill that would “allow college students and employees to carry their concealed handguns on campus.”
Now, before you discount my claims because you think I am some loony liberal that hates guns … think otherwise. I am a current legal gun owner and plan on obtaining a concealed weapons license in the near future.
That being said … this piece of legislation is illogical, unnecessary and sad. Wentworth justifies this bill due to the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre
“I would feel personally guilty if I woke up one morning and read that something similar had occurred on a Texas campus,” he said.
The New York Times had an intresting observation on the voters that John McCain was able to capture in the South. More importantly, this looks like trouble for Republicans who seem to be a party of a few and … how should I say this, not the sharpest tools in the shed.
Adam Nossiter reports, "The Republicans, meanwhile, have “become a Southernized party,” said Mr. Schaller, who teaches at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. “They have completely marginalized themselves to a mostly regional party,” he said, pointing out that nearly half of the current Republican House delegation is now Southern."
You just endured a grueling 22-month interview and were offered the job position … you start in late January but there is just one catch; you cannot use your cell phone or email for the next 4 years.
Still want the job? Barack Obama does not seem to mind. I on the other hand would cry.
I am addicted to my iPhone. It keeps me connected to the world when I do not have my MacBook Pro or Internet access.
Imagine how you felt when you lost your cell phone. What about when you dropped your phone in water or you broke it. The feeling is horrible. You feel lonely or empty like something is missing from you.
Are you wondering why the President as the most powerful person in the world does not have permission to use his or her own cell phone or email?
If you thought the generic application to Starbucks was time consuming then I wouldn’t know exactly how to categorize applying for a cabinet position with Barack Obama’s Administration.
A pain in the ass? Perhaps, but this is the sort of vetting one would expect from someone trying to be, oh I don’t know, the Vice President of the United States.
Jackie Calmes of The New York Times does an awesome job at reviewing the process and let’s just say, I’d rather be studying for the LSAT then filling out the application.
As a longtime Facebook user, I know its impact on organizing and the power it can manifest if used properly. I have been a member of Facebook ever since it debuted as a college student only social network.
Although, I was disappointed with opening up its registration, now I am grateful because it has allowed individuals from around the world to connect in support of a political/social cause.
The New York Times has a great article on the impact that Facebook has on the world of politics. It seems that Barack Obama is not the only one who relied on the power of organizing through Facebook for political purposes.
If all you were to listen to were talk-radio then you would think getting healthcare in the United States as an immigrant is as easy as 1, 2, 3. They forget to tell you that the same bureaucratic system that fails to insure millions of American citizens does a good job at preventing those that are not documented to be in the United States.
Take for example Antonio Torres, a 19-year old from Arizona that is a legal immigrant from Mexico who was in coma after a car accident last June. Let me repeat, the gentleman was legally allowed to be in the United States, there was nothing illegal about his status.
Well, after learning that the individual was uninsured, the hospital deported him back to Mexico. Get that? The hospital not the U.S. government took it upon themselves to decide the fate of this individual and sent him back to his home country while in a coma and on the brink of death.
For the first time in 8 years, the United States leaned to the Democrats in a decisive fashion. Concerns of a one party rule did not deter Americans from giving Democrats power in the House, Senate and Executive branch.
Although Barack Obama did not have an Electoral Landslide it was still an impressive win … perhaps more like an Electoral Mudslide. After crunching the numbers and reviewing the way Americans voted there was an overwhelming shift and it was blue.
The New York Times released an interactive map that compares the 2008 election to the one in 2004 and one stark difference is how blue America has become.
It had not even been one day and the Republican Party is amidst a self-destruction path. The bloodbath will begin, heads will roll and scapegoats will receive no mercy from a devastated and upset party.
Who is to blame? The GOP is like an out of control mob ready to pick up the first victim and crucify them to warn others of what they are capable.
Is President Bush at fault or perhaps Senator John McCain … it is easier to scapegoat a “Wassila Hillbilly” like Sarah Palin as long as at the end of the day someone’s blood spills.
One good lesson I learned during college was that I hated over drafting. Banks rig the system in their favor to screw over their client by selecting a flawed method of applying deposits and withdrawls. Nonetheless, I became better at managing my money and set up security measures so that I would avoid over drafting.
When banks overdraft though . . . it is a different story. Last week Washington Mutual collapsed and it was called the biggest bank failure in American history. JP Morgan Chase stepped in and purchased what remained of WaMu later on in the week.
The next bank to go under is Wachovia with Wells Fargo and Citigroup hovering like vultures ready to pounce when Wachovia finally expires this week. This relieves some pressure off the Federal Government who will not have to step in and bail out yet another corporation.
