The wealthy are not made of money.
By Jonah Goldberg
November 14, 2007 12:00 AM
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NmFkNzQyNjU4MjQ4NzQxNzZiOTdjMmVlYmYwYjM2NDA=
“The question is, should we be giving an extra $120 billion to people in the top one percent?”
So asked Gene Sperling, Hillary Clinton’s chief economic adviser, at a recent National Press Club panel discussion. Translation: It’s the government’s money, and anything left over after Uncle Sam picks your pockets is a “gift.” Continue reading →
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Robert E. Rector
Senior Research Fellow
August 27, 2007
http://www.heritage.org/
Executive Summary:
How Poor Are America’s Poor? Examining the “Plague” of Poverty in America by Robert E. Rector Executive Summary #2064 Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau counts the number of “poor” persons in the U.S. In 2005, the Bureau found 37 million “poor” Americans. Presidential candidate John Edwards claims that these 37 million Americans currently “struggle with incredible poverty.”#[ Continue reading →
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