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Ditch the Rich Hits

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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How Poor Are America’s Poor?

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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