The bill being considered in both chambers of Congress that will fundamentally change the internet and make it a felony if you even share a video from a friend of a friend of a friend (etc., etc.,) that might have copyright material in it is really pissing people off. How pissed you ask? Well so […]
There’s a lot of cheering going on about portions of the healthcare bill that has gone into affect, like the 2.5 million young people who recently gained coverage under the changes the bill brought forth. That is great news, but there are serious problems still out there and that could indicate this news: The poll […]
This would be a big blow to one of D.C.’s biggest lobbying group and could open the flood gates on other tech related businesses to exit the organization: Google is considering ditching the U.S. Chamber of Commerce out of frustration with its support for legislation that would force Internet companies to police websites that peddle […]
The new Missouri law banning teachers from interacting with current and former students on social networking sites has been blocked by a court today. The law is supposed to go into effect on Monday. Here is a copy of the injunction: Injunction The judge, Joe Beetem, had some very strong words against the new law […]
While corporations are sitting on records amount of cash and still refusing to hire we have the reality absent GOP pushing for more tax cuts for these people. They consider to insist that their almost 30 year old failed experiment in economics is the way to go, that some how corporations will create supply without […]
A couple of weeks ago I posted one of the most depressing headlines I had seen in years: McDonald’s aims to fill 50,000 jobs in a day What made this so depressing is the rate at which this news item grew. Our job market has reached a point that people are excited over McDonald’s hiring. […]
The fringe elements of America’s right continues to show it’s ugly head: Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin (R) has made a name for himself by introducing far-right extremist bills. He has introduced legislation barring the state from requiring vaccinations, eliminating income taxes and replacing them with nothing, and requiring state taxpayers to only pay in […]
There has been a lot of talk that President Obama might be open to some sort of deal to cut Social Security benefits. Well that is a very bad idea: President Barack Obama’s apparent willingness to consider cuts in Social Security benefits may be winning him points with Washington elites, but it’s killing him with […]
This week the House will vote on repealing healthcare reform, the first big legislative move of the new Congress. Perhaps the GOP leadership in the House wants to rethink this, since they are “listening to the people” and all: As for repeal, only about one in four say they want to do away with the […]
This is how the GOP cuts government spending: For a guy who insists that federal bureaucrats make too much money, incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor sure doesn’t mind handing out handsome government raises of his own. Cantor, the Virginia Republican who has led the GOP charge this year to freeze federal salaries, has boosted […]