Stable Genius Liberal

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when the rating agencies upgraded the UK outlook, the Cameron government hailed this as proof that austerity was working; when they downgraded it due to poor economic performance, the Cameron government declared that this showed the need for even more austerity. It’s Always Time For Austerity – NYTimes.com The beatings will continue until moral improves.

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a 2010 Stanford University study, for example, found that calorie labeling at Starbucks resulted in a 6 percent decline in the average calories per transaction (and, countering those who claim that such regulations harm profits, Starbucks actually increased its profits in the process). What corporations don’t want you to know – Salon.com

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When lieutenant governor Kerry Healey, a fellow Republican, called for suspending the state’s 23.5 cent gas tax during a price spike in May 2006, Romney rejected the idea, saying it would only further drive up gasoline consumption. “I don’t think that now is the time, and I’m not sure there will be the right time,… Continue reading Untitled

Guns Don’t Kill People, Hoodies Kill People

Geraldo Rivera: “I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin’s death as George Zimmerman was.”

Clearly we need the state to come in and ban hoodies. We can’t risk another incident where a hoodie gets shot while wrapped around some kid.

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owsposters: Goldman Sachs Admits to 60 Cents Per Gallon Download the poster pack Info source

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Remember how Ireland’s vigorous recovery proved Keynesian economics — and smarty-pants Keynesian economists — wrong? (via The Irish Model Continues to Shine – NYTimes.com)

36 Years Of Data, Not A Shred Of Evidence That Drilling Reduces Gas Prices

In a nutshell, US oil supply to small to effect prices on world market.

American capitalism triumphs over Chinese capitalism at the March 13 Slate/Intelligence Squared debate

Schiff defends Chinese capitalism because he is against central planning. Must be some other China he is defending.

One thing is certain the Trayvon Martin case.

One thing is certain the Trayvon Martin case. The first person to suggest that this case has nothing to do with race will be what passes for a conservative pundit. Then again if there were still old school conservatives around, they would be blasting Zimmerman for being a vigilante.