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21 graphs that show America’s health-care prices are ludicrous
If seeing's believing, Ezra Klein has 21 views of out of whack medical costs in the U.S.
This is the fundamental fact of American health care: We pay much, much more than other countries do for the exact same things. For a detailed explanation of why, see this article. But this post isn’t about the why. It’s about the prices, and the graphs.
Believe. (WaPo) via Blogger http://bit.ly/XFjWEU
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The Navy's Back Plan for the F-35C
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WIRED reports that if the F-35C doesn't work out for the Navy, there's a back up plan. It would mean buying fewer of the fifth-generation fighters and upgrading the workhorse F/A-18 Superhornet (pictured here). The plan reportedly calls for beefing up weapons and adding stealth abilities to the F-18's decidedly 1970s lines. (Wired) via Blogger http://bit.ly/13sYlHE
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Michele Bachmann Punchline
Best political one-liner of the day.
Michele Bachmann ran for president and all she won was an ethics investigation politicalwire.com/archives/2013/…
— Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) March 25, 2013
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Poll: Conservatives don’t think Roberts Court is conservative
As if the 2012 election, Karl Rove's unwillingness to call it for President Obama on FOX News and the general dismissing of Nate Silver didn't already show conservatives have become bad at math, now there's this from Salon.
Poll: Only 9 percent of conservatives think the Supreme Court is conservative slnm.us/YpPUJbY via @jillrayfield — Salon.com (@Salon) March 25, 2013
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Defense Contractors and Taylor Swift Tickets
"Better than Revenge' -- with missiles?
Defense giant Raytheon is holding a fundraiser for a congressman at a Taylor Swift concert. politi.co/fbUWMQ
— POLITICO Influence (@PoliticoPI) March 25, 2013
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Beyond a Tipping Point
Is the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling a moot point even before the Justices hear it? The latest ABC-Washington Post poll shows widening support for marriage equality, and suggests it's become a readily acceptable belief of the American people.
From the Washington Post
Whatever the Supreme Court rules, the political debate on gay marriage is over. ow.ly/jmMhS — The Fix (@TheFix) March 24, 2013
Even Republicans are beginning they may have to come around to supporting it if they are to remain politically viable in the future.
Karl Rove says the GOP nominee in 2016 could support gay marriage politicalwire.com/archives/2013/… — Taegan Goddard (@politicalwire) March 24, 2013
And you may find the most conservative elements of the GOP trying to couch the issue in taxes, spending and money issues rather than in individual freedoms.
Rand Paul: Give LGBT Americans a Flat Tax Instead of Marriage Rights dlvr.it/37K9S3 — Crooks and Liars (@crooksandliars) March 24, 2013
The ABC-Washington Post poll also found "nearly two-thirds of all Americans say the matter should be decided for all states on the basis of the U.S. Constitution, not with each state making its own laws." Americans may very well be seeing gay marriage close to the same way we see, and accept, interracial marriages.
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In a nonbinding, 75-24 vote, the Senate signaled its support Friday for legislation giving states the power to collect taxes on purchases consumers make from Internet companies.
In symbolic vote, Senate signals support for letting states collect taxes on Internet sales
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Zuckerberg Launching Immigration Reform Effort
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is joining with other business leaders to push for comprehensive immigration reform. From Politico:
The sources said Zuckerberg and other tech executives have enlisted the help of Democratic and Republican strategists to create the group that would advocate long-term economic issues.
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Despite an improving economy, President Obama is losing his edge on the economy to Republicans in the polls. From fivethirtyeight.com:
From fivethirtyeight.com
More from Micah Cohen at the NY Times:
As a result — unless the polls shift again — neither Mr. Obama nor Congressional Republicans will be able to count on having a significant advantage in public support in upcoming budget fights.
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Those Who Fail to Learn from History...
Career pollster Andrew Kohut says the Republican Party is creating a generation of it's own McGoverns, Mondales and Dukakises.
"In my decades of polling, I recall only 1 moment when a party had been driven as from from center as the GOP today" m.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-n…
— Ron Fournier (@ron_fournier) March 24, 2013
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Does GOP Owe Media an Apology?
Howard Kurtz has filed the Republican Party "Autopsy Report" in his "We Told You So File."
GOP autopstpy echoes media criticism on Hispanics, gays, lack of inclusion #dailydownloadtout.com/m/7k2j4x?ref=t…
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) March 24, 2013
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Bloomberg Opens Fire on NRA-Backed Senators
Bloomberg buys $12 million in ads in effort to push senators on gun laws: wapo.st/YoolSK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 24, 2013
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State Rep thinks cyclists pollute
A Washington state lawmaker wants to tax cyclists “since CO2 is deemed a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride.” Think it'll pass? Don't hold your breath.
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Maintaining street cred by voting against VAWA
Roll Call reports that Republicans up for a Senate race in 2014 my have voted against the Violence Against Women Act to shore up their chances in GOP primaries:
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We have been assured none of the hosts were "threatened" during his appearances.
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Janitors, teachers and a department that doesn't exist all make the list.
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From BuzzFeed:
"A Pennsylvania school district is blocking all sites labeled “sexuality” and “intolerance.” How filtering software doesn't just skew a debate — it tries to remove it from the internet."
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