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The vast chasm between the haves and the have-nots

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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Back several year ago (actually a lot of years ago) I found myself in Philadelphia for the first time ever, in a rental car, in the middle of January, very lost. I just needed to get on the freeway pointing … Continue reading →

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Jobs

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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I was going to skate past Thursday and not comment on this big jobs speech that President Obama is going to deliver tomorrow, but then @caroljsroth tweeted this morning: I want to know what #jobs creation efforts/policies you are looking … Continue reading →

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The stock market spiral. It may not be what you are being told

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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The broadcast media loves a good, tight narrative. Here is the narrative for the stock market downturn for the recent events happening on Wall Street. Congress squabbles over debt ceiling, Tea Party was obstinate about debt and deficit, we came … Continue reading →

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None of your reality is really real

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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This is the town center of North Clayton Village in Clayton, Ohio. It has a nice wide Main Street, store front shops, a coffee shop, a park around the corner and apartments on top of the shops. It has everything … Continue reading →

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You are a deadbeat piece of crap

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Rufus Dogg
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When did the United States of America go from “shoot for the moon” to “circle the wagons?” We appear to be on a race to become the sickest and dumbest of the developed nations where nothing is going to be … Continue reading →

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The debt the next generation will be paying was not started by our government, but by ourselves

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Rufus Dogg
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Alice Paul c. 1930s In her article in the WSJ, Peggy Noonan uses an example that has been kinda turning over in my head ever since I read it early yesterday morning. In it, she quotes Rep. Marsha Blackburn of … Continue reading →

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Real patriots die at 55

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Rufus Dogg
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When you turn fifty in America, you are old. When you turn fifty-five you are too old and should consider dying to make room for the next generation of revenue-producing units. It’s the patriotic thing to do. Hear me out … Continue reading →

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