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  • the man behind the curtain

    Pay no Attention to the man behind the Curtain

      An often used metaphor originating from “The Wizard of Oz” is to, “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”.  Meaning, look where we tell you to look – lest the truth be discovered, and our power is lost. Our Politicians have been...

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  • Time dilutes outrage over AIG

    Time dilutes outrage over AIG

    As always happens, “Time” has diluted the disgust and outrage over the bailout of the “too big to fail” AIG company. Public attention has moved on. In total, our government, despite the will of the people, has provided four separate bailouts and over $180 Billion...

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  • Walmart supports Health Care Reform

    Walmart supports Health Care Reform

    Ok, so Walmart was never my favorite store. I put aside the fact that Walmart will allow you to return food items (gross!) and that their customer service lacks service but I continued to shop there due to the low prices on items such as...

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