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Repugntantblicans want to cut food stamps…even though the deficit is shrinking.

Want more proof that Republicans don’t give a damn about you unless your stock portfolio has more chapters than the King James Bible? The deficit is projected to shrink even more rapidly than originally proposed, yet Republicans want to restrict food assistance benefits even more.

Because clearly, cutting $20 billion from monies set aside to help feed people and keep them alive is so vital to reducing our $642 billion deficit that we should just say “the hell with those po’folks…we can lower the deficit by a whole 3% if we just let some of ‘em starve.”

Look at this photo.

I mean, damn. This hurt my feelings and I have a job!

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6:53 pm • 2 May 2013 • Let's talk about what you think.
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This is how much Congress cares about unemployment.

Hearing on long-term unemployment kicks off with… *one* lawmaker in attendance. twitter.com/nirajc/status/…

— Niraj Chokshi (@nirajc)

April 24, 2013

Washington does not care about you.

I repeat. The people we have elected to represent us in Congress do.not.care.about.you. Because you don’t have millions of dollars to fund their campaigns and they cannot be bothered to deal with your problems.

We need to talk about being poor in NYC.

There are some people who have (oddly) strong opinions about living in Manhattan and what it’s like. Apparently, if you make $35,000 and live in Manhattan you are living in poverty and can barely eat, according to one of the many responses I got yesterday.

All of Manhattan is not created equal and I know plenty of regular 20somethings in entry-level positions doing just fine in Manhattan. I actually take offense at the view that the only people with any decent quality of life in Manhattan are in that fancy echelon of $50 dinners every night, custom-made suits, and private transportation. So let’s talk about what it means to be poor in NYC and why there are a lot of people living happily poor in Manhattan.

Income inequality in NYC by subway line.

The New Yorker tried a fun thing the other day. They posted an interactive map showing each subway line in NYC and the median income at each stop. Go play with it and let’s see if we have the same problem with the data

America, which already collects pennies compared to other countries, wants to pay even LESS in taxes.

Republican talking heads would have us believe that wealthy Americans and corporations are being unfairly targeted for tax increases because they already pay SO MUCH and the rest of us are just living off the teat of their hard work. Right now, some of America’s most visible brands are joining together in the hopes of persuading Congress to alter corporate tax legislation to reduce their burden even further.

I’m tired of these grown-ass crybaby Americans. Get your shit together and learn what paying taxes is supposed to look like.

Obama is *generously* giving back 5% of his Presidential salary.

Five whole percent.

This looks like a press move and it only seems generous on the surface. Obama needs to either leave it alone or come up off the cash, because the only thing this stunt shows is that he has a ton of money and is totally not hurt by any sequester or furlough.

Rich Americans do not care about you. Or me. Or probably anyone you know.

Rich people don’t care about jobs or a living wage.
Rich people have access to politicians who shape policy.
Therefore, politicians don’t care about jobs or a living wage.

And if you believe otherwise, you’re probably delusional. Or rich.

America’s super-rich are both more likely to be politically active and have access to lawmakers, a recent study from Benjamin Page and Jason Seawright, professors at Northwestern University, and Larry Bartels, a professor at Vanderbilt University. But those wealthy Americans tend to have political priorities more in line with those found oncable news networksthan in Americans homes, the study found.