I read an article the other day talking about the usual tax statistics: top 1% of society pays 37% of taxes, top 10% pay 71%, and bottom 40% pay nothing. With the “earned” income credit many on the bottom actually are paid by the federal government for gracing this nation with the benefits of their citizenship.

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Michelle was born on 17 January, 1964 in Chicago Illinois. Her mother Marian was a former secretary, and her father Fraser Robinson, worked at a city water plant. Michelle Obama was raised in a conventional home, along with her brother Craig, who is 16 months older. Craig is also a success story, with a history in mens basketball - he is currently Oregon State Beavers mens basketball coach. Michelles father had high morals and levels of expectations, which she has carried with her to date.

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A great number of men, women and children in the Gaza Strip live in one of the most chaotic environments on Earth. The escalating violence between warring political factions such as the Palestinians and Israelis has caused many to doubt the prospect of a peaceful state. And many are wondering if the Gaza Strip will return to its former grandeur as the gem mediterranean.

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Campaign yard signs not only represent the voting public’s right to “have their say,” they clue them in that their civic duty is near. Looked at in this light, they are not to be taken lightly.

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Global warming and climate change are already upon us. Global warming is a large issue with intensely intimate consequences at the personal and community level. What we need to recognize is that choices at the local and community level CAN make differences.

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In my business forecast for 2008, I initially predicted that there will be no huge political mudslinging that will have an impact in the economy. I was wrong.

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The anti American groups in our country who demonstate and shout hateful and disgusting un-patriotic slogans are rarely challenged by normal Americans who typically ignore their banter.

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As gas prices continue to rise, being able to afford many of life’s necessities becomes much more difficult. Until car or gas companies find better ways to utilize gas and lower the cost, anything we can do to help relieve some of the high gas prices by improving your cars MPG is incredibly useful.

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The cost of gas has skyrocketed out of control. These high gas prices make filling up your gas tank equivalent to buying over a week’s worth of groceries, and at the moment it does not appear that relief is in sight.

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