For the past two years, a family of four earning the median income has paid less in federal income taxes than at any time since at least 1955, according to the Tax Policy Center. All federal, state and local taxes combined are a lower percentage of per-capita income than at any time since the 1960s, according to the Tax Foundation. The highest income-tax bracket is its lowest since 1992. At 35 percent, it’s well below the 50 percent mark of much of the 1980s and the 70 percent bracket of the 1970s.
Category: News and Views
Complaining About the TSA Will Get You Targeted by the TSA | New York News
“arrogant complaining about airport security is one indicator Transportation Security Administration officers consider when looking for possible criminals and terrorists,”
Microsoft’s Iconic Group Photo Members Tracked Through the Years | Seattle News
The ragtag group of bearded longhairs assembled in front of a gray backdrop looks like they might be a lost splinter of the Manson family. In fact, they’re Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and the rest of the founding members of Microsoft in 1978, not long before they moved to Seattle and turned the technology world on its head. So what happened to them?
Google is Shutting Down Google Video | PCMag.com
“We encourage you to move your content to YouTube if you haven’t done so already,” Google continued. “YouTube offers many video hosting options including the ability to share your videos privately or in an unlisted manner.”
Mr Rogers Explains Nuclear Meltdowns For You | Fairewinds Associates, Inc.
If someone had to explain how Japan is going to hell in a hand basket, it would be kindly Arnie Gunderson. This video, one in a series of updates on the Fukushima emergency (and don’t kid yourself, it’s still an emergency), lays out in easy to understand language and examples exactly what is going on.
The fact that Mr. Gunderson has a soothing relaxed presence helps.
Twenty Myths About Gagarin’s Spaceflight | IEEE Spectrum
Twenty things people think is true about the first man in space.
I love this picture. Everything looks homemade. Yuri had a pair.
The Economic Data Global Express (e-EDGE) | LAEDC
This Week’s Headlines:
- February U.s. Labor Market Report
- Top Ten U.S. Counties by Employment
- Global Economic Monitor
- Events of Interest
- April 28, 2011: San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership: Economic Outlook Breakfast
- May 18, 2011: International Trade Outlook
Thiel’s Deals: The Best of What’s Around*…and Other Stuff
A new issues of Paul Thiel’s occasional blog is now available.
Republican Congressmen Fight for Inefficient Lightbulbs | Life’s Little Mysteries
Republican Congressmen are fighting to regain the right to use old-fashioned, extremely inefficient light bulbs that burn out.
Need a Loan? Ask the Boss | WSJ.com
Every year, business owner Jim Fab lends his 25 employees as much as $4,000 interest-free for personal expenses they can’t afford up front, ranging from down payments on homes and cars to funeral and legal fees. Most pay him back – eventually.
