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- What I would Change About the World: End child labor. Also I would cancel
- Current Gig: Accounting
- Current Project: Re-forming the League of Extraordinary Progressives to fight the modern day evils of Corporate America
- Influences/Heroes: All the heros of the Progressive Era: Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Licoln Steffens, etc. The superhero I most admire? FDR
- Political Bent: Progressive, liberal, Democratic
- Favorite Bands: Diana Krall
- Favorite Movies: Amadeus and Who Killed The Electric Car?
- Favorite TV Shows: Prison Break, Lost, Battlestar Galactica
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- crob80227 posted Another Company Being Investigated For Price-Fixing Scheme! 5 years ago
Google "price fixing" and you'll see that this is not an uncommon occurrence. Thankfully (even under Bush) we still have some consumer protection laws on the books and a few good... more
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- crob80227 posted Did The Military Round Up Thousands of The Wrong People In Iraq? 5 years ago
Holding thousands of "moderate detainees," marked by green jumpsuits at Camp Bucca, runs counter to the notion of winning over a population in a classic counterinsurgency, he says.... more
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- crob80227 posted Even CEOs think CEOs are overpaid! 5 years ago
We've all suspected it deep down. The boss that can't send an email, is befuddled by the alphabetical filing systems in the file room and is only in the office 2 days a week is, in fact... more
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- crob80227 posted The Rich Getting Richer? Maybe Its Time To Increase Their Taxes To Pay For The War! 5 years ago
Income disparity is growing. Basically if you were worth 200 billion in 2001 you are now worth 250 billion in 2007. Not bad! However, if you were worth 25k in 2001 your net worth only increased to... more








