Prior to Obama, then president Clinton defined “wealthy” in this country as someone who makes at least $250,000 per year. As far as I knew, that applied to ALL Americans. So why am I seeing headlines this morning that are suggesting a lower number for Blacks?
Social media is one of the best ways to measure the interests of any demographic. In my opinion, it is one of the most accurate ways to measure interests because it is the demographic that is driving the narrative.
“So, if somebody wants to build a coal plant, they can — it’s just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that’s being emitted.” Then Senator Barack Obama I read the following in yesterday’s Atlanta-Journal Constitution
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What he said… What has happened… –>”Consumers could see their electricity bills jump an estimated 40 to 60 percent in the next few years. The reason: Pending environmental regulations will make coal-fired generating plants, which produce about half the nation’s electricity, more expensive to operate. Many are expected to be shuttered.” More from “Consumers’ electric […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the words of Dap from the movie “School Daze”… Some time ago, I wrote a series of posts were I made the point that Black advertising agencies and newspapers were refusing to see reality when it comes to advertising in our community.
Like Obama with his health care, the “eat the rich” crowd are quick to hand out waivers to their righteous indignation. —>“Twitter’s headquarters will officially remain in San Francisco after it secured a deal with the city over a tax break. “Twitter is staying in San Francisco and has signed a lease to move our […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies. … […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Enter economist Walter Williams~ “This year, Congress will spend $3.7 trillion dollars. That turns out to be about $10 billion per day. Can we prey upon the rich to cough up the money? According to IRS statistics, roughly 2% of U.S. households have an income of $250,000 and above. By the way, $250,000 per year […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If we are to get mad at this story where welfare recipients are spending money in places like Vegas and the Caribbean… Georgia (video) “An official with the Georgia Department of Human Services told CBS Atlanta that federal laws do not restrict how or where recipients of welfare cash assistance can spend those benefits.
Boyce Watkins and Faye Anderson picked up on this about a year ago, but the hits keep coming. Got this in my email the other day~
Good news… March 4 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 8.9 percent in February, the lowest in almost two years, and employers added 192,000 jobs in a sign of growing confidence in the recovery.
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