Author Archives: Ben

Who Pays?

Posted on 2/26/2013 by Ben

Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax System in All 50 States.. The main finding of this report is that virtually every state’s tax system is fundamentally unfair, taking a much greater share of income from middle- and low-income … Continue reading →

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Japanese Movers

Posted on 2/23/2013 by Ben

Leave it to the Movers – YouTube.

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Senators on torture in Zero Dark Thirty

Posted on 12/21/2012 by Ben

Senators McCain, Feinstein, and Levin write to Sony Pictures regarding the depiction of torture in Zero Dark Thirty: Recent public opinion polls suggest that a narrow majority of Americans believe that torture can be justified as an effective form of … Continue reading →

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Children and Grandchilden Do N…

Posted on 10/10/2012 by Ben

Children and Grandchilden Do Not Pay for Budget Deficits, They Get Interest on the Bonds http://t.co/IkuMQYnc

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The Measurement That Would Rev…

Posted on 10/10/2012 by Ben

The Measurement That Would Reveal The Universe As A Computer Simulation http://t.co/ttSPkI3G

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I got my PAX East badges. Thre…

Posted on 10/9/2012 by Ben

I got my PAX East badges. Three day passes are already listed as “low availability.” http://t.co/rrvbbNQz

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Stiglitz: Will QE3 Cause Serio…

Posted on 10/7/2012 by Ben

Stiglitz: Will QE3 Cause Serious Inflation? Not With Economic Prospects So Dismal. http://t.co/DAJL68Ob

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NPR’s third-party candidate de…

Posted on 10/7/2012 by Ben

NPR’s third-party candidate debate between Jill Stein and Gary Johnson http://t.co/vXTQTua7

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Cool 3d animated gif of Elepha…

Posted on 10/6/2012 by Ben

Cool 3d animated gif of Elephant’s Trunk nebula http://t.co/wVRLEdTu

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Long but excellent history of …

Posted on 10/3/2012 by Ben

Long but excellent history of Facebook competitor Diaspora, with a tour through other alternatives and privacy issues http://t.co/aR6bYbdB

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Where do Obama and Romney stan…

Posted on 9/28/2012 by Ben

Where do Obama and Romney stand on #CitizensUnited Click here so they discuss it at #DebateDenver http://t.co/wWNAMotU

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Another successful open source…

Posted on 9/25/2012 by Ben

Another successful open source phone OS would be great. Maybe Jolla can make it happen http://t.co/g3MRrpVM

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Ouch, Guy Kawasaki is an Andro…

Posted on 9/25/2012 by Ben

Ouch, Guy Kawasaki is an Android guy http://t.co/zlSjtFEy

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Ben Folds Five and Fraggle Roc…

Posted on 9/25/2012 by Ben

Ben Folds Five and Fraggle Rock http://t.co/CyA0CmD5

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50 National Geographic photo c…

Posted on 9/21/2012 by Ben

50 National Geographic photo contest entries: http://t.co/HfzBIp56 One Favorite: http://t.co/iP45Ovqe

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