Thursday, September 5, 2013

Republicans Like to Say We Don't Need So Much Government

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But, who will take care of massive problems like Syria, the Fukushima reactor problems, economic systemic problems leading to mass poverty, investment in basic science which corporations aren't going to do, bridge building and regulating people and companies from killing one another (or the honey bees)?


Economic System Woes

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-it-still-feels-like-a-recession-to-95-of-america-2013-8

http://www.epi.org/publication/a-decade-of-flat-wages-the-key-barrier-to-shared-prosperity-and-a-rising-middle-class/

http://inequality.org/ceo-pay-revealing-retrospective/


Basic Scientific Research

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/28/scientists-identify-protein-behind-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice/


Nuclear Reactor Meltdown Endangers Humanity

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/04/nuclear-disaster-radiation-levels-at-fukushima-would-now-be-fatal-within-hours/


Corporate Use of Pesticides Endangers Bees

http://grist.org/news/farm-kills-millions-of-bees-with-illegal-pesticide-spraying-gets-slap-on-wrist/


Bridges in Danger of Collapsing

http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/09/04/engineers-thousands-us-bridges-dangerously-close-collapsing-matter-time/


Fortunately we know that putting people to work on these problems also boosts the economy when they spend their incomes on food, gas, health care and other things. It's a good thing to solve our problems for the obvious reasons and for the economy.

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