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(2014-01-29 09:44:50)
WhenthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesdelivershisStateoftheUnionmessagenextweek,he’llbespeakingtothewealthiestCongressinhistory.Whatdoesitmeanforarepresentativedemocracywhenmostofitsrepresentativesareinsulatedfromthereal-worldeconomicexperiencesofitscitizens?
AnewreportfromOpenSecretsshowsthat,forthefirsttime,theaveragememberofCongressisworthmorethan$1million.It’shardtosayhowmuchmore,becau...[阅读全文]
(2014-01-27 15:03:27)
英语中有一些感叹词或是咒骂的词语，用原话说起来有点粗鲁，所以有一些比较委婉的替代词，例举数个如下：
Shoot!=shit!
Gosh!=God!
Oh"mygoodness"!,goodness=God!
OMG!=Oh!MyGod!
Jeez/Gee!=Jesus!
Foot!=Fxxx!
Darnit!=Damn!
GD!=Goddamn!(strong,inappropriate)
The"F"word!=Fxxx!
The"N"word!=Negro(Okay!),Nigger(Neveruse!)
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(2014-01-27 08:55:33)
IfThe“WaronPoverty”Failed,ThenItFailedBecauseOfPoliticiansLikePaulRyan
InthewholeofAmericanhistory,therehavebeenonlyfourseriousattemptsmadeonthefederalleveltoestablishandstrengthenthesocialsafetynet.
IntheUnitedStatestoday,oneineverysixAmericansliveinpoverty.Oneinsevenisunsurewheretheirnextmealwillcomefromand1.6millionkidswereforcedtoliveinemergencyshelters. InhisfirstStateoft...[阅读全文]
InthewholeofAmericanhistory,therehavebeenonlyfourseriousattemptsmadeonthefederalleveltoestablishandstrengthenthesocialsafetynet.
IntheUnitedStatestoday,oneineverysixAmericansliveinpoverty.Oneinsevenisunsurewheretheirnextmealwillcomefromand1.6millionkidswereforcedtoliveinemergencyshelters. InhisfirstStateoft...[阅读全文]
(2014-01-23 14:54:04)
去年我的老板给我们找了一个美语老师，来给我们上一门课，叫做"AccentReductionTraining"。上了这个课，我才知道以前我所学的英语课都是错的，我的美语腔调实在需要大大的改进，心想我要是早点儿上这门课就好了。所以我现在写在这个日志里，希望有心人可以趁年轻，早早接受这个训练，以后不论在职场上，或是与人交流上，都能有很大的帮助。我的老师名叫MelanieDando[阅读全文]
(2014-01-23 10:00:20)
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(2014-01-22 14:20:12)
EveryoneknowstheGOPhasbeenunabletomoderateitsimageoragenda.Butlessunderstoodisthetruereasonwhy
BrianBeutler
TheRepublicanParty’stotalfailuretomakeevencosmeticchangestoitsimageandpolicyagendalastyearhasatthispointbecomethekindofcliché-cum-runningjokethatoftenattachesitselftoacceptedtruismsinAmericanpolitics.LikechuckingaboutBillClinton’sinabilitytocontainhimselfinthecompa...[阅读全文]
(2014-01-22 14:07:59)
ThewealthandincomeinequalitiesinAmericadonotrequiresocialistreformstofix,andcapitalismisnottheproblem.Theproblemisthatwehaveletinequalityadvanceinthiscountrysograduallythatitsobviousnessismaskedbyitsfamiliarity.
“...thatdreamofalandinwhichlifeshouldbebetterandricherandfullerforeveryone,withopportunityforeachaccordingtoabilityorachievement.ItisadifficultdreamfortheEuropeanupperclassestoin...[阅读全文]
(2014-01-22 11:46:32)
JIMHIGHTOWERONBUZZFLASHATTRUTHOUT
Therichtrulyaredifferentfromyouandme—theytendtoholdseatsinCongress.
Ournationpurportstobearepresentativedemocracy,yetyoudon'tfindmanyplumbers,mineworkers,dirtfarmers,Walmartassociates,roofers,beautyparloroperators,taxidrivers,orother"get-the-job-done"Americansamongthe535membersoftheU.S.HouseandSenate.
Whatyoudofindisanover-supplyoflawmakersdrawn...[阅读全文]
(2014-01-17 09:12:20)
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(2014-01-14 15:02:55)
BILLQUIGLEYFORBUZZFLASHATTRUTHOUTHerearethetoptenexamplesofcorporatewelfareandwelfarefortherich.Thereareactuallythousandsoftaxbreaksandsubsidiesfortherichandcorporationsprovidedbyfederal,stateandlocalgovernmentsbutthesetenwillgiveataste.One:StateandLocalSubsidiestoCorporations.AnexcellentNewYorkTimesstudybyLouiseStorycalculatedthatstateandlocalgovernmentprovideatleast$80billioninsubsidiestocorpora...[阅读全文]
