Saturday, June 30, 2012
TFD Opinions: Election 2012 Projections June 30
Swings toward Obama since last update: Florida, Ohio
Swings toward Romney since last update: None
Solid Obama (194): California (55), Connecticut (7), DC (3), Delaware (3), Hawaii (4), Illinois (20), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), Minnesota (10), New Jersey (14), New Mexico (5), New York (29), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Washington (12)
Likely Obama (53): Michigan (16), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20)
Lean Obama (56): Colorado (9), Iowa (6), Ohio (18), Virginia (13), Wisconsin (10)
Toss-Up (29): Florida (29)
Lean Romney (25): Missouri (10), North Carolina (15)
Likely Romney (100): Arizona (11), Georgia (16), Indiana (11), Montana (3), Nebraska CD-2 (1), South Carolina (9), Tennessee (11), Texas (38)
Solid Romney (81): Alabama (9), Alaska (3), Arkansas (6), Idaho (4), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (8), Mississippi (6), Nebraska (4*), North Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South Dakota (3), Utah (6), West Virginia (5), Wyoming (3)
Overall: Obama 303, Romney 206, Toss-up 29 (Map)
Swings toward Romney since last update: None
Solid Obama (194): California (55), Connecticut (7), DC (3), Delaware (3), Hawaii (4), Illinois (20), Maine (4), Maryland (10), Massachusetts (11), Minnesota (10), New Jersey (14), New Mexico (5), New York (29), Rhode Island (4), Vermont (3), Washington (12)
Likely Obama (53): Michigan (16), Nevada (6), New Hampshire (4), Oregon (7), Pennsylvania (20)
Lean Obama (56): Colorado (9), Iowa (6), Ohio (18), Virginia (13), Wisconsin (10)
Toss-Up (29): Florida (29)
Lean Romney (25): Missouri (10), North Carolina (15)
Likely Romney (100): Arizona (11), Georgia (16), Indiana (11), Montana (3), Nebraska CD-2 (1), South Carolina (9), Tennessee (11), Texas (38)
Solid Romney (81): Alabama (9), Alaska (3), Arkansas (6), Idaho (4), Kansas (6), Kentucky (8), Louisiana (8), Mississippi (6), Nebraska (4*), North Dakota (3), Oklahoma (7), South Dakota (3), Utah (6), West Virginia (5), Wyoming (3)
Overall: Obama 303, Romney 206, Toss-up 29 (Map)
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Friday, June 29, 2012
TFD Opinions: The Estate Tax is the Best Tax
Of all the debates about taxes, the estate tax is the most depressing. This is mostly because a lot of people don't realize that it has no effect on them whatsoever. It's a tax that literally only concerns millionaires and their beneficiaries. In fact, the battle is between three camps. Those who are never affected by the estate tax but benefit from increased government revenue, those who are rich enough to just cross the estate tax threshold, and the extremely wealthy. This is because there are two elements to the estate tax: the rate and the threshold. Those who are just standard millionaires want the threshold to be as high as possible so their inheritance will pass on tax-free. Those who are billionaires are much more concerned with the rate, as a 10% difference results in millions if not billions of saved taxes. Not surprisingly, rich people have a lot of money to give to politicians and thus have the ability to exert a lot of pressure to push the threshold higher and the rate lower. The current combination is $5 million threshold and a 35% rate. The threshold has been as low as $1 million and the rate has high as 55% in the not too distant past.
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money,
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TFD Opinions: Why Are Republicans So Angry About the Obamacare Ruling?
There are a lot of extremely divisive issues in partisan politics but one I will never understand is Obamacare. While I can totally understand that someone might legitimately oppose Obamacare and believe that a more conservative approach would be ideal, I will never understand the level of outrage and hatred that it receives. Sometimes I wonder if it's purely based on ignorance and misinformation. First of all, it's not that liberal. A liberal plan would obviously something that it is or approaches single payer healthcare that many other industrialized countries already have. The plan that actually passed was significantly watered down and preserves the private insurer system contrary to the false portrayal as a government takeover of healthcare.
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healthcare,
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Fortune Fast and Furious Investigation
As always, things are not as they seem. (Fortune)
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guns
Rachel Maddow: Accident of Employer Provided Healthcare
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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healthcare,
Rachel Maddow
The 8 Stages of Conservative Obamacare Grief
The spectrum of insanity. (Slate)
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healthcare,
politics
Great Nancy Pelosi John Boehner Photo
Was the tanning tax ruled constitutional too?
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John Boehner,
Nancy Pelosi
John Roberts is No Liberal Hero
Calm down, liberals. Calm down conservatives too for that matter. (Slate)
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Supreme Court
Brooks: Modesty and Audacity
Justice Roberts had the audacity to be modest. (NYTimes)
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Supreme Court
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Daily Show: CNN and FOX News Report Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional
Wolf Blitzer at 10:13 AM: "There are a number of different reports about what the Supreme Court ruled" // Jon Stewart: "Yes, there's what you reported and what actually happened."
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Jon Stewart,
media,
Supreme Court
Texas Republicans Oppose Teaching Critical Thinking
Anti-intellectualism is alive and well in Texas. (HuffingtonPost)
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education
2012 MLB All-Star Team Voting Leaders
Closing in on the All-Star break. (ESPN)
AL: Fielder, Cano, Jeter, Beltre, Hamilton, Granderson, Bautista, Napoli, Ortiz
NL: Votto, Uggla, Furcal, Wright, Kemp, Beltran, Braun, Posey
AL: Fielder, Cano, Jeter, Beltre, Hamilton, Granderson, Bautista, Napoli, Ortiz
NL: Votto, Uggla, Furcal, Wright, Kemp, Beltran, Braun, Posey
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MLB
Dionne: Justice Scalia Must Resign
Crossing the line from justice to politician. (WashingtonPost)
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Supreme Court
Kristof: Election 2012 Pop Quiz
Who said these statements? Obama or Romney? (NYTimes)
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Election 2012
Did Roberts Flip His Original Vote on Obamacare?
Some evidence to suggest Roberts originally voted with the conservatives. (VolokhConspiracy)
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healthcare,
Supreme Court
When SCOTUS Upheld Obamacare Tumblr
Obligatory. (WhenSCOTUSUpheldObamacare)
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healthcare,
humor
People Moving to Canada Over Obamacare
They might have a rude awakening when they arrive and find out about Canada's healthcare system. (Buzzfeed)
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Canada,
healthcare
Full Opinion Text of Supreme Court Obamacare Ruling
Here you go. (FullOpinion)
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healthcare,
Supreme Court
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Daily Show: Chris Christie Marijuana Sports Gambling Hypocrisy
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Chris Christie,
drugs,
Jon Stewart
Angry BCS Computer Unleashes Virus
It's not going down without a fight. (SportsPickle)
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college football,
fake news
Constitutional Law Confirmation Bias
Don't people just start with the conclusion they want and work backwards? (AndrewSullivan)
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law
Mitt Romney's Evasive and Vague Campaign
He won't take a real position on anything other than hating Obama. (Slate)
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Mitt Romney
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Daily Show: FOX News: Obama's Watergate Dictatorship
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| The Wrath of Cons | ||||
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| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| The Wrath of Cons - Operation Fast and Furious | ||||
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Jon Stewart,
media
There is No Individual Mandate
The "mandate" would just affect your tax refund. You're not actually forced to do anything. (WashingtonPost)
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healthcare
How the Supreme Court Healthcare Ruling Will Affect You
Maybe Democrats should have used this. (WashingtonPost)
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healthcare,
Supreme Court
Colbert Report: I's on Edjukashun: Study Drugs: Adderall to Get Into Stanford
This is your brain on drugs.
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| I's on Edjukashun - Study Drugs | ||||
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drugs,
education,
Stephen Colbert
Colbert Report: Richard Mourdock Pretaped Obamacare Ruling Responses
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c | |||
| Colbert News Alert - Obamacare Supreme Court Ruling - Richard Mourdock's Responses | ||||
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Stephen Colbert,
Supreme Court
Monday, June 25, 2012
England Quits Sports
They're tired of losing. (SportsPickle)
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fake news,
Great Britain,
sports
The Real Fast and Furious Scandal
What about the other 97% of guns going across the border? (TheAtlantic)
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guns
Surveillance Cameras Make Us Better People
Behavior improves when we're being watched. (TheAtlantic)
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technology
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Drinking While Pregnant Not That Bad
Not such a big deal, apparently. (AndrewSullivan)
Labels:
healthcare
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