Weekend Reading

California Leads U.S. Economy, Away From Trump
Researchers Have Answered A Big Question About The Decline Of The Middle Class
Who's Watching Wall Street? The Feds Turn A Blind Eye To Goldman's Game
Simple Math Is Why Elon Musk's Companies Keep Doing What Others Don't Even Consider Possible
A New Olympics Reality: Fewer Cities Want To Host The Games
See One Of The World's Rarest Cats Captured On Camera
Disturbing Photographs Show Pollution in the Great Lakes Before the Clean Water Act

A Call For Clean Water

Trump Announces Commission To Investigate His Baseless Widespread Voter Fraud Claim

U.S. life expectancy varies by more than 20 years from county to county

Goldman Sachs Rules The World

"Only" $9 Million

Why shouldn't we tax the sh@# out of such ill-gotten gains?

Banks & Bailouts

The New York Times reports As Biggest Banks Repay Bailout Money, U.S. Sees Profit. Matt Taibbi and Max Keiser offer some perspective on the Times somewhat fanciful narrative.

The Departed

Disgraceful. Shameful. Corrupt. The list could go on and on describing the scandalous and dishonorable actions of AIG, which is presently considering $250 million more in bonuses.

All sense of merit, honor, and integrity has officially departed from the business community. These people were partially responsible for the implosion of the world economy. They are partly responsible for home foreclosures, rising unemployment, business closures, and various other ill effects spiraling throughout society. Yet they feel they should still get bonuses? [Or have their salaries increased to offset smaller/nonexistent bonuses?] For these scoundrels to even be broaching the subject of bonuses if preposterous.

For Further Reading:
Matt Taibbi has an interesting article in the latest Rolling Stone, The Great American Bubble Machine, discussing Goldman Sachs (and AIG's association to Goldman Sachs) and their nefarious connections.