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added 2007 Sat Jun 9 6:30:18 by Beau7890
In April 1964, when Lyndon Johnson sought to rally public support for his new War on Poverty, he did it while sitting on a pile of two-by-fours on a front porch in Inez, Ky., helping to establish the Appalachian South as a national symbol of economic deprivation. And so it was fitting that John Edwards, announcing his candidacy for president at the
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 6:09:50 by Aidenag
Until January, President Bush seldom acknowledged the widening gap between the rich and the middle class. Then, in a speech, he declared: "I know some of our citizens worry about the fact that our dynamic economy is leaving working people behind. ...Income inequality is real." He has raised the subject several times since.
added 2007 Sun Mar 4 21:14:48 by TechnologyExpert
Think of the uses of $300 billion, the annual gap between what taxpayers owe and what they pay. Skeptics, however, scoff at the notion there is a pot of gold waiting to be claimed. They say it is an illusion as long as nothing is done about the hopelessly complicated tax system.
added 2007 Mon Jan 29 15:54:39 by TimALoftis
When Pressler joined Gap as CEO in 2002, he took over the reins of an unwieldy empire, home to the Gap, Old Navy and Banana Republic brands. The kingdom had become so enormous--$16.3 billion in sales at its peak, with 2,994 stores--that the only way for Gap to keep growing was to push clothes with broad appeal that could sell millions and millions