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    NRA Hipster: Give All Kids a Gun

    National Rifle Association News contributor Billy “I’m a thinker” Johnson has a new idea for education in America: Give everyone a gun, starting with kids. “Gun policy driven by our need for guns would insist that we introduce young people to guns early and that we’d give them the...
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    The Terrible Economy Just Claimed Another Victim: Walmart's U.S. CEO

    The sluggish U.S. economic recovery just claimed another job. Bill Simon, CEO of Walmart U.S., is stepping down, Walmart announced on Thursday. Simon's tenure was marked by a long stretch of poor performance, but bad luck might have played a role in that: He held the post during a particularly...
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    No.
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    dbphoenix

    "I do not care about the output of your cognitive biases, I am disinterested in the myths you cherish, I care little for the mass media rumors that influence you, or the heuristics you believe in. I especially detest the unsupported, commonly believed narratives that you constantly use in the...
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    dbphoenix

    Why don't you give that another try?
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    The Republican Party’s problem with black people

    I saw that. On the face of it, it has good points. But this is Paul Ryan, so I'll wait for the other shoe to drop.
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    Researchers Think They Know Why College-Educated People Support The Tea Party

    If the state helps them to actually find jobs, great.
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    dbphoenix

    Depends on how you define "bullshit" and "crap". Ask a serious question and I'll attempt to provide a serious answer.
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    Researchers Think They Know Why College-Educated People Support The Tea Party

    There's something so Pavlovian about so many of these responses.
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    The Republican Party’s problem with black people

    The Democrats of 160 years ago can hardly be compared to today's Democrats. Ditto with Republicans. The cartoon was about "incentives", not who's applying them.
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    Oh Noes : Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans

    In Cain's case, however, one could argue that his success stemmed from having exceptional parents, and in Carson's case, his mother.
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    Keeping things in perspective

    Since the reasons are based on religious objections, no, they should not have a say. Or don't pay for any sort of contraceptives at all and make them available OTC.
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    The Republican Party’s problem with black people

    Who said anything about Democrats?
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    Oh Noes : Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans

    Actually, to go WAY off-topic, it's not so much the starch as it is the fructose. Starch per se is not as much a consideration as whether or not the carbohydrate is simple or complex. And, yes, community gardens would be great, which would also be something governments could subsidize without...
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    Keeping things in perspective

    Whether it's 16 or 5 or 19 is beside the point, which is that a bunch of theocrats, usually men, have no right to tell these women that their insurance will not pay for these options.
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    Oh Noes : Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans

    Which relates to the thread on Repubs understanding so little of how poor people live. If I were struggling, I would not be turning to kale and celery sticks to make myself feel better.
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    Oh Noes : Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans

    That's excellent. But it's only one store. There are nearly a quarter million.
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    The Republican Party’s problem with black people

    Nothing like incentives.
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    Oh Noes : Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans

    “Food desert” is a term commonly used to describe communities with little or no access to healthy food, including fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and diary products. Millions of Americans — mostly poor, many African-Americans — live in these areas. In fact, the United States Department...
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    Oh Noes : Most Republicans Who Bought Obamacare Coverage Like Their Plans

    Or we could force them to stand in line with 300 other people to get $20 worth of fruit and vegetables which they cannot otherwise afford, if they have access to it at all. It's no different from standing in line for free ice cream :)
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