Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Variety of Topics

1) Norm's question, Do Congressmen get better benefits than normal Federal workers?
    This link may answer the question, Lawmakers have better benefits than feds.

2) Sally's book recommendation: Two books from Niall Ferguson,
    Current book, Civilization: The West and the Rest
    Older book, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
    See this TED talk for a summary of Ferguson's current book, The 6 killer apps of prosperity.

3) Buddy Roemer an Americans Elect candidate?
    So far Buddy Roemer is the only presidential candidate courting the Occupy Wall Street vote.
    See his "announcement" on Rachel Maddow.
    See the Colbert Super Pac Ad.
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  1. MichaelDecember 26, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    Lowell email this link about the money behind Americans Elect:

    We can’t know who’s behind “Americans Elect,” because we might make fun of them
    SALON.COM | DECEMBER 21, 2011
    http://pulse.me/s/4e0RT

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