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Centerist Cynic www.whatweshouldknowblog.com Recently an online panel was conducted of 5,000 Americans to find out how their perceptions of wealth distribution in the US compared to the actual distribution of wealth and what the survey respondents stated they would like the distribution of wealth to be.The chart below shows how wrong these survey respondents were about the current distribution of wealth.   Just as important, it shows what the survey respondents think the distriubiton of wealth  Read more >

Centerist Cynic www.whatweshouldknowblog.com We are in the beginning stages of a Federal budget battle.  So here are some of the basics.  The current fight is over both the 2011 and 2012 budgets.  What is taking center stage currently though is what is called a Continuing Resolution for 2011.  The United States is currently operating without a formal 2011 budget.  The Federal Government is being kept open by a stop gap measure called a continuing resolution that provides funding through March 4, 2011.  Read more >