Modern Life

The best answer to this question, culled from a reddit thread, totally points up how we squander the most amazing advances in technology for everyday distraction. But then again, the person from the 1950s might understand better than we think. Back in the day, people watched their own cats for amusement and got into arguments with people they knew. All we've done is expand on that. -via Irene's Internet


Top earners in the U.S. no longer pay a marginal rate of 90 percent, but pay a hair less than 40 percent. Also, investment income is taxed at a different, and much lower rate. The government must run on borrowed money, our universities and research institutions are being downsized, and the magnificent infrastructure that was built in the postwar decades is rapidly decaying, but proposals to raise the top marginal rate are met with strong resistance.
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