http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com A Politicking Platform Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:37:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/6db425fbbbc8aab93a72679db10f81d1?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/u-s-government-republic-or-plutocracy/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/u-s-government-republic-or-plutocracy/#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:42:45 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=502 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/u-s-government-republic-or-plutocracy/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades Shares of Bush Tax Cuts in 2010, Citizens for Tax Justice Grand Illusion, Amato Citizens' United ruling CEO versus average worker pay, United for a Fair Economy http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/out-of-touch-with-middle-class-america/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/out-of-touch-with-middle-class-america/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:45:30 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=490 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/29/out-of-touch-with-middle-class-america/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/the-recession-the-rich-and-the-reality-of-the-american-dream/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/the-recession-the-rich-and-the-reality-of-the-american-dream/#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 22:58:48 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=455 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/22/the-recession-the-rich-and-the-reality-of-the-american-dream/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades Great recession versus other recessions Rally to Restore Sanity March to Keep Fear Alive http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/the-united-states-of-america-%e2%80%93-a-graphic-narrative-of-recent-socioeconomic-trends/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/the-united-states-of-america-%e2%80%93-a-graphic-narrative-of-recent-socioeconomic-trends/#comments Sat, 18 Sep 2010 22:14:01 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=379 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/18/the-united-states-of-america-%e2%80%93-a-graphic-narrative-of-recent-socioeconomic-trends/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades Changes in Real Family income, 1947-1979 Changes in Real Family income, 1979-2008 Uneven distribution of income growth Top 1% share of income, 1913-2007 Rising Income inequality in the U.S., 1947-2005 Effective tax rate, top 400 families Cost of Tax cuts, comparison Wealthy Americans enjoy low tax rates Warren Buffet picture Job losses slowed after recovery act enacted Stahler, employer versus unemployed Poverty rate fluctuations, 1961-2009 Median family income by race Black per capita income as % of white blackmalepop us population, world prisoner ration incarceration rate by race U.S. incarceration rate, 1880-2008 U.S. black prisoners versus Apartheid prisoners feelingsafer privateprisoners Changes in crime versus changes in population and incarceration rate, 1960-2008 Criminal Justice expenditures Real correction expenditures, 1982-2008 Reduction of non-violent incarceration rate, savings lifetimechance Prison industrial complex comic studentdebtbystate College graduation cards, Stahler Higher Education costs, 1976-2006 Corporate profits versus number of jobs, recession Average CEO pay U.S. military spending V. the world Military budget, 2009 Government budget, 2009 Wall Street banker, Stahler http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/i-love-freedom-i%e2%80%99m-a-patriot-and-i-support-our-troops/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/i-love-freedom-i%e2%80%99m-a-patriot-and-i-support-our-troops/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:58:16 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=331 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/i-love-freedom-i%e2%80%99m-a-patriot-and-i-support-our-troops/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades Yes We Can slogan Sarah Palin, Country First Drill, baby, drill slogan Jim DeMint, CPAC Capitalism and Freedom Glenn Beck, Restoring Honor rally Tea_Party_Demographics http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/the-lost-cause-of-the-war-on-drugs/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/the-lost-cause-of-the-war-on-drugs/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 17:41:13 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=318 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/the-lost-cause-of-the-war-on-drugs/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades War on drugs, public opinion Vienna Declaration Mexico drug cartel killings Dark Alliance book cover http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/control-the-head-control-the-legs-ryan-rhoades/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/control-the-head-control-the-legs-ryan-rhoades/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:50:35 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=298 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/08/control-the-head-control-the-legs-ryan-rhoades/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/%e2%80%9cemerging-adulthood%e2%80%9d-by-david-green/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/%e2%80%9cemerging-adulthood%e2%80%9d-by-david-green/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:56:02 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=272 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/07/%e2%80%9cemerging-adulthood%e2%80%9d-by-david-green/feed/ 0 rockyrhoades Emerging Adulthood http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/pick-clements-for-u-s-senate/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/pick-clements-for-u-s-senate/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:37:28 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=233 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/pick-clements-for-u-s-senate/feed/ 2 rockyrhoades Tom Clements http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/it%e2%80%99s-witch-hunt-season-readers-comments-nytimes-com/ http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/it%e2%80%99s-witch-hunt-season-readers-comments-nytimes-com/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:18:55 +0000 Ryan Rhoades http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/?p=222 ]]> http://pontificatingpundit.wordpress.com/2010/08/30/it%e2%80%99s-witch-hunt-season-readers-comments-nytimes-com/feed/ 1 rockyrhoades Paul Krugman, NYTimes