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		<title>Judge Rules SEC-Citi Settlement is B.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/11/28/judge-rules-sec-citi-settlement-is-b-s/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The settlement was for $285 million. Which is nothing compared to the billions they made on toxic mortgages they sold as AAA rated loans. This is fraud, and should be treated as a criminal lawsuit. Other than basic justice, trying this case and similar ones with other banks will help clean out the system of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corporate Personhood &#8211; &#8216;Nuff Said</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/10/07/corporate-personhood-nuff-said/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/10/07/corporate-personhood-nuff-said/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the image K!]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeth Warren on &#8220;Class Warfare&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/09/23/elizabeth-warren-on-class-warfare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/09/23/elizabeth-warren-on-class-warfare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s nice to see someone who is sane running for the U.S. Senate. The best point she makes is that no one gets rich alone.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Karl Marx Was Right&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/08/16/karl-marx-was-right/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/08/16/karl-marx-was-right/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nouriel Roubini has been explaining basic economics for years now, and gained national prominence in 2008 when he analyzed correctly the housing sector and predicted the housing price drops. People at the time of course called him crazy when he said house prices could fall 35%. Here he explains how capitalism can kill itself: if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thanks Tea Party</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/08/09/thanks-tea-party/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/08/09/thanks-tea-party/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:38:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We now get to enjoy their economy, so this video gives thanks. Just keeping score, I believe the economic accomplishments so far were extensions of the Bush tax cuts for 2 more years, including for millionaires and billionaires, and then slashing government spending (with only surface cuts to the bloated defense budget). Thank you so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>400 Have More Wealth Than 150 Million Poorest</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/05/07/400-have-more-wealth-than-150-million-poorest/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/05/07/400-have-more-wealth-than-150-million-poorest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 05:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Color Me Purple]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.townhallmeeting.org/?p=839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[That is not a typo. This was stated by Moore recently at a Wisconsin demonstration. It is true &#8211; it was fact checked by the organization Politifact. See the link below for the full explanation of how they verified it. http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/statements/2011/mar/10/michael-moore/michael-moore-says-400-americans-have-more-wealth-/ Make sure to keep this in mind when people talk about how to deal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parental Leave in the United States</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/03/08/parental-leave-in-the-united-states/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/03/08/parental-leave-in-the-united-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The report, &#8220;Failing its Families,&#8221; says at least 178 countries have national laws guaranteeing paid leave for new mothers, while the handful of exceptions include the U.S., Swaziland and Papua New Guinea. More than 50 nations, including most Western countries, also guarantee paid leave for new fathers.&#8221; &#8220;Past efforts in Congress to enact a paid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Inflation About 2.75%</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/02/24/2010-inflation-about-2-75/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/02/24/2010-inflation-about-2-75/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Inflation for 2010 is about the same as it was in 2009. Remember to keep this in mind when dealing with wage increases at work, or returns on investments. 2010 Consumer Price Index: 1.5% http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_01142011.htm 2010 Producer Price Index: 4.0% http://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/ppi_01132011.htm]]></description>
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		<title>The Downsides to Social Mobility</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/02/23/the-downsides-to-social-mobility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/02/23/the-downsides-to-social-mobility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It sounds odd and totally wrong, but there are downsides to social mobility. Some of the most famous philosophers in history have discussed it: Kant, Benthem, Aristotle. This article from BBC News discusses the downsides they give, such as physical dislocation (moving to where the jobs are), isolation from family and shallow relationships with friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Weimar Republic</title>
		<link>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/01/27/the-weimar-republic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.townhallmeeting.org/archives/2011/01/27/the-weimar-republic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 21:41:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Color Me Purple]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the name given to the parliamentary republic of Germany from the years 1918-1933. Noam Chomsky gave some interviews in 2010 to The Progressive Magazine and Chris Hedges about the risk of U.S. fascism and mentioned &#8220;the Weimar Republic was the peak of Western civilization and was regarded as a model of democracy.&#8221; He [...]]]></description>
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