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Toyota

Since the Dilly, Dally, Delay & Stall Law Firms are adding their billable hours, the Toyota U.S.A. and Route 44 Toyota posts have been separated here:

Route 44 Toyota Sold Me A Lemon



Monday, December 28, 2015

RSN: Another Step Toward Oligarchic Control of America, Meet This Third-Generation Farmer Who Converted His 1,400 Acres to Growing Organic Food, $250,000 a Year Is Not Middle Class




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Robert Reich | Another Step Toward Oligarchic Control of America 
Robert Reich. (photo: Perian Flaherty) 
Robert Reich, Robert Reich's Facebook Page 
Reich writes: "In the early 21st century, a billionaire class emerged. Their agenda was to reduce their taxes, enhance their wealth, and buy up the nation's major assets." 
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The Flawed System That Allows Companies to Make Millions off the Injured 
Terrence McCoy, Washington Post 
McCoy writes: "Unlike traditional settlements, which are paid out in one sum, structured settlements dispense the payout in portions over a lifetime. Since 1975, insurance firms have committed an estimated $350 billion to these agreements, spawning a secondary market in which companies compete to buy payments for a smaller amount of upfront cash." 
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$250,000 a Year Is Not Middle Class 
Bryce Covert, New York Times 
Covert writes: "Hillary Clinton is using a definition of middle class that has long been popular among Democratic policy makers, from her husband to Barack Obama when he was a candidate: any household that makes $250,000 or less a year. Yet this definition is completely out of touch with reality." 
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California Mosque Attacked With Molotov Cocktail, Officials Investigate Incident as Hate Crime 
Sneha Shankar, International Business Times 
Shankar writes: "A Molotov cocktail, also known as a petrol bomb, was thrown at the Tracy Islamic Center on Saturday morning, leading to a fire." 
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Why Do Employers Still Routinely Drug-Test Workers? 
Daniel Engber, Slate 
Engber: "As was the case 30 years ago, worker drug testing has no solid base of evidence, no proof that it succeeds." 
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South Korea, Japan Reach 'Final and Irreversible' Deal on Wartime Korean Sex Slaves 
Suman Varandani, International Business Times 
Varandani writes: "South Korea and Japan reached a deal Monday to settle the issue of former Korean sex slaves, euphemistically known as "comfort women," according to media reports." 
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Meet This Third-Generation Farmer Who Converted His 1,400 Acres to Growing Organic Food 
Matt Kelly, EcoWatch 
"Klaas Martens, quite unconventionally, is growing food. Along with his wife Mary-Howell, their son Peter and a small team of farmhands, he is growing organic food on more than 1,400 acres." 
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