By Robert Rector The Heritage Foundation For two decades, the Census Bureau has reported almost yearly that more than 35 million Americans live in “poverty.” Last fall, census officials grabbed headlines by saying 43.5 million persons were poor. That’s one in seven Americans. But what does it mean to be “poor” in America? What is…
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Shrinking AARP Is Losing Plenty of Seniors ….AARP’S Fall From Grace
THE LADY WHO WROTE THIS LETTER NOT ONLY HAS A GRASP OF ‘THE SITUATION’, BUT AN INCREDIBLE COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE! Her letter was sent to Mr. Rand, who is the Executive Director of AARP. It only takes a few days on the Internet and this will have reached 75% of the public in…
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A Simple Lesson
Rubber ChickenRecently, while I was working in the flower beds in the front yard, my neighbors stopped to chat as they returned home from walking their dog. During our friendly conversation, I asked their little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both…
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U.S. Navy Hailed Mexicans At Sea In A Small Row Boat !!!
It’s true! They are EVERYWHERE! A Navy destroyer stops four Mexicans in a row boat, rowing towards California. The captain gets on the loud-hailer and shouts,—— “Ahoy, small craft, where are you heading?” One of the Mexicans stood up and shouted——- “We are invading the United States!” The crew of the destroyer all start laughing…
Science and Environmental Policy Project
SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY PROJECT
The Week That Was November 10th, 2012 Quote of the Week “If you thought before science was certain – well, that is just an error on your part.” — Richard Feynman, The Character of Physical Law (1994 p. 71) [From Abstract by Markonis and Koutsoviannis] ******************************* Number of the Week 18 Years ******************************* This Week…
Heartland Institute, James M. Taylor
Tornado Activity Hits Record Lows in 2012
By James M. Taylor, J.D. The year 2012 is breaking all-time records for least tornado activity, defying extreme-weather predictions by global warming alarmists. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, only 12 tornadoes touched down in the United States during July 2012, shattering the previous July record low of 42 tornadoes, recorded in 1960.…