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POPSThe Value of Money George Washington was paid a salary of $25,000 a year from 1789 to 1797 as the first president of the United States. The current salary of the president has recently been doubled to $400,000, to go with a $50,000 expense account, a generous pension and several other benefits. Has the remuneration improved? Making a comparison using the CPI for 1790 shows that $25,000 corresponds to over $585,000 today, so the recent raise means current presidents have an equal command over consumer goods as the Father of the Country. When comparing Washington's salary to an unskilled worker, or the measure of average income, GDP per capita, then the comparable numbers are $11 and $24 million. Granted that would not put him in the ranks of the top 25 executives today that make over $200 million. It would, however, be many times more than any elected official in this country is paid today.
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POPSThe Sean Bell Tragedy 
Seriously, what are you supposed to say to a story like this? 50 shots fired, unarmed suspect , and acquittal for the executioners, really? How the hell does that work? I keep screaming about the rise of the police state in this country and get lambasted regularly for being a paranoid freak, let me ask you a question, how do you think minorities, read different color than Isnora, Cooper, and Oliver living in New York felt hearing these murdering bastards were acquitted? It would have been reasonable to assume that it is still open season on human beings in New York city. America loves to beat the fucking ANTI -TERROR war drum, where the hell is the fucking outrage over this nasty little bit of terror perpetrated by CIVIL PEACE KEEPERS (look it up, they ain't marshals) committing what appears to be murder. Here is a bit of truth for you, the day is coming when it aint going to matter what your skin color is, if you are perceived as a threat you will be murdered with impunity.
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POPSBling my ass. Is there blood on your hands? Follow the money fool, stop believing the bullshit they love to spoon feed. Remember, it's about class...don't buy into the lie.. Please go watch the video and while you're there support guerrilla funk.
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POPSBody of War Words alludes me after watching this. I’m just mad and post this because so many wounded and dead can’t speak out. I still can’t get over that the largest nation on the planet has launched a conventional style war to fight terrorism. It’s like fighting lightning with an army. Why didn’t Israel figure this out if it works? These people are dying and we think we are benefiting from it. God has cursed us with a depraved mind (Rom 1).
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POPSMany regimes are playing lip service to conservation Many regimes are now trying to tap the rising concern of the public in a devious way. These regimes simply have found a new ploy to orchestrate a situation which will be see biodiversity wrecked and a new method of exploiting natural resources. At the same time they present a facade to the public which is designed to deceive!
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POPSFood shortages are an indictment When the developed nations begin to struggle imagine the plight of those in places like Darfur. These poor people have been totally reliant on the goodwill of the developed countries - now what?
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