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October 12, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

History will tell whether Karl Rove is right or Mark Block is right. -- Wisconsinite Mark Block, Herman Cain's campaign manager, in Roll Call.

Tough to pick between two repulsive choices, but I'll have to go with Karl Rove.

Did I mention that Block was once banned from doing any political work in Wisconsin?

US taxes corporations at highest rate -- Except they don't pay any taxes

October 12, 2011 by Uppity Wisconsin

Incredible.

That means unbelievable.

The Journal Sentinel's PolitiFact, which prides itself on putting things "into context" -- which is how it justifies its frequently warped conclusions -- says Rep. Fat Jim Sensenbrenner's (Isn't that what the F stands for? See photo) claim that US corporations pay the highest tax rate in the world -- 35% -- is true.

No mention of the fact that the Government Accountability Office says that two-thirds of US corporations pay no federal income tax at all.  Zero.  Zip. Zilch. Nada.

In fact, PolitiFact Ohio (it's a franchise operation) checked a claim by Rep. Marcia Fudge that some of the biggest corporations pay NO taxes. Her statement rated true.

Any corporation that is paying 35% needs a new accountant.

6 Years of VivirLatino – Still Causing Trouble as Latin@ Blogging Shifts

October 12, 2011 by Vivirlatino

I started today thinking about how difficult it has become to maintain VivirLatino and keep it up and running the way I want to. 6 years ago today, this site went live and it has three editors (of which I was one) and owners who had the best of intentions but who also wanted to [...]