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Comment on: Senate budget tempers Patrickâs transportation and education push - Boston.com
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Comment on: Ben Bernanke's new housing bubble?
Mostly because they quote a BS number when the government announces what inflation is. Real inflation is much higher than 2%. You can't name a health insurance plan or a college in the country that ha more »
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Comment on: Are you voting today? Again? (Sigh.) - Boston.comment - Boston.com
It was an unusual Massachusetts opportunity to take part in a contested Republican primary. Not only did I vote today, but I feel like this is one of those rare times where it might actually matter. I more »
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Comment on: Boston Marathon blog - A different kind of recovery - Boston.com
Great essay Allyson. Very well said.
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Comment on: How many Bostonians are telling Arkansas state senator Nate Bell he's an idiot? - RadioBDC blog - Boston.com
Both sides on the gun control debate are not covering themselves with glory today. They each have a point, but the arguments are presented in such an immature fashion. Bell and most of the tweeters ab more »
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Comment on: Prices rise as paychecks shrink
Please. The four things that families spend the majority of their income on (health care, housing, daycare, edcuation) keep going up and up every year. Saying that there is "no sign of inflation" is p more »
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Comment on: Prices rise as paychecks shrink
Gas was 2.67 per gallon at the end of 2009, it is 3.75 now. Beef was 2.81 per pound at the end of 2009; it 3.41 now. Chicken was $1.27 per pound; it is $1.46 now. Milk was $3.11 per gallon; it is $3.4 more »
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Comment on: Craft beer at Fenway Park: Where to get it - 99 Bottles - Inside the world of craft beer - Boston.com
I feel like most or all of these were there last year Gary. The Wachusset in particular was always available on Yawkey Way between first and home (and neither offering is a particularly good beer). Th more »
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I'm not against raising the gas tax to pay for past debts generated; I don't really see any other choice. It is true that drivers benefit from having a percentage of commuters on the T. It doesn't jus more »
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It's hard to argue that the T is "chronically underfunded" when as recently as five years ago its workers were allowed to retire with a lifetime pension after 23 years of service. The T was Ponzi mana more »
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The Green Line extension to Medford isn't a good idea. It isn't worth the money spent on it, or the future fare hikes that will be required to sustain it. The Union Square extension makes sense. If I more »
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Comment on: Should millennials buy?
I just hope that kids coming out of college don't add to their debt because debt is a way of life for this generation. My advice is to have 20% down when you buy (even if you don't put 20% down). The more »
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Comment on: Eurozone unemployment at record 12 percent - News - Boston.com
Again, this simply isn't true and needs to be refuted. The reason for the crisis, as Mister Beasley correctly notes, is too much debt. Eventually, every entity has to pay off its debts. You're advocat more »
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These professors seem to think that these kids are living in Mogadishu rather than the middle of Cleveland Circle. Nothing is stopping them from going to CVS if they wish to buy condoms. The differenc more »
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Comment on: Scarcity of homes for sale around Boston sparks bidding wars - Real estate - Boston.com
The "grammer" police??
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Comment on: Shut out: Unemployed older Americans struggle to recover from job loss - News - Boston.com
The minimum wage should be $0.00. We have plenty of young folks earning exactly that as interns. It makes zero sense that you can earn $0 or $7.25 but nothing in between. Plenty of teens, elderly, and more »
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Comment on: Shut out: Unemployed older Americans struggle to recover from job loss - News - Boston.com
If we were really that productive, we wouldn't have any unemployment. The $22 number is a completely fictional number made up by "labor" advocates that don't understand economics. We are experiencing more »
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Comment on: SC's Graham shows limits of tea party intimidation - News - Boston.com
Would the Globe ever accuse Lynch or Markey of "intimidation" by running versus each other in a primary? We'd be much better off if all our sitting Senators faced healthy competition every six years. more »
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Comment on: âGirlsâ the drama versus âGirlsâ the comedy - A&E - Boston.com
I think it is a terrible show. Narcissistic, poorly acted, poorly written, and gratuitous. I don't understand why critics are even interested in it; Shameless is a far better show if you're looking fo more »
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Comment on: Mass. Senate hopeful to keep ads off TV outlet - News - Boston.com
What does this union riff sound like? Purple Haze? Una Gadda Da Vida?
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I think the T serves as a cautionary tale for all of our government services that operate at a deficit or a projected deficit. You see lots of angry posts about how the 23 year retirement problem was more »
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Comment on: Spending cuts unpopular yet not set to go away - Business - Boston.com
I'm not sure that spending cuts are actually "unpopular." They are assuredly unpopular for members of Congress who benefit politically from the spend now, pay later mentality. The average American has more »
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Comment on: As spending cuts trigger, many say nationâs security wonât suffer as feared - News - Boston.com
It truly is amazing how many angry people use the meant to be offensive "tea bag" rhetoric yet have no idea what the Tea Party stands for. Here is a hint; it's not the political philosophy of John McC more »
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Comment on: As spending cuts trigger, many say nationâs security wonât suffer as feared - News - Boston.com
I love it. An act that "cuts" a trillion dollars from future spending. What an accomplishment!
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Comment on: Sequester goes into effect as President Obama and Republicans trade blame - News - Boston.com
Average household income in the US in 2010: 50,000
Average household income in Washington DC: 84,500
The country will be much healthier economically if these numbers move towards convergence.
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I love how Deval's agenda is termed "ambitious." I personally would have gone with "delusional," but that's just me.