It now takes 46 days for Americans to pay federal, state, and local individual income taxes
The Tax Foundation has released a report ahead of the annual federal income tax deadline next week and the results are startling.
In total Americans will fork over $3.3 trillion to the federal government this year. When state and local taxes are added to this figure, the amount is nearly $5.0 trillion, or more than a third of the nation’s income.
Remarkably, the average American will pay more in taxes than he or she spends on food, clothing and housing combined.
According to the report, it now takes 46 days for Americans to pay federal, state, and local individual income taxes. The tax imposed on payrolls adds 26 days and sales and excise taxes 15 days. Property taxes add 11 days on average and corporate income taxes nine days. The figure is rounded out by inheritance taxes, customs duties, and other taxes that require an additional seven days to pay.
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MILLIONS WRONGLY TREATED FOR ‘CANCER,’ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE PANEL CONFIRMS
Cancer classification guidelines putting countless in harms way
A devastating report commissioned by the National Cancer Institute reveals that our 40-year long ‘War on Cancer’ has been waged against a vastly misunderstood ‘enemy,’ that in many cases represented no threat to human health whatsoever.
If you have been following our advocacy work on cancer, particularly in connection with thedark side of breast cancer awareness month, you know that we have been calling for the complete reclassification of some types of ‘breast cancer’ as benign lesions, e.g. ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), as well as pointing out repeatedly that x-ray based breast screenings are not only highly carcinogenic but are also causing an epidemic of “overdiagnosis” and “overtreatment” in US women, with an estimated 1.3 million cases in the past 30 years alone.
A National Cancer Institute commissioned panel’s report published in JAMA online confirmed that we all – public and professionals alike – should stop calling low-risk lesions like DCIS and high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) ‘cancer.’
There are wide-reaching implications to this recommendation, including:
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A devastating report commissioned by the National Cancer Institute reveals that our 40-year long ‘War on Cancer’ has been waged against a vastly misunderstood ‘enemy,’ that in many cases represented no threat to human health whatsoever.
If you have been following our advocacy work on cancer, particularly in connection with thedark side of breast cancer awareness month, you know that we have been calling for the complete reclassification of some types of ‘breast cancer’ as benign lesions, e.g. ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), as well as pointing out repeatedly that x-ray based breast screenings are not only highly carcinogenic but are also causing an epidemic of “overdiagnosis” and “overtreatment” in US women, with an estimated 1.3 million cases in the past 30 years alone.
A National Cancer Institute commissioned panel’s report published in JAMA online confirmed that we all – public and professionals alike – should stop calling low-risk lesions like DCIS and high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) ‘cancer.’
There are wide-reaching implications to this recommendation, including:
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Facebook is now showing people weather forecasts
Here's a neat new feature from Facebook: The social network has started showing some users weather forecasts at the start of their day.
Users are reporting on Twitter seeing messages pop up from the Menlo Park company in the app, letting them know what the weather will be like for the day ahead. The new feature was earlier reported on by The Next Web.
For example, here's a message that popped up on one user's mobile app recently:
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Users are reporting on Twitter seeing messages pop up from the Menlo Park company in the app, letting them know what the weather will be like for the day ahead. The new feature was earlier reported on by The Next Web.
For example, here's a message that popped up on one user's mobile app recently:
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Car owners in the US are alleging in a new lawsuit that Mercedes also cheated on emissions testing
FRANKFURT - Owners of Mercedes diesel cars filed a new class-action lawsuit in the United States saying the vehicles likely contained a "defeat device" used to cheat emissions testing, an accusation that Daimler, which owns the carmaker, denied.
U.S. law firm Hagens Berman, which had already filed a complaint in February, said new tests had shown that Mercedes BlueTEC cars produced nitrogen oxide emissions in virtually all road tests that were far higher than in controlled lab tests.
"The fact that Mercedes passed the dynamometer test in all tests, but failed the real world test, is suggestive that like VW , Mercedes is implementing a 'defeat device'," it said in its complaint filed in the District Court of New Jersey.
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U.S. law firm Hagens Berman, which had already filed a complaint in February, said new tests had shown that Mercedes BlueTEC cars produced nitrogen oxide emissions in virtually all road tests that were far higher than in controlled lab tests.
"The fact that Mercedes passed the dynamometer test in all tests, but failed the real world test, is suggestive that like VW , Mercedes is implementing a 'defeat device'," it said in its complaint filed in the District Court of New Jersey.
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Stop pretending getting a tax refund is something to celebrate
Many folks get excited about tax time for the sole purpose that they know they'll be receiving a big refund check.
But is getting a refund on your taxes really in your best interest, or is it just taking money out of your pocket?
Here are three reasons why it's a bad idea to get a tax refund, and how you can manage your paycheck deductions in a way that better serves your financial needs and wants.
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But is getting a refund on your taxes really in your best interest, or is it just taking money out of your pocket?
Here are three reasons why it's a bad idea to get a tax refund, and how you can manage your paycheck deductions in a way that better serves your financial needs and wants.
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Scientists have discovered a metal foam that can stop an incoming bullet
For thousands of years, armor was something people wore.
Gunpowder, which could launch projectiles straight through metal garments, changed that, and with the invention of the tank in World War I, armor become something people rode inside.
The invention of Kevlar in 1965 brought back wearable armor, and then armor-piercing bullets were designed to punch through that.
The next stage of armor might be more of a giant leap than an incremental improvement: a new type of composite metal foam can stop an armor-piercing bullet in just a fraction of an inch.
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Gunpowder, which could launch projectiles straight through metal garments, changed that, and with the invention of the tank in World War I, armor become something people rode inside.
The invention of Kevlar in 1965 brought back wearable armor, and then armor-piercing bullets were designed to punch through that.
The next stage of armor might be more of a giant leap than an incremental improvement: a new type of composite metal foam can stop an armor-piercing bullet in just a fraction of an inch.
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Giving people free money could be the only solution when robots finally take our jobs
But the recent evidence is overwhelming: Automated robots are replacing workers faster than our economy can handle. Some evidence even suggests that today's technology could feasibly replace 45% of jobs right now.
The consequence may ultimately be that people will no longer be able to make money based on their usefulness in society — because they won't be useful anymore. There has to be another system of income distribution, and the one that seems most poised to ease the burden is universal basic income.
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Understanding Latino Youth Culture
[ The following article helps to reveal some of the cultural influences and traditions that many immigrants are bringing to our area, and how those things may affect not only their daily lives, but ours as well. --Editor]
El Monte, a suburb located in Los Angeles County, is comprised mostly of Hispanics. Youth in El Monte are challenged in many ways. They are caught between two cultures, the traditional rural culture of their Mexican heritage and the sophisticated urban culture of Los Angeles. Next, they come from a low-income ethnic group. Also, street gangs associated with the Mexican Mafia are influential. Finally, a large proportion of them are in broken and disorganized families. These factors make them a challenging population.
Hispanic youth assertively distinguish themselves from other groups. They are proud of their racial origin. This ethnic pride fuels their anger at perceived injustices in the system. They have not internalized the shame engendered by racism to the same degree as African Americans. Predominant racial tensions seem to lie between Hispanics and African Americans. These tensions may be a product of turf wars between Hispanic street gangs based in El Monte and black street gangs encroaching from neighboring suburbs. It appears that most racial incidents are gang-based.
Traditional sex roles surrounding “machismo” strongly influence the youth culture. Being macho is important for adolescent males; this is encouraged and modeled by their fathers. This is exhibited as many Hispanic men regularly give commands to females while resisting instructions by others, especially women. Sexual conquest is an important aspect of machismo; this is seen as young Hispanic boys are extremely possessive of their girlfriends, practically regarding them their own exclusive property. Conflict arises when the boyfriend sternly argues with his girlfriend for having any friendships with other boys; even friendships with other girls must not interfere with his claims on her time. Machismo may facilitate domestic violence, in that it is culturally acceptable for a boy or man to hit his wife or girlfriend as a way of establishing his authority over her. Girls who reject such treatment are regarded as rebellious and disrespectful. Attempts to deal with this type of violence clash with the cultural norm.
Hispanic girls find themselves tangled between restrictive traditional roles of their Hispanic culture and their American desire to carve for themselves a career and a happy life. Having a boyfriend is a status symbol. Yet, they receive mixed messages from their culture about sex. Hispanic girls are expected to care for and serve men, submit to them, and give them great freedom. A girl who refuses the sexual advances of a boyfriend risks social disapproval. Alternately, there is a conservative sexual ethnic expecting chastity and exclusive fidelity from a woman to her man; infidelity can provoke violence. As a result, there is a high rate of Hispanic teenage pregnancy, and teenagers frequently become sexually active around the age of 15.
Another strong influence on Hispanic teen culture comes from street gangs...
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El Monte, a suburb located in Los Angeles County, is comprised mostly of Hispanics. Youth in El Monte are challenged in many ways. They are caught between two cultures, the traditional rural culture of their Mexican heritage and the sophisticated urban culture of Los Angeles. Next, they come from a low-income ethnic group. Also, street gangs associated with the Mexican Mafia are influential. Finally, a large proportion of them are in broken and disorganized families. These factors make them a challenging population.
Hispanic youth assertively distinguish themselves from other groups. They are proud of their racial origin. This ethnic pride fuels their anger at perceived injustices in the system. They have not internalized the shame engendered by racism to the same degree as African Americans. Predominant racial tensions seem to lie between Hispanics and African Americans. These tensions may be a product of turf wars between Hispanic street gangs based in El Monte and black street gangs encroaching from neighboring suburbs. It appears that most racial incidents are gang-based.
Traditional sex roles surrounding “machismo” strongly influence the youth culture. Being macho is important for adolescent males; this is encouraged and modeled by their fathers. This is exhibited as many Hispanic men regularly give commands to females while resisting instructions by others, especially women. Sexual conquest is an important aspect of machismo; this is seen as young Hispanic boys are extremely possessive of their girlfriends, practically regarding them their own exclusive property. Conflict arises when the boyfriend sternly argues with his girlfriend for having any friendships with other boys; even friendships with other girls must not interfere with his claims on her time. Machismo may facilitate domestic violence, in that it is culturally acceptable for a boy or man to hit his wife or girlfriend as a way of establishing his authority over her. Girls who reject such treatment are regarded as rebellious and disrespectful. Attempts to deal with this type of violence clash with the cultural norm.
Hispanic girls find themselves tangled between restrictive traditional roles of their Hispanic culture and their American desire to carve for themselves a career and a happy life. Having a boyfriend is a status symbol. Yet, they receive mixed messages from their culture about sex. Hispanic girls are expected to care for and serve men, submit to them, and give them great freedom. A girl who refuses the sexual advances of a boyfriend risks social disapproval. Alternately, there is a conservative sexual ethnic expecting chastity and exclusive fidelity from a woman to her man; infidelity can provoke violence. As a result, there is a high rate of Hispanic teenage pregnancy, and teenagers frequently become sexually active around the age of 15.
Another strong influence on Hispanic teen culture comes from street gangs...
Read more here
Pope: Relax Church Rules on Divorce, Not on Gay Marriage
Pope Francis said Friday that Catholics should look to their own consciences more than Vatican rules to negotiate the complexities of sex, marriage, and family life, demanding the church shift its emphasis from doctrine to mercy in confronting some of the thorniest issues facing the faithful.
In a major church document entitled "The Joy of Love," Francis made no explicit change in church doctrine and upheld church teaching on the lifelong bond of marriage between a man and a woman.
However, he urges relaxing restrictions on divorced Catholics and resoundingly rejects gay marriage.
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In a major church document entitled "The Joy of Love," Francis made no explicit change in church doctrine and upheld church teaching on the lifelong bond of marriage between a man and a woman.
However, he urges relaxing restrictions on divorced Catholics and resoundingly rejects gay marriage.
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Troopers Investigating Fatal Crash- Rehoboth Beach
Rehoboth Beach, DE- The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is currently investigating a two vehicle crash that has claimed the life of a Magnolia man which occurred last weekend.
The initial investigation began on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at approximately 2:29 p.m., as troopers responded to northbound SR 1 (Coastal Highway), .4 miles north of Holland Glade Road, Rehoboth Beach, for the report of a two vehicle crash. It was at this time that troopers learned that John W. Weeks, 18, of Rehoboth Beach, DE, was operating a 2005 Ford F-150, and was traveling in the center lane of northbound SR 1, north of Holland Glade Road. Weeks swerved his vehicle into the left hand lane of travel in order to avoid striking another vehicle which had just entered into his path after exiting the parking lot of the K-Mart store. The front of the F-150 then struck the left hand side of the rear bumper of a 2009 Kia Sorrento, that was traveling in the left hand lane of northbound SR 1, and which was being operated by Richard W. Carmean, III, 55, of Magnolia, DE.
After the collision, both operators were able to pull their vehicles to a controlled stop in the northbound left hand turn lane for Camelot Drive. Both operators, as well as a female passenger in Carmean’s vehicle, advised responding troopers that they were uninjured and refused medical treatment at the scene. No damage was observed on either vehicle, therefore, both operators agreed to exchange information, and after doing so, were released.
After returning to his residence, Richard Carmean began to feel discomfort and was transported by personal vehicle to the Kent General Hospital, where he subsequently died on Monday, April 4, 2016. His body was then transported to the Division of Forensic Sciences where an autopsy determined that Carmean had died as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash.
The Delaware State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit has assumed this investigation and is asking anyone who may have witnessed this crash to contact Master Corporal Jay Burns at 302-703-3266. Information may also be provided by calling Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, via the internet at www.tipsubmit.com, or by sending an anonymous tip by text to 274637 (CRIMES) using the keyword "DSP."
Missing Teen
16 YO, David Parker, is missing, LS 1000 Marian St, call SPD if u see or have seen him #mp pic.twitter.com/2HdgqZVjcl
— Salisbury Police (@SalisburyPD) April 9, 2016
Cruz: 'Not Remotely' Any Regrets on 'New York Values' Remark
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Thursday that he "not remotely" had any regrets for bashing front-runner Donald Trump's "New York values" as he campaigns in the Empire State ahead of its April 19 primary.
"Everyone in New York and outside of New York knows exactly what I meant by that," the Texas senator told Dana Bash on CNN. "It is the liberal values of Democratic politicians who have been hammering the people of New York for decades.
"They've suffered under these liberal values," Cruz said, pointing to such Democrats as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio — even presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
"Andrew Cuomo told New Yorkers that if you're pro-life, if you believe in traditional marriage, if you believe in the Second Amendment, there is no place for you in the state of New York," Cruz said.
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"Everyone in New York and outside of New York knows exactly what I meant by that," the Texas senator told Dana Bash on CNN. "It is the liberal values of Democratic politicians who have been hammering the people of New York for decades.
"They've suffered under these liberal values," Cruz said, pointing to such Democrats as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio — even presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton.
"Andrew Cuomo told New Yorkers that if you're pro-life, if you believe in traditional marriage, if you believe in the Second Amendment, there is no place for you in the state of New York," Cruz said.
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MINIMUM WAGE IDIOCY
EVEN ITS PROPONENTS KNOW IT DOESN’T MAKE “ECONOMIC SENSE”
The news that California and New York have embraced new $15 an hour minimum wage laws is being hailed as a victory for the “progressive” movement.
“This is a real watershed,” Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said during a press event with Empire State governor Andrew Cuomo. “I know it is going to sweep our country.”
Let’s hope not …
This website has consistently rejected government efforts to impose a minimum wage. We simply don’t believe in the efficacy of the concept – nationally or in our home state.
Why not?
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The news that California and New York have embraced new $15 an hour minimum wage laws is being hailed as a victory for the “progressive” movement.
“This is a real watershed,” Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said during a press event with Empire State governor Andrew Cuomo. “I know it is going to sweep our country.”
Let’s hope not …
This website has consistently rejected government efforts to impose a minimum wage. We simply don’t believe in the efficacy of the concept – nationally or in our home state.
Why not?
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How To Easily Add A Foreign Flair To Home Cooking
International cuisine can seem intimidating to anyone who’s not a top chef.
But in reality, it’s not difficult to add a pinch of foreign flavor to your kitchen, says Blakely Trettenero, a chef, world traveler and host of Cooking for Bimbos (www.cookingforbimbos.com) and Hungry for Travels (www.hungryfortravels.com).
Trettenero, who makes difficult dishes easy on her cooking website with the tongue-in-check name, has visited more than 30 countries and made many food discoveries along the way.
“While in Italy, I realized pasta in the United States is second rate,” says Trettenero, who has been featured on several TV shows. “That dried stuff we buy in a box doesn’t cut it. If you've ever had homemade pasta, you know what I mean.”
Once, after a night of dancing in Greece, Trettenero and others worked up an appetite and at 6 a.m. landed at a restaurant that never closes on Mykonos Harbor.
“We ordered this amazing chicken soup with fresh lemon juice squeezed on it,” she says. “It was unreal.”
Here are two recipes from Trettenero to help bring a taste of international cuisine to your home:
Thai Style Quinoa Salad
Salad ingredients
But in reality, it’s not difficult to add a pinch of foreign flavor to your kitchen, says Blakely Trettenero, a chef, world traveler and host of Cooking for Bimbos (www.cookingforbimbos.com) and Hungry for Travels (www.hungryfortravels.com).
Trettenero, who makes difficult dishes easy on her cooking website with the tongue-in-check name, has visited more than 30 countries and made many food discoveries along the way.
“While in Italy, I realized pasta in the United States is second rate,” says Trettenero, who has been featured on several TV shows. “That dried stuff we buy in a box doesn’t cut it. If you've ever had homemade pasta, you know what I mean.”
Once, after a night of dancing in Greece, Trettenero and others worked up an appetite and at 6 a.m. landed at a restaurant that never closes on Mykonos Harbor.
“We ordered this amazing chicken soup with fresh lemon juice squeezed on it,” she says. “It was unreal.”
Here are two recipes from Trettenero to help bring a taste of international cuisine to your home:
Thai Style Quinoa Salad
Salad ingredients
Timely Quote
"You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
-- Dr. Adrian Rogers
(1931-2005) American pastor
(1931-2005) American pastor
Will Hillary Get Berned In November?
With the American electorate more polarized than at any other point in history, and both parties poised to nominate candidates with record-high negative ratings, the 2016 presidential campaign could come down to turnout.
And that may be bad news for Hillary Clinton.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
25 percent of those backing Sanders report that they would not vote Clinton in the general election if the former secretary of state becomes the nominee, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released early Wednesday. Only 69 percent said they would back her campaign.
Clinton supporters meanwhile are notably more willing to back her primary competitor if Sanders secures the Democratic nomination. Fourteen percent of those supporting Clinton said they would not back Sanders in the general election versus 79 percent who said they would support the Vermont senator.
That means Clinton must either win even more independent votes than a Democrat normally should, or she must hope Republicans nominate a candidate even more unpopular with his party than her.
Source: American Action News
And that may be bad news for Hillary Clinton.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
25 percent of those backing Sanders report that they would not vote Clinton in the general election if the former secretary of state becomes the nominee, according to a McClatchy-Marist poll released early Wednesday. Only 69 percent said they would back her campaign.
Clinton supporters meanwhile are notably more willing to back her primary competitor if Sanders secures the Democratic nomination. Fourteen percent of those supporting Clinton said they would not back Sanders in the general election versus 79 percent who said they would support the Vermont senator.
That means Clinton must either win even more independent votes than a Democrat normally should, or she must hope Republicans nominate a candidate even more unpopular with his party than her.
Source: American Action News
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