Poll: The Rich Deserve Their Wealth – CNBC   “But polls and surveys show that Americans attitude toward the rich hasn’t really changed much over the years. Most Americans still have positive views of the wealthy and hope to become rich one day themselves. A new survey from GlobeScan shows that 58 percent of Americans agree with the statement that ‘the rich deserve their wealth.’ That’s actually higher than it was in 2008, before the economic crisis, Wall Street bailouts and the Occupy movement.”

The Dog-Eat-Dog Welfare State Is Lose-Lose – Forbes    “The truth is that the goal of the welfare state is to make the productive sacrifice for the unproductive. It establishes the principle that a person is entitled to state support simply by virtue of his need. But the state doesn’t have any money. In order to provide support, it has to take money from the people who earned it. Translation? A person’s need entitles him to your money.”

The Last Thing This Economy Needs Is Tax Hikes – Real Clear Poltics   “And do you remember when the Bush tax cuts only benefited the rich? This point was repeated ad infinitum for years by nearly every Democrat in nearly every interview. I can’t remember a single Democratic candidate arguing that ‘the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans’ are in any way beneficial for the middle class. Yet today the president is running around claiming he’s generously extending something that for years we were told didn’t really exist.”

U.S. Olympic Uniforms: Outsourced to China by Democratic Donor’s Company – Washington Free Beacon   “The company who designed the uniforms, Ralph Lauren, has received less scrutiny. Few outlets have noted that Ralph Lauren himself is a prominent contributor to President Obama and the Democratic Party.”

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