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Thursday, February 13, 2014

2-13-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher

Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.:



Eden Martin




Roberta Galler was everywhere.
Kartemquin Films, the group known most for their award winning movie Hoop Dreams, is making a film about the 1963 Chicago school boycott. It was known as Freedom Day. As part of the process of making the film that have gone on social media, posting pictures of those who participated in the events and asking help in identifying and contacting them. A picture of Roberta Galler was posted on their s


Eden Martin. Pension questions from the one percent.
Chris Rock explains the difference between being rich and being wealthy. Shaq is rich, but the white man who signed his check is wealthy. Oprah is rich, but Bill Gates is wealthy. If Bill Gates suddenly woke up with Oprah’s money, he’d slit his throat. Eden Martin is the lawyer for the wealthy – for the top 1% of the 1%. Martin was a partner at the law firm Sidley Austin. Martin has served as Pre


2-12-14 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: John Dillon. Tax relief? Here’s a “fair” explanationBy John Dillon who posted this on his blog, Pension Vocabulary. Tax Relief for Illinois and a Revenue Fix! Tax Relief?  Here’s a “Fair” Explanation… I just received my latest update from Republican Representative Dwight Kay.  Representative Dwight ma