The first author of The Scarlet Letter
In one of the last words before the “Buy Congress Now and Pay Later” bankruptcy bill passes the Senate today, here’s Paul Krugman.
All that remains now is for the DeLay controlled House to add the part about poor people having to wear a scarlet “D” (for Debtor) on their chests, and it will be off to the President for his signature.
All I can hope is that next time you vote, you remember that since the last time Congress raised the minimum wage seven years ago to about $10,700 per year, they’ve voted themselves raises of over $28,000. I think they get health insurance on top of that, too.
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