Aug 8, 2018 | Health & Medical
We’ve all done it. Whether it’s from flipping through a magazine too quickly or licking the edge of an envelope so it can be sealed shut, we’ve all experienced the wrath of a papercut. The wound should look more like a Quentin Tarantino film for the amount of pain it causes, which begs the question—why does a papercut hurt so badly?
Read MoreAug 8, 2018 | International News
“…Rising discontent is gathering at an unstoppable pace, much to the alarm of the ruling elite… Brexit is going to be a sideshow to the problems of Europe that are becoming more and more evident.”
Read MoreAug 8, 2018 | State News
The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.
Read MoreAug 8, 2018 | Business & Economy
State taxes are collected on four economic activities: consumption (sales tax), labor and investment (income tax) and real-estate ownership (property tax). The affluent can escape sales and income taxes by moving to a new state—but real estate stays behind. Property values must ultimately support the obligations that politicians have promised, even if those obligations aren’t properly funded, because real estate is the only source of state and local revenue that can’t pick up and move elsewhere. Whether or not unfunded obligations are paid with property taxes, it’s the property that backs the obligations in the end.
Read MoreAug 8, 2018 | National News
“The Iran sanctions have officially been cast. These are the most biting sanctions ever imposed, and in November they ratchet up to yet another level”
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