Posts from — January 2008

If I could change any one thing, I would…

Remind environmentalists that nuclear power is not the way to stop global warming. Even if the industry’s highly-paid PR flunkies try and convince you otherwise.

This post was submitted by Eric.

….written by Eric Heller…

I know, you are aghast. One theme you’ll see often here at Changeany1thing is how the working and middle class (you know, “the people”) have been getting shafted through a generation of deregulation. That’s why we need a “re-regulation” movement. Or maybe just a “democracy movement”. But I digress.

Now here comes a truly revelatory book by NY Times reporter David Cay Johnston called Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You With the Bill). “Did you know that big box stores get to keep all the sales tax when you make a purchase? You are subsidizing that new Home Depot every time you buy a light bulb.

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