Baltimore Riots and the “Glaring Problem”

baltimore_riotsI have been reading and watching the violence and rioting going on in Baltimore for a while. It is truly astonishing listening to the residents of the city, the pundits, and the elected officials and none of them seem to understand the basic principles of problem solving.

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Gwenyth Paltrow’s $29 a week for food misrepresentation

livinglieFrom CNN:

The amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits a person can get is based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Thrifty Food Plan. The plan estimates how much it costs to buy food, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.

In this case, Paltrow will be spending just under $30 for groceries.

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