And the poor?—“A U.S. tax agency report confirms rich are getting richer”—News headline.

He who gets partnered—The U.S. and Mexican governments have agreed that Washington will create an agency to lend up to $250 million to U.S. firms to develop new enterprises in Mexico. Each loan will include “political risk insurance.” The deal is called “Partnership for Prosperity.”

No-risk insurance—“Study finds Americans No. 1 in hours worked”; “Big Increase Reported in Temporary Hiring”—More headlines.

Good place to be from—In Coral Gables, Florida, folks who park a pickup in their driveway overnight are no longer able to do so. City officials deem it unsightly. Coral Gables is the place where an ordinance provides what colors may be used to paint homes, outside and in.

Some franks not his best favorites—In Kennebunk, Maine, restaurant operator Brian Bartley is filing a suit against a city statute barring outdoor table umbrellas with advertising on them. A cop told Bartley that he found it “personally offensive” to see an umbrella ad for Hebrew National hot dogs.

Half the care, twice the money—“On average, doctors provide appropriate health care only about half the time, a landmark study of adults in 12 metropolitan areas suggests.”—USA Today.

Better means worse?—“The health and well-being of Delaware’s children continue to rank among the worst in the nation, kept down by high rates of infant deaths and babies born too small.”—News Journal, Delaware.

Figures don’t lie, but…—The News Journal says the data on babies is troubling to the “experts” because the state’s income is higher than average, and child poverty lower.

Could it be that the swollen income of the giant DuPont chemical company, which virtually owns Delaware, boosts the “high” state income. And/or caused the chemicals fouling the atmosphere that boosts the children’s death rate?

Beat the system—Why pay snail mail postage for those clippings you’ve been meaning to send us? Bring them to the international socialist conference in Oberlin, Ohio, and seek us out. Thanks.  
 
 
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