"You can earn $100 an hour to pet puppies". Link. In Fort Worth!
The GDP of the DFW metroplex is $535 billion, which is about the same as the whole country of Sweden.
"in the last three decades of the 20th century... the children from the poorest families added more to their income than children from the richest families. That reality isn’t consistent with the standard pessimistic story that only the richest Americans have benefited from economic growth... The pessimistic story based on comparing snapshots of the economy at two different points in time misses the underlying dynamism of the American economy". Link.
The GOP is really pushing fear of the "migrant caravan" and its risk of terrorism. But looking at all U.S. terrorist attacks from 1975 onward: "Not a single terrorist in any visa category came from Mexico or Central America". Link. Meanwhile... "two-thirds of the terror attacks in the United States last year were carried out by right-wing extremists". Link. Instead of fearing immigrants you should fear those who fear immigrants.
It's widely known that younger voters are generally to the left of older voters. But I was surprised to learn that, among black voters, it's reversed! Link.
"Younger Americans are better than older Americans at telling factual news statements from opinions ... regardless of the ideological appeal of the statements" Link.
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