44. Neil Munro, “The Diversity Economy,”
45. Frank Rich, “The Rage is Not About Health Care,”
46. Karen Brown, “Mass. Health Care Reform Reveals Doctor Shortage,” NPR, November 30, 2008; available online at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97620520.
47. FOX News, “New Rules Coming for Payments Out of Health Savings Accounts,” October 15, 2010; available online at http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/15/new-health-care-rules-require- doctors-note-pay-otc-drugs-fsas/.
48. NPR, “What’s The Role Of Race In Health Care Fracas?” August 14, 2009; available online at http://m.npr.org/news/front/111899507? page=2.
49. Remarks to the Atlanta Press Club in Atlanta, Georgia, October 21, 2010; facts available online at http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/10/21/130728202/npr- ceo-williams-views-of-muslims-should-stay-between-himself-and-his-psychiatrist.
50. Comments posted on “JournoList”, November 7, 2008; facts available online at http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/21/obama-wins-and-journolisters-rejoice/2/ and http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/07/on-eric-altermans-fucking-nascar- retards/60556/.
51. Greg Bluestein, “Firefighters stuck in Ga. awaiting orders,”
52. David Warren, “Two Solitudes,”
53. John Tierney, “Nader Searches for His Roots,”
54. David Warren, “Two Solitudes,”
55. Jeanne Sahadi, “47% will pay no federal income tax,” CNNMoney.com, October 3, 2009; available online at http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/3 0/pf/taxes/who_pays_taxes/index.htm.
56. Benjamin Niolet, “Stimulus funds pay for monkey research in N.C.,”
57. Interview with WJR in Detroit, Michigan on October 7, 2009; facts available online at http://www.rushlim baugh.com/home/daily/site_100809/content/01125107.guest.html.
58. Christopher Caldwell, “Islam on the Outskirts of the Welfare State,”
59. “The ‘Shameless’ generation of benefit addicts: Almost five million adults live in jobless homes,”
60. Remarks to the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 31, 2010; available online at http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150147642760012.
61. Pew Research Center, “A Balance Sheet at 30 Months: How the Great Recession Has Changed Life in America,” June 30, 2010; available online at http://pewsocialtrends.org/files/2010/11/759-recession.pdf.
62. Interview with Robert Costa of
63. Remarks during first inaugural address in Washington, D.C., January 20, 1981; available online at http://www.reaganfoundation.org/p df/Inaugural_Address_012081.pdf.
64. Dennis Cauchon, “For Feds, More Get 6-Figure Salaries,”
65. Ibid.
66. Veronique de Rugy, “Interesting Data on Increasing Public Employment,”
67. The Bureau of Public Debt, “Careers With Us,” United States Department of the Treasury; available online at http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/careers/c areers_with_us.htm.
68. Dennis Cauchon, “Federal workers earning double their private counterparts,”
69. Ibid.
70. “Charlie’s Ways and Means,”
71. Kerry Picket, “Rangel to TWT: I don’t deal in average American citizens,”