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It’s not the 1%….it’s even worse than that.

July 30, 2015 By johntmay

Who is in control of the United States of America?  Who makes the decisions to go to war, to provide (or deny) health care, create tax loopholes, and create budgets? It’s not the 1%.  If it was the 1%, that would be a figure that we all … [Read more...]

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Tax Exempt Private High Schools and $450,000 salaries?

July 27, 2015 By johntmay

While some of us were focused on the poor single mom who tried to buy ice cream with her food stamps, it turns out that tax exempt private high schools in Massachusetts are paying some of their employees $450,000 and more.   Can anyone out … [Read more...]

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“Be careful what you wish for.”

July 11, 2015 By johntmay

Music fade in.......     There is a political dimension beyond that which is known to mankind. It is a dimension as vast as a budget projection and as timeless as a filibuster. It is the far right mind, after logic and … [Read more...]

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The Best Health Care in the World?

July 9, 2015 By johntmay

As I was traveling up a short hill on my bicycle at about eighteen miles an hour, a mechanical failure sent me hurling head first over the handlebars until the crown of my head met the pavement, cracking my helmet in four places. The good … [Read more...]

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BMG BBQ This SUNDAY July 26th. NO Rain. Perfect Weather!

July 7, 2015 By johntmay

Here's the deal:   Who:  YOU What: BMG BBQ Where: 7 Copperfield Lane, Franklin Massachusetts When: Sunday, July 26th Noon-??   Weather Forecast:  78 Degrees, partly sunny, and NO Rain.   Why?:  Why … [Read more...]

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America’s Indentured Servants, re-defined.

July 7, 2015 By johntmay

In the 18th century, poor British youth accepted indentured servitude, a labor system whereby young people paid for their passage to the prosperity of the New World by working for an employer for a certain number of years. The employer … [Read more...]

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Pretty Things

May 10, 2015 By johntmay

Some interesting questions are brought up by a friend of mine on her weekly email from a liquor store where she is one of the owners. From her email: "Dan Paquette, co-owner of Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project, let loose a Twitter … [Read more...]

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As April 15th Approaches, Every time I hear someone (especially Democrats) complain about paying taxes, I want to sit them down and set them straight.

April 10, 2015 By johntmay

It was 2001 and I had just moved to Massachusetts from Western New York.  I was puzzled at how many people wanted to know if I was a Yankees fan.  The fact is that I don’t follow baseball at all and had no idea that it was so important to … [Read more...]

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A question for Republicans*.

March 18, 2015 By johntmay

Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton told his constituents to be afraid of the Obamacare insurance exchanges on the Internet because, in so many words, “Russian mobsters may steal your identity". 1.16 Million credit cards were hacked … [Read more...]

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983 Deaths

February 8, 2015 By johntmay

If there was a terrorist camp in Afghanistan that sent a few sleeper cells to to Massachusetts and in the course of one year, 983 civilians would lose their lives at the hands of these militants in 2014, it would be in the headlines for … [Read more...]

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