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Visual Student Loan Debt
They call Social Security a Ponzi Scheme. Well, this is the real rip off right here. Did you know that student loan debt is one of the very few types of debt you cannot claim bankruptcy on? And who is disproportionally affected by crushing student loan debt? You got it: the poor.
So, to recap: many poor people get student loans. One cannot claim bankruptcy on a student loan. The economy crashed, now they can’t afford the payments. Bad credit results, and all of the associated problems that go along with it, keeping them poor.
UPDATE: This chart appears to be inaccurate. That’s according to the St. Louis Fed, which says it doesn’t have any idea which data-set it could have come from. Try this chart on for size instead.
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“FIXED IT” FTW.
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If I woke up from a coma and a guy that looked like Channing Tatum told me he was my husband, I wouldn’t question it.
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Need a case that’ll keep your iPhone in tact as it films your latest skateboard trick or surf adventure?
The Optrix iPhone case does just that!
Photojojo has a new Tumblr dedicated to phoneography! Spoiler alert: it’s awesome.
That looks like a pretty creative solution. Now, what can be done about keeping the word “intact” intact, when Teh Internetz seem bent upon dividing it into two words?
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For the super amazing Natazilla.
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For the super amazing Natazilla.
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OCCUPY MOSCOW Protesters gathered in Bolotnaya Square in Russia’s capital on Saturday. Organizers say between forty and 80,000 Russians demonstrated against recent parliamentary election results which observers, including former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, have dismissed as fraudulent. Protesters chanted “Putin is a Thief” and “Russia Without Putin” in the largest anti-goverment action since the fall of the Soviet Union. (Photo: Yuri Kadobnov / AFP-Getty via the New York Times; caption via the Times)
Is Vladimir “President For Life!” Putin in trouble?
Da.
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Former Black Panther patches together purpose in Africa exile: In America, Pete O’Neal was an angry man, an ex-con who found a kind of religion in 1960s black nationalism. In a Tanzania village, he’s been a champion of children.
Photo: Many of the young orphans gather round to watch, and lend their support, as Pete O’Neal has fresh ink applied to his fading black panther tattoo. credit: Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times
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So You Want to Buy an Election?
If you have a ton of cash and a political agenda, it’s easier than ever to make powerful friends and influence people. Here’s a handy how-to guide to the complex, cash-drenched world of federal campaign finance.
(via motherjones)
