“Discussion of the minimum wage’s natural complement — the maximum wage — is taboo in most circles. But the case for a maximum wage or something very much like it […] is surprisingly strong.” … “What Lockwood, Nathanson, and Weyl find is that by increasing the financial incentive for top talent to pursue careers in …

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Working hard…Play RRRoll Up the Rim to Win Online | Tim Hortons I’ve earned the Play 25 Times badge and 40,000 points playing RRRoll Up Replay from Tim Hortons! Play daily for a chance to win!* cross-posted on Facebook

Stick with it, but NEVER FRY GNOCCHI.Fried Gnocchi Steve shows us all how not to prepare gnocchi. The Wadsworth Constant applies…This video really heats up about one minute in. Be sure to subscribe because … cross-posted on Facebook

Lummi Nation is taking a no compromise position against the proposed coal terminal.Lummi Communications FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Feb. 3, 2015 Lummi Nation tells Pacific International Terminals that treaty rights are “not for sale” Tribe will not consult further with coal shipping company Bellingham, Wash.— Lummi Nation Chairman Tim Ballew II said today that the tribe will …

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Weston is returning from a trip to Toronto, Canada. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

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Weston is about to leave on a trip to Toronto, Canada. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

Forget all the phone peripherals have. This thing is *entirely* wireless, does everything you’d want from a fitness tracker: accelerometer, heartbeat, blood oxygen level. Has 4GB for music and data storage so you don’t have to have a phone attached. Has external mic for hands free calling, or it can be “transparent” i.e. bring in …

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“That’s just like Obama to try to tax Americans out of their hard-earned inheritances.”Obama To Propose Tax Hikes On Wealthy To Help Out Middle Class During tonight’s State of the Union address, President Obama will reportedly propose that Congress raise taxes on the wealthiest taxpayers, in part by closing a “trust fund loophole” protecting inherited …

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Best live tweet source for the State of the Union:Tweets about #sotubingo hashtag on Twitter The latest and best Tweets on #sotubingo. Read what people are saying and join the conversation. cross-posted on Facebook

Wowza! $1M raised in less than a day… Debating if I need this card game.www.kickstarter.com The game gets more and more intense with each card you draw because fewer cards left in the deck means a greater chance of drawing the kitten and exploding in a fiery ball of feline hyperbole. cross-posted on Facebook

State of the Union conveniently live on YouTube… 15 minutes!President Obama Delivers the State of the Union Address – Enhanced President Obama will deliver his sixth State of the Union Address. Watch it live at 9 p.m. ET at WhiteHouse.gov/SOTU to follow along with exclusive interacti… cross-posted on Facebook

Sleater-Kinney – No Cities To Love To mark the release of their upcoming album, No Cities To Love, Sleater-Kinney asked some of their friends to film themselves singing the title track. Pre-or… cross-posted on Facebook

Round 2! BBoC day is back! #AskTheWH Big Block of Cheese Day is coming back on January 21, and it’s feta than ever! Ask your questions for Cabinet secretaries and White House staffers using #AskTheWH → http://go.wh.gov/58x7my cross-posted on Facebook

Someone thought the joke of calling “Boyhood” the “honest title” of “12 Years a White Kid” was saying “It’s not okay to be white.” I told them it wasn’t about them. But it was a white male, 19 year old college student. So it *was* about him, and he didn’t like it being pointed out …