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garyr_h on The average U.S. citizen uses more than 300 kilograms of paper annually, and the average Japanese uses 250 kilograms. People in developing countries, in contrast, use only 18 kilograms of paper a year on average—in India, the figure is 4 kilos, while in 20 countries in Africa, it’s less than 1 kilo. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"I didn't rtfa, but I imagine this has a lot to do with toilet paper and junk mail."
- Gary R. hess
Have the Very Wealthy Achieved Victory in Their Class-War? We don’t want our tax dollars aiding companies that increase social inequalities. So why do we let our tax dollars help companies that increase economic inequality? - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Do you remember that Oklahoma poll of high school students where only 23% knew who George Washington was? Turns out it was totally fabricated. The real number is 98%. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Do you ever wonder how people get jobs, I mean the really big jobs paying more in a year than you’ll earn in two decades? - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Stop the 'jobless recovery' madness!... An economy that isn't creating employment opportunities simply isn't doing its job. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Fox News: "I don't know man..You know, there are signs of the apocalypse. Right? I mean you hear about them..This may be one of them" - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Soft body robotics. The future is going to be awesome. - http://origin.reddit.com/r...
If you are following me because of PoemofQuotes, follow @PoemofQuotes instead. It's a site for #quotes #poetry and #movies
Dear developers, please make all windows resizeable. Signed, a netbook user. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Bank of America Cancels Student Loan Program In Face Of New Regulations - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Coca-Cola has paid the American Academy of Family Physicians six figures to support its "soft drinks education." - http://www.reddit.com/r...
A mind-blowing piece on colliding universes-- and how ours might be a champion of one or more past impacts. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
The Raw Milk Revolution. Behind America's Emerging Battle Over Food Rights - http://www.reddit.com/r...
garyr_h on US refuses to budge over climate change deal. The US has refused to sign up to a deal on climate change unless poorer countries also cut levels of pollution - http://www.reddit.com/r...
"My favorite is how some sales taxes work. If person A buys a product from Company B, they pay sales tax (and probably a gas tax getting to company B). If company B gets the product from a whole sales store, they pay sales tax, plus a gas tax for shipping. If the whole sales store has the product made from industry C, they pay sales tax, plus gas tax unless it is by rails. If industry C imports the parts and just does assembly, they pay sales tax plus a possible tariff. So the one product could possibly have 4 sales taxes, up to 3 gas taxes, and a tariff. How freaking awesome is that? Some states/countries will exempt manufacturers and/or wholesalers from sales taxes, but not all do. For the United States it varies by state (and of course, depends if it is going cross-state or cross-city or cross-county, etc)"
- Gary R. hess
While fighting Nazis in the Spanish Civil War, Orwell launched a one-man bayonet charge against a Fascist stormtrooper, bombed an enemy rifle position, survived being shot in the throat, and recovered just in time to escape the country before Soviet spies were able to assassinate him. - http://www.reddit.com/r...
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