Comparing your family budget to the sovereign debt of the United States is a little like comparing two kindergartners tossing a paper airplane to the Apollo 11 mission.
Matt TaibbiThe one thing that I do is take really complicated systems and subjects and make them accessible to regular people.
Matt TaibbiObviously, people who commit crimes should be punished. Even people who steal socks and 'Snow White' videos should probably do time if they have priors, especially serious priors. But the punishment has to fit the crime, and the standard has to be the same for everyone.
Matt TaibbiOur leaders know weโre turning into a giant ghetto and they are taking every last hubcap they can get their hands on before the rest of us wake up and realize whatโs happened.
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