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AskMen.com	Wal-Mart Case Has there ever been a worse time to be an employee in America?
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Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Jacob Sullum	Hawk in Hock: Obama pretends to be frugal as we sink deeper in debt The president wants to signal that he's serious about cutting the federal budget. Unfortunately, his plan hinges on the assumption that Americans do not know how to calculate percentages.
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