The Mad Sociologist Blog

  • HaTs off to Rafalca

    The Hire-a-Teacher scale of Ann Romney’s Horse   A big hullabaloo has been made about Mitt Romney’s $77,000 deduction claim on his dancing horse. The counterclaim that Romney only got $50 for the deduction is credible, but misses a larger point. The Romneys have the means and are willing to spend $77,000 on 1/3 of Read more

  • “I don’t think the common person is getting it…”

    …it has nothing to do with class.   Yes, the title is part of a direct quote. No, the subtitle is satire, not a continuation of the quote. However, the theme of class has never been more evident and more blatant than during the Koch Brother’s Mitt Romney Fund Raiser in the Hamptons as described Read more

  • What Could be Done with all of that Campaign Money

    Or Why This Year’s Campaign Fund Raising Calls the Lie to the Myth of a Broke America I like to use what I call the “Hire-a-Teacher” (HaT) scale when looking at obscene money expenditures. The HaT scale assumes that a teacher will be hired for about $40,000 a year in pay and benefits. Perhaps the Read more

  • Robert Reich Has Asked Us to Spread the Truth: The Seven Biggest Economic Lies

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  • Remembering Those Who Serve Their Country

    There’s More Than One Way to do So   As always, the Mad Sociologist Blog and the Journal of a Mad Sociologist wants to use Independence Day to remember those who serve their country. There are plenty outlets for those that endeavor to “remember the troops.” That’s great! The troops should be remembered for their Read more

  • A Victory? For Health Care

    A Sigh of Relief is Appropriate, but a Victory Lap is Premature   Figure 1: Click the Image to Watch the Video I will admit that I am breathing a sigh of relief that the Supreme Court upheld Affordable Care Act (ACA) as constitutional. Readers of this site know that I was not optimistic about Read more

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