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Salon.com has a good summary of what really happened to Hostess; the title, “Vulture capitalism–not unions–killed Twinkies” summarizes it pretty well, but I thought this quote from a worker deserved repetition: “Remember how I said I made $48,000 in 2005 and $34,000 last year? I would make $25,000 in five years if I took their […] So in a previous post I argued that Romney is a gullible guy, and that if he somehow pulled off a victory he’d soon lose his grasp on reality in the world of lies, half-truth, and flattery that is Washington. I asked: In the not-yet-impossible case that Romney is elected (or becomes President through fraud), […] From page 286 of Economix: You read that right: for one week only, iTunes has a promotional offer: ninety-nine cents for Economix on the iPad! It’s here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/economix/id552899192?mt=11 At these prices, you can’t afford *not* to learn about the economy! If’n you’re going to be at New York Comic Con tomorrow, come by the Abrams booth (806) between 2 and 2:30: I’ll be there signing books. The Social Security piece Dan and I did, which is in the style of the book, is now available for viewing. Enjoy. Tell your friends! There’s been a lot of press about Mitt Romney’s comments in a private fundraiser about how 47% of Americans are parasites living off productive members of society (like him). But I’m more interested in another part of the same speech, one that’s gotten less play. Here’s Romney: “[W]hen I was back in my private equity […] Erik Gunn of Milwaukee Mag interviewed me and Dan. The interview gets into some of the background of the book and of our collaboration. It’s cool. It’s here. In one panel of Economix I show a store advertising a bestseller. The bestseller is Economix. I put that in as a joke; there was no way that a wonky comic about the economy would become a bestseller. But then this happened. Check out number 5. Still processing this. First, Leon Trotsky appeared in Economix (unnamed, but he’s there). And now Bob the Angry Flower has a comic featuring Trotsky. I hereby declare Fall 2012 to be The Season of Trotsky in Comics.
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