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Subscribe to RSS FeedInflation adjusted Gasoline Prices Above all time highs : InflationData
With average March prices at $3.22 Gasoline prices are above the average annual prices paid at the all time peak in 1981.
Why is McCain getting $58,000 a year in disability income? : Americablog
First off, I find it fascinating that John McCain, who is refusing to vote for the GI Bill for our troops because “it’s too generous,” is himself getting $58,000 a year, tax-free, from the US government for his military service. Had McCain been getting that amount every year since Vietnam, that would total $2,000,000 for the man who isn’t into overgenerous government. I just find that interesting.
Tags: Americablog, John McCain, Politics
Glow of Uranium Boom Attracts U.S. Miners : NPR
Since the 1980s, the world has had huge stockpiles of uranium ore as a result of the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race and little interest in new nuclear power plants.
But now, there’s money to be made in mining uranium.
The price of uranium ore has shot up 10-fold in the past three years because demand has outstripped supply.
Countries like China and India have plans to open dozens of new nuclear power plants, which require enriched uranium for fuel. Major producers — like Australia, Canada, Russia and Namibia — are the major suppliers.