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Romney: Out of Touch with Mainstream America

First, multimillionaire Mitt Romney told a group of jobless workers he’s also “unemployed.”

Next, Romney thought there was no problem in stating publicly that he likes to “fire people.”

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2011 PayWatch: Average CEO Salary–$11.4 Million

While 25 million unemployed and underemployed U.S. workers are drowning, CEO pay skyrocketed by 23 percent, for an average salary of $11.4 million in 2010, according to the AFL-CIO Executive PayWatch. Released today, data compiled at PayWatch also show CEOs have done little to create badly-needed jobs, instead sitting on a record $1.93 trillion in cash on their balance sheets.

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In Florida, as in Wisconsin and Maine, Cronyism Flourishes

Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) has appointed new department heads and given them $20,000- a-year raises over their predecessors. BTW, Florida public employees haven’t had a raise in four years.

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