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No matter what Obama, Clinton, any Democrat or the media say, the middle class will HAVE to have a tax increase to pay for these entitlement programs and Democrat policies. Desperately Seeking Middle-Class Tax Hikes.

Mr. Ryan's major contribution has been to expose the illusion that Mr. Obama's re-election campaign rests on: pretending that raising taxes on a few thousand "millionaires and billionaires" can fund an ever-growing government.

The shaded wedge represents the smallest possible tax increase Mr. Obama would need to achieve the same fiscal balance as Mr. Ryan—except that, in his budget, spending would be at a quarter of the economy and climbing fast. And that's by the White House's own most optimistic projections. The reality will be far messier.

Every time Mr. Obama warns about Mr. Ryan "gutting" this or that "investment," what he's not saying but is unavoidably implying is that taxes must be far higher to finance this spending. Assuming he can read the budget tables, he knows the government has made promises it cannot mathematically keep—but he hopes nobody notices.

Elevator Behavior

So what's the strangest or rudest thing you've done on an elevator? I know I've hit all the floor buttons once. Well maybe more than once. After I got off on my floor. It was an accident. I swear! Anyway, here are some Annoying And Bizarre Elevator Behaviors. Surprised passin' wind wasn't on it.

a CareerBuilder survey has uncovered some odd, and highly questionable, behavior witnessed by employees while riding up and down, including:

- Pulling down a co-worker's pants
- Changing a baby’s diaper
- Flossing teeth
- Clipping fingernails
- Fist fighting
- Showing someone a rash and asking for a diagnosis
- Moving the entire contents of a co-worker's office into the elevator, including the desk
- A woman with her arms full of papers using her head to keep the doors from closing on her
- Dancing throughout the ride

Bonus: 12 Absolutely Hilarious Elevator Notes.

Taliban Posing As 'Hotties'

Those sneaky little bastages. Taliban Pose As 'Hotties' On Facebook To Fool Soldiers Into Friending Them. C'mon man. That's like the oldest trick in the book.

Who Dares Wins

That's the motto of the British SAS (Special Air Service) who are one of the world's premier commando units. Here's a story I hadn't heard about them before. How Nine British Heroes Entered SAS Legend By Fighting Off 400 Bloodthirsty Fanatics With Their Last Bullets.

Beer

Pretty good beer commercial.

BONUS QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Beer Slogans?

Necessary College Classes

So you don't want to major in engineering, science, math, etc and just want to get that liberal arts degree so you can say you have successfully completed college. Well if that sounds like you or your kid, you might want to Take These Six Classes.

Kitteh Video

This ginger kitteh is a chick magnet.

Bonus Kitteh material: The 20 Awesomest Cats In Cleavage.

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