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		<title>Why is Christianity such a joke?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// From a Christian perspective it can be tough to understand why their religion is laughed at by many. The best way for a Christian to understand why it is often viewed with levity and humor is by analogy. This is not addressing the truth or falsity of actual Christian beliefs, but rather clarifies a [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/02/islam-incompatible-with-modernity-no-more-than-christianity/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Islam: Incompatible with Modernity? No More than Christianity'>Islam: Incompatible with Modernity? No More than Christianity</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/12/why-is-christianity-such-a-joke/</link>
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		<title>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing from part 3, on why the rich are taxed less than everyone else. // 6. Corporations and businesses The largest business firms in America are in a position to exploit countless loopholes and exemptions and deductions, as well as lobby for and legislate new ones, that small and medium-sized businesses will never be able [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 2)'>Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 2)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 3)'>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 3)</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-4/</link>
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		<title>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 3)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing from Part 2, reasons why the rich are taxed less than everyone else in America. // 5. The rich spend less and save more It is a very common observation in economics that people with greater incomes tend to save more of their money. This is true not just in absolute terms, but in [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 1)'>Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 1)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-4/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)'>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-3/</link>
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		<title>Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// Continuing from Part 1, reasons why the rich are taxed less than everyone else in America. 3. The rich enjoy outsize influence over the government The wealthiest Americans enjoy significant influence over the political and legislative process. They are able to nudge policy in this or that direction through their campaign donations, influence peddling [...]


Related:<ol><li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-4/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)'>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 3)'>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 3)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-1/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 1)'>Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 1)</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the surface, it may seem that the rich in America pay more in taxes than the middle class or poor. And technically, this is true. The tax code applies higher marginal income tax rates the further up on the income scale one gets. But this is only half the story. There are several key [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 2)'>Taxes on the rich: The rich really are taxed less (Part 2)</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-4/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)'>Taxes on the rich: the rich really are taxed less (Part 4)</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/09/taxes-on-the-rich-the-rich-really-are-taxed-less-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Gay Marriage and the impact of New York Gay Marriage Legislation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// New York state&#8217;s recognition of gay marriage is a significant point in the evolution of American marriage rights. New York has become the largest, most influential and most important state to recognize gay marriage. Although New York is unequivocally a liberal state, it does contain a significant conservative element, especially in the northern part [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/03/gay-marriage-interracial-marriage-and-conservative-values/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Gay Marriage, Interracial Marriage, and Conservative Values'>Gay Marriage, Interracial Marriage, and Conservative Values</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2009/12/black-hypocrisy-on-gay-marriage/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Black Hypocrisy on Gay Marriage'>Black Hypocrisy on Gay Marriage</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/06/gay-marriage-and-the-impact-of-new-york-gay-marriage-legislation/</link>
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		<title>American Foreign Policy, Afghanistan, and Choices between Domestic and Foreign Priorities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// The United States is at a turning point in its foreign policy history. For the first time in many decades, the US faces the choice between domestic priorities and foreign entanglements. This fork in the road was bound to arrive sooner or later, but the disastrous and foolhardy adventures begun under George Bush II [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2011/04/china-the-us-and-the-end-of-the-american-era/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: China, the US and the End of the American Era'>China, the US and the End of the American Era</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2009/12/somalia-the-next-afghanistan/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Somalia: The Next Afghanistan?'>Somalia: The Next Afghanistan?</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/06/american-foreign-policy-afghanistan-domestic-foreign/</link>
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		<title>Why President Obama may win in 2012, part two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// Continued from the previous post. These are the top ten reasons President Obama may win a second term in 2012, part two. 6. Evangelicals and values voters are likely to sit home With Mike Huckabee dropped out of the race, many Evangelicals and their conservative Christian ilk do not have anybody to enthusiastically support. This [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/03/healthcare-bill-passes-now-things-get-interesting/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Healthcare Bill Passes, Now Things Get Interesting'>Healthcare Bill Passes, Now Things Get Interesting</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/01/obama-starts-to-get-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obama Starts to Get It'>Obama Starts to Get It</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/06/why-president-obama-may-win-in-2012-part-two/</link>
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		<title>Why President Obama may win in 2012, part one</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// These are the top 10 reasons why President Obama may win a second term in 2012, part one. 1. Incumbency As the incumbent, Barack Obama has a significant advantage that has documented over many election cycles. He enjoys built-in luxuries such as massive media and press coverage of anything he does or says, including [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/01/state-of-the-obama-union-asymmetrical/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: State of the Obama Union: Asymmetrical'>State of the Obama Union: Asymmetrical</a></li>
<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/01/obama-starts-to-get-it/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Obama Starts to Get It'>Obama Starts to Get It</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/06/why-president-obama-may-win-in-2012-part-one/</link>
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		<title>God and Sex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[// God and sex often have a relationship of mutual suspicion. To succeed with one, one must often fail with the other. Religion in general is typically a force for restraining the passions and modifying human desires. Major religions emphasize forsaking the things of the material world for the purpose of success in the supernatural [...]


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<li><a href='http://100treatises.com/2010/06/god-of-the-gaps-chance-and-atheism/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: God of the Gaps, Chance and Atheism'>God of the Gaps, Chance and Atheism</a></li>
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		<link>http://100treatises.com/2011/06/god-and-sex/</link>
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