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...aimed at low-income home buyers. But the bulk of the tax benefits flow to the upper end of the income spectrum. And to the coasts as well: a study by two Wharton School economists found that homeowners in high-priced regions in California and on the Eastern seaboard suck up most of the gains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Get Homeowners Off Welfare | 10/12/2009 | See Source »

...simply by using your mental powers to "attract" it. The poor listened to upbeat preachers like Joel Osteen and took out subprime mortgages. The rich paid for seminars led by motivational speakers like Tony Robbins and repackaged those mortgages into securities sold around the world. (Read "Yes, I Suck: Self-Help Through Negative Thinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Overrated Optimism: The Peril of Positive Thinking | 10/10/2009 | See Source »

...general,” Hong says. “In both cases, you’re almost required to be a little obsessive-compulsive with studying and training. You learn that if you have to get something done in cycling or in school work, sometimes you just have to suck...

Author: By B. marjorie Gullick, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Senior Shines in Newfound Passion | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...secret that Twitter can be a tremendous time-suck. But imagine getting paid for wasting those precious minutes of your day. With companies desperate to reach consumers in the social-media crowd, it's now possible to make a buck or two--or much more--on Twitter. A company called Izea, which made its name connecting bloggers with firms willing to compensate them for plugs on their blogs, has set up a similar service for the Twittersphere. At a site called Sponsored Tweets, Twitter users can sign in, set the price they want companies to pay them for tweeting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Brought to You by Twitter | 10/5/2009 | See Source »

...differently in capture - he doesn't believe they would be - but whether male soldiers could watch a woman being tortured and react in a way that wouldn't endanger the rest of the troops or inspire them to reveal state secrets. "The attitude with men [in capture] is just 'Suck it in and welcome to captivity,' but if they watching a woman suffer like that, it's a whole different ball game...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Soon Will Australia's Female Soldiers Be on the Frontlines? | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

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