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Florida is the 8th most diverse state in the nation
With Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing and the leadership in Fortune 500 companies still dominated by Caucasian males, the personal-finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2018’s Most & Least Diverse States in America.
To determine where the most idea and identity exchanges have occurred at the highest level in the U.S. — and where the population is relatively more homogeneous — WalletHub compared the 50 states across six key categories: socio-economic, cultural, economic, household, religious and political diversity.
Diversity in Florida (1=Most Diverse, 25=Avg.):
- 22nd – Educational-Attainment Diversity
- 9th – Racial & Ethnic Diversity
- 7th – Linguistic Diversity
- 2nd – Birthplace Diversity
- 16th – Industry Diversity*
- 3rd – Marital-Status Diversity
- 1st – Generational Diversity
- 12th – Household-Type Diversity
*Includes civilian employed population aged 16 and older
For the full report, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/most-least-diverse-states-in-america/38262/
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Back to School!
August marks the start of school for much of the U.S. The Palm Beach County schools start August 13! If you still need to do school shopping, this weekend is Tax-Free Weekend in Florida. From Friday, August 3rd through Sunday, August 5th, clothing, footwear, and certain school supplies are tax free. The Florida Department of Revenue provides a complete list of eligible purchases. Many other states also have Tax Free Weekends with similar benefits.
Although most books aren’t tax-free this weekend, the affordable In 90 Pages books are worth the extra tax cents to get off to a good start. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are essential skills for every student. Students are even often expected to know how to create a document, spreadsheet, and presentation with no extra instruction. The In 90 Pages series provides clear, step-by-step instruction, and an easy to use QUICK REFERENCE page keyed to the…
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Clothing optional beach in Palm Beach County this summer? Perhaps
This morning, February 2, 2018, the non-profit Palm Beach Naturists sent a demand letter to Palm Beach County Commissioners. It was a call for a family-friendly clothing-optional beach at one of their 11 public county beaches (see below). Last year, they were unofficially denied; however, the naturists still are retaining their right under Florida law to set up a clothing optional beach on their own. If the county does not act by their April 20, 2018, commission meeting, then the growing group says they will do it themselves, setting up their own signs and will decide which beach it will be.
They also have an online petition they just started which they expect to have over 1,000 signatures by the close of February. The group looks forward to “thousands of Palm Beach County residents and tourists will be able to enjoy a family-friendly clothing optional beach in our own backyard…
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Should We Give Politicians the Power to Swap Campaign Cash for Corrupt Earmarks?
This is depressing.
Republicans botched the repeal of Obamacare. They’ve already sold out (twice!) on the spending caps in the Budget Control Act, and they’re about to do it again.
And now they want to bring back earmarks.
In this interview with Neil Cavuto, I explain why this is a very troubling development.
One thing I didn’t mention in the interview is that earmarks are inherently corrupt. Indeed, there’s a near-universal four-step process that – in a just world – would result in politicians getting arrested (see 18 U.S. Code § 203) for bribery, graft, and conflicts of interest.
- An interest group decides it wants other people’s money and decides to use government as a middleman.
- The interest group hires lobbyists, most of whom are former members of Congress or former staff members.
- The interest group and the lobbyists direct campaign contributions to one or…
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