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President Donald Trump wants to merge the federal departments of Labor and Education in what would be the biggest bureaucratic shake-up in recent history, published reports said Wednesday.

A little different take on paying taxes.... Suppose that every evening, 10 men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this :- The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. The seventh would pay $7. The eighth would pay $12. The ninth would pay $18. The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59. So, that's what they decided to do....... The 10 men drank in the bar...

All - see link for an intersting website created by students and Texas A&M. Its a fun, legal, novel approach for sports betting. http://www.centsports.com/?opcode=68626 It's simple ... when you first sign up for CentSports, we give you ten cents ($0.10) play money to bet with. You can use this to bet on almost any major college or professional sporting event (MLB, NBA and NFL games, etc.). Anything you win you keep and can use to place more bets, accumulating money as you go. You can cash out whenever you want (as soon as you have a balance of $10.00 play...

This is a very funny site. Obviously, this guy has too much time on his hands. Quite a few commands work! http://www.subservientchicken.com/

A long time ago, Britain and France were at war. During one battle, The French captured an English major. Taking the major to their headquarters, the French general began to question him. The French general asked, "Why do you English officers all wear red coats? Don't you know the red material makes you easier targets for us to shoot at?" In his bland English way, the major informed the general that the reason English officers wear red coats is so that if they are shot, the blood won't show and the men they are leading won't panic. And that is...

Diversified health care giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ - news) said on Wednesday it would seek U.S. regulatory approval to treat anthrax patients with its antibiotic drug Levaquin. The New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company said it is prepared to supply 100 million tablets free of charge to the U.S. government for use in a stockpile of drugs being compiled in case of an emergency of anthrax cases. The announcement from J&J comes hours after German drug company Bayer AG said it had reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to supply up to 300 million ...