For many radio stations, it appears, they’re getting what they pay for. Rush Limbaugh gives his show away for free to small and medium markets, in exchange for advertising time. Doesn’t really surprise, me, and I reckon that’s probably been Air America’s business plan, too. Unfortunately, as regards their current lineup, I doubt they can even give it away.

As many of us struggle to get our shit (and dollars) together to pay our taxes, it’s comforting to know that offshore corporate tax scams are stealing $100 billion a year (give or take) in tax revenue that the rest of us have to make up for. You can see a state-by-state breakdown of how much you’re getting fleeced for here. In New York, it’s over $8 billion. That’s about half of the State’s budget deficit (the one that’s got Governor Blinky calling for layoffs and massive cuts to health care and education – among other things). In other words, if we could recover that money, we’d balance the books in two years. In theory, anyway. In practice, Republicans would just ram through tax cuts for rich people and we’d be in the same hole we’re in now.

Still, you’d think if they can tell you how much money we’re supposed to be getting, they could change the tax laws to plug the hole in the dike. But that’s probably just Socialist crazy talk.

I hope this isn’t too obvious (no doubt Vernon will do better later on):