April 18, 2011

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration is traveling the country this week meeting with air traffic controllers to discuss safety in the wake of incidents where controllers on overnight shifts were found asleep on the job. New rules require controllers to have at least nine hours off between shifts. The FAA has also ended the practice of having just one controller on-duty overnight. Source Link

Tax Day is becoming less of a problem for the richest Americans. The latest IRS data shows the average tax rate for the 400 biggest income tax returns dropped from 26% to 17% in 15 years. Over the same period, the overall average tax rate dropped less than one percent. Deductions and loopholes are the reason why many are paying much less than the 35% top tax rate. Source Link

Don’t blame America’s epidemic of diabetes on diet soda. That’s the conclusion of a new study that says drinkers of diet soda don’t have any more risk of diabetes from their calorie-counting habit. Those who drink sugar-sweetened sodas had a higher risk of diabetes. And the study found that coffee drinkers -- both regular and de-caf -- had a lower incidence of diabetes. Source Link