Stories Causing Atlas to Shrug

Distopia: 

More than two Americans have been added to the food stamp rolls for every one job the Obama administration says it has created.

Labor Department statistics show median earnings have fallen 4 percent since the recession ended, after adjusting for inflation.

Over the course of Lance Armstrong's career, the US Postal Service paid him over $40 million in taxpayer dollars to build name recognition for the US Post Office in a sport primarily followed in Europe. 

Un-Wellness: 

As more studies are done we learn that high doses of supplements like multivitamins have no effect or increase the risk of the diseases we are trying to prevent.

Political Buffoonery:

Congressman Jim McDermott compared those who oppose Obamacare to the South in the Civil War.