I’m a lover of profound quotes. And, one of my favorites is “Poverty is the parent of crime and revolution.” That one came from Aristotle all the way back in ancient Athens. But it’s every bit as true and profound today as it was back in 350 BC.

©2015 Bloomberg View NZ47LI6JIJV6 (Bloomberg) — Democrats in Congress are putting a high price on lifting the 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude oil exports. “At the top of the list is a long extension” of wind and solar tax breaks, Senator Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said Wednesday. The tax