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16 years ago @ Big Government - U.K. Cancer Death Rate... · 0 replies · +1 points

Is that supposed to be the percentage of the total population, or just the percentage of those who have cancer who die?

16 years ago @ Big Government - Thursday Open Thread: ... · 0 replies · +2 points

It was a good deal more difficult than usual for me to think of a list of things I'm thankful for this year. It was a little easier when I thought of all the folks here who pay attention, are getting involved, and spreading truth, bit by bit.

So thank you, to all of you, and have a very Happy Thanksgiving.

16 years ago @ Big Government - Obama to Taxpayers: Am... · 1 reply · +2 points

Haven't you seen? Volunteering and providing a public service for free is no longer allowed. The SEIU is threatening a lawsuit against scouts for a similar project. See http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,575650,00.htm...

16 years ago @ Big Government - Finally, A Congressman... · 0 replies · +2 points

He doesn't have to answer. We can still call and fax our feelings his direction, and let him sort them out.

16 years ago @ Big Government - Real Obama Miracle: Cr... · 1 reply · +1 points

The government can't "create" jobs. All they can do is take money from one and give it to another. All they have to work with is our money. Think about it.

16 years ago @ Big Government - Truth and Consequences... · 3 replies · +1 points

It's ridiculous to argue that health care reform, and a component of health care reform (i.e. tort reform) are too big an issue combined to tackle simultaneously. They are intertwined. Neither is tort reform on its own incapable of being enacted - Texas has managed to pass tort reform, and lowered health care costs.
If the argument here is that our elected representatives can't vote to represent their constituents, but are instead at the mercy of the big, bad, rich lobbyists, then we need to be electing some new representatives. Who, after all, has the opportunity to vote and pass legislation? (Here's a clue - it's not the lobbyists.)

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article1...

16 years ago @ Big Government - Obama’s Pet Goat Moment · 0 replies · +1 points

Wiki cites sources. Check the bottom of the page, and do a little homework to see whose "facts" you are quoting.

16 years ago @ Big Government - The Real Axis of Evil:... · 0 replies · +1 points

And this one:
http://commoditytradealert.com/blog/?p=3596

16 years ago @ Big Government - The Real Axis of Evil:... · 2 replies · 0 points

"We and our children will be paying that money back to the Chinese for decades, and we have nothing to show for it. Some people might call that indentured servitude."

The greater problem comes when no one is willing to loan us money anymore, or China demands that we pay it back. We're getting to the point that we can't even make the interest payments. I saw this article yestereday:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/i...

Note this paragraph:
"The supply crunch has helped push gold to an all-time high, reaching $1,118 an ounce at one stage yesterday. The key driver over recent days has been the move by India's central bank to soak up half of the gold being sold by the International Monetary Fund. It is the latest sign that the rising powers of Asia and the commodity bloc are growing wary of Western paper money and debt."

We MUST prevent any more massive spending. Our children can't afford it.

16 years ago @ Big Government - Forcing Us to Buy Heal... · 0 replies · +1 points

Unless you live where I do, in which case your car is impounded on the spot if you are caught driving without liability insurance, illegal alien or citizen alike.

It all comes back to the concept that your freedoms only extend so far as to where the next person's begin. You damage me with your car, you are responsible, so liability insurance is required. I don't have a problem with that, since I've seen what happens when someone with no insurance hits you.

I DO have a problem with being told that I have to buy health insurance when they're planning on drastically increasing my premiums at the same time, and forcing me to pay to cover every smoker, drinker, obese person, and suicidal freak out there. It's completely the OPPOSITE of auto insurance. Auto insurance laws are to KEEP you from having to pay for those who make bad decisions. This health insurance plan is going to FORCE you to pay for those who make bad decisions.

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