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		<title>By: Nutritional Supplements Weight Loss Weight Loss</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nutritional Supplements Weight Loss Weight Loss</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Nutritional Supplements Weight Loss Weight Loss&lt;/strong&gt;

I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view</description>
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<p>I can not agree with you in 100% regarding some thoughts, but you got good point of view<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4899076', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Mortgage Refinancing Florida</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mortgage Refinancing Florida</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Mortgage Refinancing Florida&lt;/strong&gt;

Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it&#039;s all over much too soon. Woody Allen.</description>
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<p>Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering &#8211; and it&#8217;s all over much too soon. Woody Allen.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4895438', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Dania Patrick Pic</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dania Patrick Pic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Dania Patrick Pic&lt;/strong&gt;

I Googled for something completely different, but found your page...and have to say thanks. nice read.</description>
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<p>I Googled for something completely different, but found your page&#8230;and have to say thanks. nice read.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4762782', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ruben Br?ckner</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ruben Br?ckner</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Ruben Br?ckner&lt;/strong&gt;

Recent trends in this market have extended to the implementation of Self Booking Tools which allow automated booking of trips within</description>
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<p>Recent trends in this market have extended to the implementation of Self Booking Tools which allow automated booking of trips within<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4605178', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Childrens Party Planners</title>
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		<dc:creator>Childrens Party Planners</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Childrens Party Planners&lt;/strong&gt;

Your blog makes very interesting reading. I&#039;m sure others will think so too I look forward to reading their comments.</description>
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<p>Your blog makes very interesting reading. I&#8217;m sure others will think so too I look forward to reading their comments.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4457518', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: kindness</title>
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		<dc:creator>kindness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>FDA I mean.  Oops.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>FDA I mean.  Oops.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84573', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: kindness</title>
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		<dc:creator>kindness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yea it&#039;s his baby at the moment.  His voice is odd.

Thimerosol is a combination of Some mercury compounds w/ formaldihyde.  Yes those things will kill any bacteria in them, but they are also not very good for our bodies either.

An adult can handle them OK cause our livers are bigger and better developed (that is where the formaldehyde is removed, broken down &amp; stored by your bodies).  Mercury isn&#039;t good for anyone, adult or infant.  But an infant, especially a newborn has such a tiny liver that doesn&#039;t really function at peak performance, that is why they think it effects kids more.  Plus look at all the vaccines they give kids today vs. how many we had when we were kids.  In Japan they don&#039;t start vaccinating their children until they are 2 + years old.  Their incidence of autism is way less than ours.  There is definitely a link even if the AMA won&#039;t admit it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yea it&#8217;s his baby at the moment.  His voice is odd.</p>
<p>Thimerosol is a combination of Some mercury compounds w/ formaldihyde.  Yes those things will kill any bacteria in them, but they are also not very good for our bodies either.</p>
<p>An adult can handle them OK cause our livers are bigger and better developed (that is where the formaldehyde is removed, broken down &amp; stored by your bodies).  Mercury isn&#8217;t good for anyone, adult or infant.  But an infant, especially a newborn has such a tiny liver that doesn&#8217;t really function at peak performance, that is why they think it effects kids more.  Plus look at all the vaccines they give kids today vs. how many we had when we were kids.  In Japan they don&#8217;t start vaccinating their children until they are 2 + years old.  Their incidence of autism is way less than ours.  There is definitely a link even if the AMA won&#8217;t admit it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84572', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Spudge_Boy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Spudge_Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 06:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I saw Robert Kennedy Jr. on Real Time with Bill Maher. He seems like a very well educated guy, with a lot to say. He was talking about the same topic. I would take it that maybe he has had some experience with the Health Care Industry, which may be related to his voice. That would explain why he&#039;s mad as hell.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw Robert Kennedy Jr. on Real Time with Bill Maher. He seems like a very well educated guy, with a lot to say. He was talking about the same topic. I would take it that maybe he has had some experience with the Health Care Industry, which may be related to his voice. That would explain why he&#8217;s mad as hell.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84238', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Skid</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/03/refinancing-the-mortgage-on-our-childrens-future/comment-page-1/#comment-84226</link>
		<dc:creator>Skid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 04:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>R.F.Kennedy Jr. was talking about it on the Daily Show two weeks ago. By the way, does anyone know why his voice is so scratchy? It sounds like its painful for him to speak.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>R.F.Kennedy Jr. was talking about it on the Daily Show two weeks ago. By the way, does anyone know why his voice is so scratchy? It sounds like its painful for him to speak.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84226', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 04:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I heard about the Thimerosol used in vaccines that is actually mercury based.  Years ago, contact lens solutions were preserved in thimerosol, and the reactions by some people was remarkable.  Some had to give up contact lenses.  Bobby Kennedy has been trying to get this word out on vaccines, but he has met obstacles along the way.  I think it may have been covered recently on a TV show (60 minutes?) but the general public is terribly uninformed.  The pharmaceutical companies like it that way -- &quot;keep &#039;em ignorant&quot; seems to be their motto.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I heard about the Thimerosol used in vaccines that is actually mercury based.  Years ago, contact lens solutions were preserved in thimerosol, and the reactions by some people was remarkable.  Some had to give up contact lenses.  Bobby Kennedy has been trying to get this word out on vaccines, but he has met obstacles along the way.  I think it may have been covered recently on a TV show (60 minutes?) but the general public is terribly uninformed.  The pharmaceutical companies like it that way &#8212; &#8220;keep &#8216;em ignorant&#8221; seems to be their motto.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84221', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ryan Neat</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/03/refinancing-the-mortgage-on-our-childrens-future/comment-page-1/#comment-84213</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Neat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 03:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Steed,

There&#039;s no social security crisis you idiot. We have IMMEDIATE problems that are far more pressing.  And if you&#039;re interested in the welfare of your children, then

1) you should care about autism caused by vaccines.  
2) you should care about underfunded education.
3) you should care about funding health care.
4) you should care about food stamps for families.
5) you should care about global warming.
6) you should care about the insidious debt being racked up because of irresponsible and mismanagement.
7) you should care about getting medicare costs under control instead of turning it into a piggy bank for pharmaceuticals.

Also the &#039;crisis&#039; at worst means that there&#039;s no problems for 40 years, and that point it means that people simply receive 85% of their benefits with NO CHANGES to the current system.  If you remove the cap on the wealthy wage earners so they pay the SAME percentage as poor workers do (ironically poor workers are least able to afford their rates!) - then 100% of the issue is solved with social security.

So basically the social security issue is an idiot issue for idiot CONservatives - and hence why you were obviously drawn to it!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steed,</p>
<p>There&#8217;s no social security crisis you idiot. We have IMMEDIATE problems that are far more pressing.  And if you&#8217;re interested in the welfare of your children, then</p>
<p>1) you should care about autism caused by vaccines.<br />
2) you should care about underfunded education.<br />
3) you should care about funding health care.<br />
4) you should care about food stamps for families.<br />
5) you should care about global warming.<br />
6) you should care about the insidious debt being racked up because of irresponsible and mismanagement.<br />
7) you should care about getting medicare costs under control instead of turning it into a piggy bank for pharmaceuticals.</p>
<p>Also the &#8216;crisis&#8217; at worst means that there&#8217;s no problems for 40 years, and that point it means that people simply receive 85% of their benefits with NO CHANGES to the current system.  If you remove the cap on the wealthy wage earners so they pay the SAME percentage as poor workers do (ironically poor workers are least able to afford their rates!) &#8211; then 100% of the issue is solved with social security.</p>
<p>So basically the social security issue is an idiot issue for idiot CONservatives &#8211; and hence why you were obviously drawn to it!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84213', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 03:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Social Security will not go broke as long as there are working people.  Even King George has admitted that his plan to privatize SS will not provide the solution. There are many solutions; among them -  raise the cap on taxable wages -- and do a spread sheet on payables to retirees.  Benefits are now paid according to what was earned, but benefits would then be paid on a declining scale after reaching a prescribed figure.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Social Security will not go broke as long as there are working people.  Even King George has admitted that his plan to privatize SS will not provide the solution. There are many solutions; among them &#8211;  raise the cap on taxable wages &#8212; and do a spread sheet on payables to retirees.  Benefits are now paid according to what was earned, but benefits would then be paid on a declining scale after reaching a prescribed figure.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84211', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Spudge_Boy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Spudge_Boy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 03:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey Steed,

The Director of the Social Security program has already publicly stated that Social Security is not in fear of going bankrupt or in need of reform and that it is only the NeoCons saying that to freak people out. So, nobody needs to give you a solution to Social Secruity reform, because it doesn&#039;t need reform.

&quot;Hey everybody, the Social Security program is going bakrupt. DOn&#039;t pay attention to the illegal war in Iraq. Look at the monkey! just look at the cute little monkey.&quot;

Go do some research and learn something. Stop trying to change the topic to a another empty arguement.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey Steed,</p>
<p>The Director of the Social Security program has already publicly stated that Social Security is not in fear of going bankrupt or in need of reform and that it is only the NeoCons saying that to freak people out. So, nobody needs to give you a solution to Social Secruity reform, because it doesn&#8217;t need reform.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey everybody, the Social Security program is going bakrupt. DOn&#8217;t pay attention to the illegal war in Iraq. Look at the monkey! just look at the cute little monkey.&#8221;</p>
<p>Go do some research and learn something. Stop trying to change the topic to a another empty arguement.&#8221;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84198', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Skid</title>
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		<dc:creator>Skid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 02:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Shit Steed, how many times does someone have to repeat it before you&#039;ll remember? Pay attention next time.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shit Steed, how many times does someone have to repeat it before you&#8217;ll remember? Pay attention next time.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84189', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Steed Lankershim</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/03/refinancing-the-mortgage-on-our-childrens-future/comment-page-1/#comment-84172</link>
		<dc:creator>Steed Lankershim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2005 01:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>If anyone here was concerned about our chidrens&#039; future they would support Soc Sec reform or at least have a solution.  Has this site ever offered a solution and actively supported it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If anyone here was concerned about our chidrens&#8217; future they would support Soc Sec reform or at least have a solution.  Has this site ever offered a solution and actively supported it?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84172', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ryan Neat</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/03/refinancing-the-mortgage-on-our-childrens-future/comment-page-1/#comment-84112</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Neat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Cynical,

That would be nice, but CONservatives never pay their own way.  Wealthy americans benefit the most from Airports, infrastructure and other public works - yet they pay less and less of the costs each year.  Jared Diamond in Collapse talks about how the Myan elite became increasingly parasitic on the working class, and that eventually crushed the society and it collapse.  Ironically this is the most common reason why civilizations collapse - and if we don&#039;t find a way out of the cycle, ours will follow suit.

But there I go again using my brain instead of falling in line with some jacka$$ dogma from the school of relentless untethered capitalism...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cynical,</p>
<p>That would be nice, but CONservatives never pay their own way.  Wealthy americans benefit the most from Airports, infrastructure and other public works &#8211; yet they pay less and less of the costs each year.  Jared Diamond in Collapse talks about how the Myan elite became increasingly parasitic on the working class, and that eventually crushed the society and it collapse.  Ironically this is the most common reason why civilizations collapse &#8211; and if we don&#8217;t find a way out of the cycle, ours will follow suit.</p>
<p>But there I go again using my brain instead of falling in line with some jacka$$ dogma from the school of relentless untethered capitalism&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84112', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cynical ex-hippie</title>
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		<dc:creator>cynical ex-hippie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I think Republicans should pay for their own policies. The national debt increased $2 trillion under Bush. He got 60 million votes in 2004. That comes out to $33,000 each, plus interest.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think Republicans should pay for their own policies. The national debt increased $2 trillion under Bush. He got 60 million votes in 2004. That comes out to $33,000 each, plus interest.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84108', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ryan Neat</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ryan Neat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>We have entirely too much debt, and the world&#039;s willingness and need to sponsor that debt will go away.  The scenario we&#039;re in is what financial planners freak out about.  Once an individual (or country) has acquired too much high risk debt, then the debt crushes their ability to function properly.

But this is unfortunately EXACTLY what the fascists want. Their approach is to so crush the system so much that the government will no longer be able to afford social programs, so their grubby/greedy little selves will no longer have to pay for these things.  The cynical, self serving and foolishness of this gamble is beyond irresponsible - it&#039;s clinically insane!

The facts are there, liberalism works, and CONservatism is the policy of the wicked, selfish, clueless and greedy.  Here&#039;s a great excerpt from a recent EJDionne article that lays it out licely!

The fact is that every year 27 million Americans are lifted from poverty by our system of public benefits. More than 80 million Americans receive health insurance through a government program -- Medicaid, Medicare or the State Children&#039;s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP. Without these programs, tens of millions would be unable to afford access to medical care. As the center notes, government programs reduce both the extent and the depth of poverty.

Does all this cost a fortune? Not by any fair reckoning. Federal spending on Medicaid and SCHIP represents 1.5 percent of gross domestic product. Federal financing for the rest of the low-income programs consumes just 2.3 percent of GDP. For a sense of comparison, consider that defense spending consumes 4 percent of GDP and interest on the national debt gobbles up 1.5 percent. President Bush&#039;s tax cuts -- which go in large part to the wealthiest Americans -- will consume roughly 2 percent of GDP.

And federal spending for the poor does a huge amount of good. Food stamps, the center notes, &quot;help more than 25 million people with low incomes afford an adequate diet.&quot; The school lunch and breakfast programs provide free and reduced-price meals to 22 million schoolchildren from low-income families. The supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children known as WIC helps about 8 million pregnant and postpartum women and their children under 5. One of its effects has been to reduce the incidence of low birth weight among infants. Think of WIC as one of our most important pro-life programs.

Or take the earned-income tax credit, which supplements the incomes of the working poor. Census data show that in 2002 the EITC &quot;lifted 4.9 million people out of poverty, including 2.7 million children.&quot; Without the EITC, the center notes, &quot;the poverty rate among children would have been nearly one-third higher.&quot;

The report cites conservative economist and Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker, who once wrote that the earned-income tax credit &quot;rewards rather than penalizes poor families with working members.&quot; Yes, government programs can fight poverty while decreasing dependency.

Without government, our health care mess would be much worse. Just imagine how many more Americans would lack health coverage if 50 million of our fellow citizens -- many of them children -- did not have access to Medicaid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have entirely too much debt, and the world&#8217;s willingness and need to sponsor that debt will go away.  The scenario we&#8217;re in is what financial planners freak out about.  Once an individual (or country) has acquired too much high risk debt, then the debt crushes their ability to function properly.</p>
<p>But this is unfortunately EXACTLY what the fascists want. Their approach is to so crush the system so much that the government will no longer be able to afford social programs, so their grubby/greedy little selves will no longer have to pay for these things.  The cynical, self serving and foolishness of this gamble is beyond irresponsible &#8211; it&#8217;s clinically insane!</p>
<p>The facts are there, liberalism works, and CONservatism is the policy of the wicked, selfish, clueless and greedy.  Here&#8217;s a great excerpt from a recent EJDionne article that lays it out licely!</p>
<p>The fact is that every year 27 million Americans are lifted from poverty by our system of public benefits. More than 80 million Americans receive health insurance through a government program &#8212; Medicaid, Medicare or the State Children&#8217;s Health Insurance Program, known as SCHIP. Without these programs, tens of millions would be unable to afford access to medical care. As the center notes, government programs reduce both the extent and the depth of poverty.</p>
<p>Does all this cost a fortune? Not by any fair reckoning. Federal spending on Medicaid and SCHIP represents 1.5 percent of gross domestic product. Federal financing for the rest of the low-income programs consumes just 2.3 percent of GDP. For a sense of comparison, consider that defense spending consumes 4 percent of GDP and interest on the national debt gobbles up 1.5 percent. President Bush&#8217;s tax cuts &#8212; which go in large part to the wealthiest Americans &#8212; will consume roughly 2 percent of GDP.</p>
<p>And federal spending for the poor does a huge amount of good. Food stamps, the center notes, &#8220;help more than 25 million people with low incomes afford an adequate diet.&#8221; The school lunch and breakfast programs provide free and reduced-price meals to 22 million schoolchildren from low-income families. The supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children known as WIC helps about 8 million pregnant and postpartum women and their children under 5. One of its effects has been to reduce the incidence of low birth weight among infants. Think of WIC as one of our most important pro-life programs.</p>
<p>Or take the earned-income tax credit, which supplements the incomes of the working poor. Census data show that in 2002 the EITC &#8220;lifted 4.9 million people out of poverty, including 2.7 million children.&#8221; Without the EITC, the center notes, &#8220;the poverty rate among children would have been nearly one-third higher.&#8221;</p>
<p>The report cites conservative economist and Nobel Prize winner Gary Becker, who once wrote that the earned-income tax credit &#8220;rewards rather than penalizes poor families with working members.&#8221; Yes, government programs can fight poverty while decreasing dependency.</p>
<p>Without government, our health care mess would be much worse. Just imagine how many more Americans would lack health coverage if 50 million of our fellow citizens &#8212; many of them children &#8212; did not have access to Medicaid.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84069', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ryan Neat</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/03/refinancing-the-mortgage-on-our-childrens-future/comment-page-1/#comment-84012</link>
		<dc:creator>Ryan Neat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Marie,

Well they can get over it - I&#039;ll whine all I want about the fact that the election was stolen.  CONservatives always accuse people who point out the truth to them of &#039;whining&#039;, but that&#039;s just their anxiety and insecurity showing.  I don&#039;t care if they whine about voting rights violations by some democrats - frankly I&#039;m as appalled as they are if a democrat does this.  I personally believe that the Kennedy election was probably stolen from Republicans, and I think that&#039;s sad - but I&#039;m not going to close ranks around the mob just because they did this &#039;for me&#039;, in the same way I&#039;d hope an honest and moral republican wouldn&#039;t want their fascist radicals to steal an election for them.  If it takes this kind of dishonesty, then you&#039;re doing something wrong!  It&#039;s too late to reverse the last election - period, but if we don&#039;t honestly and openly admit the election was rigged, then we don&#039;t actually live in a democracy!

Now as for the specifics of the election being stolen - here are two great sites!

http://archive.democrats.com/display.cfm?id=181

http://www.washingtonfreepress.org/73/howTheGrinch.htm</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marie,</p>
<p>Well they can get over it &#8211; I&#8217;ll whine all I want about the fact that the election was stolen.  CONservatives always accuse people who point out the truth to them of &#8216;whining&#8217;, but that&#8217;s just their anxiety and insecurity showing.  I don&#8217;t care if they whine about voting rights violations by some democrats &#8211; frankly I&#8217;m as appalled as they are if a democrat does this.  I personally believe that the Kennedy election was probably stolen from Republicans, and I think that&#8217;s sad &#8211; but I&#8217;m not going to close ranks around the mob just because they did this &#8216;for me&#8217;, in the same way I&#8217;d hope an honest and moral republican wouldn&#8217;t want their fascist radicals to steal an election for them.  If it takes this kind of dishonesty, then you&#8217;re doing something wrong!  It&#8217;s too late to reverse the last election &#8211; period, but if we don&#8217;t honestly and openly admit the election was rigged, then we don&#8217;t actually live in a democracy!</p>
<p>Now as for the specifics of the election being stolen &#8211; here are two great sites!</p>
<p><a href="http://archive.democrats.com/display.cfm?id=181" rel="nofollow">http://archive.democrats.com/display.cfm?id=181</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonfreepress.org/73/howTheGrinch.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.washingtonfreepress.org/73/howTheGrinch.htm</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84012', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Marie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2005/08/03/refinancing-the-mortgage-on-our-childrens-future/comment-page-1/#comment-84005</link>
		<dc:creator>Marie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 22:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oops! This topic is about taxes, right.  If a Democrat had ruined the economy to this extent with nothing to thow for its debt, the howls would be heard around the world.  As it is, Bush&#039;s tax cuts resulted in drastic cuts in all programs of all sorts, reduced states&#039; budgets, increasing the $$ that people have to pay for all other services from schools to health.  But, Bush&#039;s friends did real good -- they get their write offs, their off-shore companies, their defense contracts, their pork bills, and the rest of us can observe.  If you put Bush&#039;s tax cut to the average American on one hand and you spit in the other - which one gave you more?  
Our grandchildren will be paying for this insane fiscal policy - not to mention that we will pay for this until the day we die!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oops! This topic is about taxes, right.  If a Democrat had ruined the economy to this extent with nothing to thow for its debt, the howls would be heard around the world.  As it is, Bush&#8217;s tax cuts resulted in drastic cuts in all programs of all sorts, reduced states&#8217; budgets, increasing the $$ that people have to pay for all other services from schools to health.  But, Bush&#8217;s friends did real good &#8212; they get their write offs, their off-shore companies, their defense contracts, their pork bills, and the rest of us can observe.  If you put Bush&#8217;s tax cut to the average American on one hand and you spit in the other &#8211; which one gave you more?<br />
Our grandchildren will be paying for this insane fiscal policy &#8211; not to mention that we will pay for this until the day we die!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=84005', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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