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6/23/2017 12:17 AM

The Republicans say no one should be required to buy health insurance.

We require people to pay income tax. How is this any different? Everyone needs protection from invasion, roads to get around, and health. Have you met anyone who never needed medical care at some time? And even those who have never been sick or injured would ( Read more... )

6/23/2017 12:08 AM

If the Republicans were serious about improving our health, they would tax the hell out of tobacco (and vaping) products.

And to be consistent, end all subsidies for tobacco farming - if we shouldn't be using the stuff, why should anybody be growing it?

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Sat Jan 7 20:54:04 EST 2017

This afternoon I went out to shovel the sidewalk. We got a little snow overnight. It's powdery, and sweeping would have worked. Since one of the streets at our corner has been narrowed we have more sidewalk now in front of the house. I don't feel compelled to shovel it all clear; just to make a sufficient path. (It ( Read more... )

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Wed Apr 1 14:04:17 EDT 2015

Sound advice for spotting imposter scams:
Don't trust a name or number: Con artists use official-sounding names and they can "spoof" their phone numbers to make you trust them. They can make the caller ID display any number they want - a local police department, government agency, bank, credit card company or other ( Read more... )

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2011/09/19 20:00

Republicans are calling proposals to raise taxes on the wealthy "class warfare". Would someone like to explain to me how what the Republicans have been pushing for all along ‐ shifting the tax burden from the wealthy to everyone else (or cutting taxes on those with resources and cutting services for everyone - effectively ( Read more... )