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To: TimF who wrote (355306)	10/18/2007 6:57:53 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574181

re: OK, so a family of 6 rather than 4, but $60k is still middle class. No, they are not. And they can't afford health insurance... which is the major point. re: As for transfers and subsidies to the middle class thats most of the federal budget. There isn't and wasn't any need for a specific list, and listing all the programs wouldn't be worth the effort, but for a start Social Security A dedicated, line item tax on every ones paycheck. They pay in and they have a defined benefit. Not a subsidy. re: Medicare Same. re:SCHIP (esp. if the proposed expansion goes in to effect) We're talking "mostly to the middle class". You think SCHIP goes mostly to the middle class. LOL. re: government subsidies or guarantees for mortgages The only government subsidies I know for are for the poor. What mortgage guarantees are you talking about? I'm middle class, nobody guaranteed my mortgage. re: If you extended the discussion to targeted tax breaks you have the mortgage interest deduction. Which applies to every class. re: That's just a start, but I listed the most important and/or relevant examples. You are just making shit up, again.