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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (111448)	2/17/2008 10:51:50 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

so, in your world, the solution to every problem is to fatten the wallets of the rich and we'd all in peace and harmony. of course that means your wallet and not a lot of other people's wallet. how generous of you. ;-) i guess if you killed off all those who didn't earn enough to save, you would have a better economy, though. you have a point there... btw, the societies that have a small part of their population with all the savings are typical NOT very nice places to places. in fact, many would argue, that the presence of the large middle class within america is one of the defining elements of what makes america such a good place to live. the solution to that shrinking middle class is to fatten the wallets of the billionaires... well, that policy is in process and what has happened? corporations run by these exceedingly wealthy people are taking advantage of society in immoral ways and the middle class is shrinking and those in poverty are increasing and good jobs are being lost while starter jobs are being given to illegal labor slaves. new business is still hard b/c new business owners aren't as wealthy and don't get the "help" that the billionaires get. oh, and the middle class is shrinking. while that might not impact you, neither does it impact castro in cuba. that doesn't make it right or good. there really is no way to prove the free market false b/c the free market has never never existed and will never exist. i guess some people need their version of peter pan. ps - can you argue any point that is good for society but against your self interest or is everything that is good for your self interest also good for society? pss - we'd agree a lot more if you'd complain more about corporate welfare (a VASTLY larger expenditure than dollars used to help the poor) and corporate abuse, but you don't seem to go there very much, if at all. the following message is to brought to you so you can avoid minimize the risk you will be part of the fiscal destruction of america via the future health care crisis (oh, and so you can learn what it is like to live in a state of wellness, too)http://www.zonediet.com/tabid/129/itemid/374/The-Zone-tools-to-control-their-lives.aspx: zonediet.com ... Two weeks later my husband returned to the doctor for blood tests. We were shocked when the doctor said his blood sugar was back in the normal range. The doctor changed his diagnosis from diabetes to diabetes prone. He told us to keep doing what we were doing and continue having my husband’s blood tested every 6 months. He had several more healthy blood tests and has been told by the doctor that he no longer needs to have blood tests so often ... no sign of diabetes. That is wonderful news, Dr. Sears, but nothing compared to the weight loss we have experienced. We have just completed our 60th week on the Zone and in that time, my husband has lost 116 pounds, settling around 205. I have lost 117 pounds, which has put me at 160. I still have about 30 pounds or so to go until I reach my goal. We decided from the very beginning that the Zone is not a diet, rather it is the eating plan we have chosen for the rest of our lives. And this last 60 weeks has given us both the confidence to know that we are entirely capable of following it. The Zone allows us to eat many less calories than we used to, but I honestly believe that the balance keeps our cravings at bay. We never get ‘the munchies’ in between meals anymore. We still occasionally get urges for some of our old favorites, but we find ways to fit them into our daily blocks and make sure the protein, carb, and fat grams are balanced. Thank you, Dr. Sears! My husband’s pant size has gone from 46 to 34, and my pants size has gone from a 26/28 to a 10/12. We finally have enough energy to exercise regularly. If anyone would have told us a year ago where we would be today, we would have thought they were nuts! ...