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To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (112984)	4/22/2008 9:35:03 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

That plan does not address health care, which is a scandal. It does not address wealth inequity, which is not a scandal, but generational wealth inequity is definitely a scandal. It does not address our propensity to fight very expensive wars against nations that are not really a threat to the USA. I know you agree with me on that last one, but, if not reined in, imperialistic Presidents will start wars just to prove we are the toughest guy in the bar. Hillary has been saying some scary, permanent war footing sort of stuff lately, and nobody in the media seems to care. After all, it's not nearly as important as being bitter or whether McCain is happy that a racist preacher endorsed him. She shares one trait with Bush: she thinks she knows what's best even when she doesn't. Our economy has to encourage innovation. We also have to enforce the rules on NAFTA and other trade agreements. Yes, many countries can produce some things cheaper than we can, but many of them do so without following the agreed to rules. If they don't follow reasonable environmental and human rights rules (in the work place), then the idea of trading with them tariff free is silly.

To: Freedom Fighter who wrote (112984)	4/24/2008 7:33:01 AM
From: Madharry	Respond to of 132070

I dont know if you have looked at the specifics of the foreclosure protection act passed by the senate on April 10th something like 84-12. the key provisions of this bill allow homebuilders to retroactively deduct losses from previous gains going back from two to four years, and to allow anyone buying a foreclosed property a tax credit of $7,000 over two years. It also temporarily raises the size of mortgages to be financed by fannie mae to over $700,000 and premanent set at $550,000. From what I can see the bill offers nothing to people trying to stay in their homes and avoid foreclosure, Billions of dollars in subsidies for the home builders, and puts individual homeowners at a disadvantage trying to sell their homes as compared to institutional sellers. I doubt that any 8th grade class in the country would have passed such a bill but it was approved overwhelmingly by our illustrious Senate. Words fail to describe the depths of disgust and despair I feel for our corrupt, inept and incompetent leaders and our media which fail to hold anyone accountable for this travesty.