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To: JohnM who wrote (103684)	2/10/2009 8:29:12 AM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 542015

John; All I've seen are extensions to help the state manage the obligations they will face as the crisis deepens. But don't you think by bailing out the States we are allowing them to escape the decisions they have to make? Case in point; if California has such a lenient safety net for unwed mothers who are allowed to have 8 children - after she already has six - what right should California have to get my tax dollar? But more to my argument, what right does California have to charge future generations because they have allowed their welfare stuff to get out of control? .......And even more to the point; what I'm arguing is that California needs to make some choices - we all do if our country is to survive economically. steve

To: JohnM who wrote (103684)	2/10/2009 5:53:44 PM
From: Bread Upon The Water	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542015

Alright, here is one for starters. The initial Stimulus bill out of one of the houses of congress contained a provision to do away with the means test for Medicaid to pay your health insurance for two years if you've lost your job. No means test. John Thune (Ex-CEO of Merril Lynch) sign up right here. Let's see if this survives conference (if it hasn't already been discarded). Let see what kind of tax credit for buying a house they come to agreement on and with what restrictions--(The Senate provisions for 15k for anyone buying a new home has been called "Flip your house to your brother-in-law" provision>) But all of the above aside--don't you agree this is kind of crazy way to run a railroad. Don't we have to practice economic triage here? I dare say each of us as individuals would have to approach a crisis in that matter. Instead we're practicing "voodoo" economics. (All economics is voodoo as far as I'm concerned. Just cut a chicken open and look at its entrails.)