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To: Road Walker who wrote (501159)	8/4/2009 4:31:33 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576166

RW, > We currently subsidize exercise and exercise training... in the schools. Unfortunately the cheapskates are putting an end to that as well. Phys ed is being cut? Wow, you must live in a real cheap school district. > But your false dilemma doesn't work. Autos and their use are one of the most regulated things in our country. Health care is one of the most regulated things in our country. Why not just raise the tax on gas? We've discussed this before, but you oppose that because that could hurt poor people. Winners and losers ... Tenchusatsu

To: Road Walker who wrote (501159)	8/4/2009 4:42:56 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576166

Congress should enact a cash for health club membership program. $200 vouchers for each pound lost by a member of a health club.

To: Road Walker who wrote (501159)	8/4/2009 4:46:50 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576166

I say we tax the shit out of people who haven't had a physical in the last 5 years. You are a drag on this country's pocketbook. 5 years without a physical? $50,000. What do you think about that?

To: Road Walker who wrote (501159)	8/4/2009 6:36:06 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576166

Oops! Maybe clunkers will be extended after all....... "Many Republicans, realizing that constituents and auto dealers were pushing hard to continue the program, reluctantly agreed. "I don't get a sense anyone will block it," said Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee. The program apparently exhausted its original $1 billion in a few days. The program allows consumers to get up to $4,500 if they trade in old gas-guzzling vehicles for newer, more fuel efficient models. The Obama administration, which Monday warned that the program would end if the Senate didn't go along with the House of Representatives' bill to add $2 billion to the program, was upbeat Tuesday. "I think the last thing any politician wants to do is cut off the opportunity for somebody who wants to get a rebate to buy a new automobile," said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood." mcclatchydc.com