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To: Alighieri who wrote (516979)	9/29/2009 10:18:03 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578902

>> .i want low taxes too, but there are problems to address.. It isn't a matter of "wanting" low taxes. That point was never raised. If you want to raise more revenue you cut taxes. We know that. Hell, Adam Smith knew it. It isn't news. You people want to raise taxes to make it more "fair" -- you want to bring the wealthy down a notch or two closer to the poor. What you completely ignore, time and time again, is that when you cut taxes the wealthy do better, and so do the poor. When you raise taxes, everyone loses. You know this. You can't miss it. So, what is the motivation? Do you just want to punish those wo work hard? Without regard for how you hurt the economy in the process?

To: Alighieri who wrote (516979)	9/29/2009 10:50:38 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578902

Another example of the health insurance crisis in this country. All to often, up here, you will read about someone getting hurt unexpectantly.......someone fairly young......and then the family having to solicit help from neighbors to pay the enormous medical bills that have accrued. Typically, the media here will put a footnote at the bottom of the article like they did on this one. These poor parents have lost their son to a freak football accident and now must worry about going into bankruptcy. Very sad. Spokane HS football player dies from game injury 10:28 PM PDT on Monday, September 28, 2009 By NWCN.com, KREM.com & Associated Press SPOKANE - A 17-year-old football player who was injured during a game in Eastern Washington Friday night has died. Drew Swank played for Valley Christian High School in Spokane Valley. He had been in critical condition all weekend after suffering serious head injuries during Friday night's game against Washtucna-Lacross. read more........ Swank's parents are now facing mounting medical bills that are threatening to make them lose their home. If you would like to help the Swanks, they have set up a fund at Spokane Teachers Credit Union under "Andrew Swank" to help pay for Drew's medical fees. king5.com

To: Alighieri who wrote (516979)	9/29/2009 11:56:48 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578902

This is frigging annoying......can't we cut this guy's health insurance for sleeping on the job?!! Bunning falls asleep during health care bill mark-up. Yesterday during the Senate Finance Committee’s mark-up of chairman Max Baucus’ (D-MT) health care bill, Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) chastised the whole operation. “I do not support a government takeover of the health-care system,” Bunning complained, saying the bill “confiscates more money from the taxpayers” and “tramples on American freedom and liberties.” Soon after, Bunning decided to take a little nap: During opening remarks at the Senate Finance Committee session, the Kentucky Republican appeared fast asleep for several minutes, with his head cocked to the side and his eyes closed, before a staffer roused him. Bunning’s head was propped in his hand and his mouth was slightly open while he slept, several witnesses told HOH. The staffer nudged his shoulder to wake him once it became clear that members of the audience had noticed the snoozing Senator (it was apparently the giggling from the crowd that tipped the staffer off). The Washignton Post’s Dana Milbank writes that “Bunning’s nap was a fitting comment on how he and his Republican colleagues had received” Baucus’ efforts to craft a bipartisan bill. thinkprogress.org