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To: koan who wrote (175368)	11/5/2011 2:05:36 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 545680

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To: koan who wrote (175368)	11/5/2011 10:39:43 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 545680

What happens with an R in the WH; watch what he does, not what he says. Our View: Maine should stop burning money for heat Politicians should fight for low income heating assistance, but efforts to move off oil are needed. Maine and Saudi Arabia have nothing in common, save one thing: An utter dependence on oil, with the price of it having a drastic effect on their residents and economies. With winter coming, the prospect of filling those furnaces is becoming much more real -- and much more distressing -- for thousands of Maine families who receive heating subsidies through the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. See: http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/maine-should-stop-burning-money-for-h... Maine told heat aid being slashed AUGUSTA, Maine — As Andy Tasker watches his work hours and pay go down, his need for heating assistance goes up. The Auburn resident and thousands like him in Maine are facing drastic cuts in Low Income Home Energy Assistance, as the price of heating oil rises far above last year's level. "This is a necessity to me," Tasker said Monday, just days after federal government told the Maine State Housing Authority that it should expect to receive $23 million for the program, down from $55.6 million last year — a 60 percent drop. See: http://online.wsj.com/article/AP030bdee7062248a097110640d8c46ee4.html Mainers Chilled by Federal Heating Assistance Cuts Around 65,000 Mainers are expected to sign up to receive help this winter from the federally-funded Low Income Heating Assistance Program--slightly more than last year. And applications aren't the only thing that's up: According to one estimate, the average cost of heating a home in New England this coming winter will be just short of $3,000, nearly $650 more than last winter. All of which makes the White House's cuts to LIHEAP funding that much harder to bear, some Maine officials say. See: http://www.mpbn.net/News/MaineNewsArchive/tabid/181/ctl/ViewItem/mid/347... No easy answers/no easy solutions.

To: koan who wrote (175368)	11/5/2011 10:56:11 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 545680

The AARP ad may not be targeting Obama. It could very well targeting the Republicans who are demanding slashing of benefits and giving it the priority even over the credit rating of this country. Similar to the OWS movement which I believe is not targeted against Obama. The OWS is targeting the entire system where folks from Wall Street and GS continue to cAuse the problems we see today.. The AARP ad similarly is going against a class/ system who are advocating for the rich.