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To: i-node who wrote (750674)	10/31/2013 10:56:30 PM
From: bentway	1 Recommendation Recommended By tejek Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577924

We were talking about Romney's tax returns. Now, you want to change the subject.

To: i-node who wrote (750674)	10/31/2013 11:54:26 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1577924

Op-Ed Columnist A War on the Poor By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: October 31, 2013 John Kasich, the Republican governor of Ohio, has done some surprising things lately. First, he did an end run around his state’s Legislature — controlled by his own party — to proceed with the federally funded expansion of Medicaid that is an important piece of Obamacare. Then, defending his action, he let loose on his political allies, declaring, “I’m concerned about the fact there seems to be a war on the poor. That, if you’re poor, somehow you’re shiftless and lazy.” Obviously Mr. Kasich isn’t the first to make this observation. But the fact that it’s coming from a Republican in good standing (although maybe not anymore), indeed someone who used to be known as a conservative firebrand, is telling. Republican hostility toward the poor and unfortunate has now reached such a fever pitch that the party doesn’t really stand for anything else — and only willfully blind observers can fail to see that reality. The big question is why. But, first, let’s talk a bit more about what’s eating the right. Read more at: nytimes.com