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Unemployment 2008: A Congressional Letdown

Introduction When you lay your head upon your pillow, are you able to drift off in a peaceful slumber? If so, feel blessed. For many Americans, it is a different story. They toss and turn with worry....

5 comments    jobs unemployment congress
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The Problem With Funding Healthcare

The United States, for many years now, has talked about creating a universal healthcare system. Arguments for and against such a system usually come down to two questions. What are the specifics of the plan...

1 comment    politics insurance america
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi proponent of the Health Care Reform Bill68

Republicans Put Health Care Bill at $1.3 Trillion

 Republicans are estimating that before the health care reform bill become a law, the total cost will be upwards to over $1.3 Trillion.  Nancy Pelosi a major proponent of the health care reform bill had...

4 comments    health care president obama
You have two choices gimme a snickers bar or a public option !71

Tonys, tricks and treats

Happy Halloween to all of you hubbers and your families ! I hope you and your little ghouls and goblins are having a splendid time as I myself am preparing to dispense sugar to youngsters later this evening ....

32 comments    politics halloween opinion
Senator Nelson and President Obama laugh it up in first class following a Florida rally78

I Have An Ax To Grind, I'm A Senior

Senator Nelson and President Obama laugh it up in first class following a Florida rally I am fundamentally opposed to the Health Care Bill and any attempt at government takeover of the health care industry....

14 comments    tips house health care
Iconoclast profile image54

Ruining the Stimulus

A great deal has been in the press this past week about the stimulus package now in debate and negotiations in the US Senate. Herein, I try to sort through the muddle, listing articles and websites that...

0 comments    politics america obama
troylaplante profile image52

Liberals Can Not Be Patriots

Congratulations, my fellow Americans.  The United States government now has more debt than the entire annual gross domestic product of the entire world combined. I was asked to give Obama a chance.  When I...

8 comments    finance politics obama
tjmatel3 profile image63

Health Reform Nears?

Members of the Senate Finance Committee are currently examining the Congressional Budget Office's pricing of Baucus' healthcare before voting.  Wow!  By the way, this is the same committee that voted down...

0 comments    health care reform obamacare cbo
Harvey Stelman profile image61

It's What You Do That Matters

Charles Krauthammer wrote in, The New York Times an important assessment of President Obama. "Don't listen to what he says, watch what he does." This was written immediately after the November elections. It...

4 comments    television government congress
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Socialism? Doesn't Work, Never Will

The Common Man Opinion Vol. 2 | By D W Curry | Category: Humor | Blurb Book title: The Common Man Opinion Vol. 2, Subtitle: The Theory of Obamativity, By: D W Curry, Category: HumorThe Common Man Opinion Vol....

2 comments    budget socialism social security
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