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Well you don't get to 'opt out' because (1) we don't KNOW if you'll "make it" or not and (2) if you don't "make it" we'll still have to take care of you because our CONSCIOUS requires it. You might be young, dumb, and full of shit yourself for all we know. Pay into the system; if YOU...

NOBODY paying into Social Security is going to get 'hosed'. The largest block of VOTING citizens are SENIOR CITIZENS: that will always be the case. The gov't will fund Social Security with general revenues (Federal Income Taxes) when and if it becomes necessary. (The gov't has been...

Fannie & Freddie put MILLIONS of people into homes that they own. In the recent housing crisis SOME people lost their homes; MANY did not. Now, I'm not a fan of Fann & Fred as I would prefer that the gov't simply make the loans instead of guaranteeing them: cut out the useless middle man...

Hmmmm . . a man has no problem going halfway around the world to attack and help destroy a nation that is absolutely no threat to him. Now he comes home, home to BORING America where there are no bullets to dodge and he complains about the will of the majority. That some pretty amoral...

We are not talking about 'all their tough problems of life': we are talking about the single greatest threat to everybody's life. That's it. We spend billions per year attacking, destroying and rebuilding 2nd & 3rd world nations. We spend billions per year providing medical care to senior...

Well that ain't gonna happen so you might want to set your sights a little bit higher.

"The overwhelming majority of voters" are saying no such thing. There is no 'overwhelming' voice in this entire issue. There are MANY opinions and this bill is the distillation of ALL of these opinions: that's how our gov't works !!! I guarantee this bill will NOT produce the 'perfect'...

Exactly. Every entity that receives and/or spends money needs an accounting staff. It doesn't matter if it's a public, private, for-profit, non-profit, or gov't entity there's an accoutning staff. Also, when Enron, Worldcom, Lehman and every other bankrupt entity went under: it was the...

Tea party protesters call Georgia's John Lewis 'nigger' By William Douglas, McClatchy Newspapers William Douglas, Mcclatchy Newspapers 2 hrs 34 mins ago .WASHINGTON — Demonstrators outside the U.S. Capitol , angry over the proposed health care bill, shouted "nigger" Saturday at U.S...

Could Obama Be Invincible? By CHARLES M. BLOW As we stand at the verge of the historic vote on the health care bill — a signature piece of President Obama’s agenda — it feels appropriate to take a look at how he has fared during the long slog that got us here. My quick assessment...

Excellent point !! I'm 55, college educated, lots of land, enough money, lots of accounting skills, few meaningful skills (carpentry, electrical), kinda lazy. I pay PREMIMUN dollar for painting, gutter-cleaning, wood splitting, lawnmowing, etc. to anybody who will show up ON TIME and do...

Very, very bad policy change for China and our species. Even worse for other species. Nothing good can come out of our unchecked population growth. Glad I'm only 20 years away from death.

I don't know where you have come to the conclusion the 'socialists fail' !?!?! First of all, ALL 1st world industrialized countries are 'socialist'. Including the USA. Note the position of the USA in the Human Development Index, a measure of standard of living, and the 'socialists'...

So, if others with your values make that same decision we end up with another militaristic war-monger, anti-consumer, anti-worker, anti-environmentalist, anti-choice, religious Republican. I guess if you are operating on the assumption that they will contribute to making things even worse and...

I share your views as expressed above completely. So, who you gonna vote for come 2012 ?

You are either a conservative/Republican posing as a liberal/Democrat or you completely FAIL to see the reality of American politics. It isn't Obama stalling on health care reform: it's conservative Democrats and ALL Republicans. He is not a dictator: he is a President. He can set forth...

Another, briefer, view of the discrepancy between the states that pay the most in federal income taxes and states that receive the most: 10 Biggest Receivers 1. New Mexico $2.03 2. Mississippi $2.02 3. Alaska $1.84 4. Louisiana $1.78 5. West Virginia $1.76 6. North Dakota $1.68 7...

O.K.- I apologize for inserting 'stupid'. I know you're not 'stupid' and I know many conservatives who are very intelligent and educated. Although I admit that not ALL conservatives are 'stupid', I do have to say that I've NEVER met a 'liberal' who wasn't more intelligent, educated and...

I would oppose any efforts by Obama or anybody else who would remove the options that you just described. If you want and can pay for your own personal care then I support that right. However, any provider providing that option should not be allowed to receive any funds from the gov't...

I fully understand that we are a representative republic. I'm using the term 'democracy' in its general sense. Even if we were a true democracy I don't think things would be substantially different. However, if it were easy to vote and every issue were voted on by the people, (an absurd...