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You are more than welcome to show the article is not accurate. I'm looking forward to your numbers that show the story is wrong.

Not all that 27,000 job loss is in the US. Actually, there is net job growth. I'm certain you know more about this than I or anyone else, but the experts say there is job growth. Guess that puts you of a different opinion than the experts.

I guess you have a difference of opinion than the experts quoted in the article.

Now let's hope they also go after more white collar fraud that rips off the taxpayer for much more than a few dollars from welfare fraud. My link 1 - $4.5 million in fraud My link 2 - $2.3 million in fraud My link 3 - "hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraud" My link 4 - $2.5 million in fraud

What you're describing is a regressive tax system where the poor pay more than the wealthy. I have a major problem with the tax system you're describing.

You're not telling the whole story. No one ever said the mammograms are no longer necessary but that most women don't need them until age 50, though a variety of factors would preclude earlier screening. My link There has always been evidence that the PSA test may do more harm than good and the debate on that has been going on a long time. My link The latest government report came down on the side of it not being needed. I know a lady here in Hiram who was told be her insurance company that certain tests were not needed and wouldn't be covered by her insurance. That test would ha

In an interesting survey, the majority answered that they generally like the current health care system, the way it is delivered, the costs, and the accompanying insurance. In short, those Americans who don't have a serious illness and have insurance are generally happy about the system. But when you ask those people who don't have insurance, or those who have had or have an illness, the answers are not as rosey. Most people who have been sick say the costs are way too high and the care is not what it should be. The charts link below is very telling since it summarizes much of the

You are so right. Media and an early start to outdoor season. That's not to say what is happening to Aimee Copeland is not tragic and newsworthy, and the same tragic circumstances for everyone else. But it is a news driven world. Really. People would be surprised at what lives in freshwater that can get us in the right circumstance. Better yet, what lives on our hands. The flora on our own hands would horrify everyone, if they only knew.

We have to report SUSPECTED cases. The CDC does the final tests. And not all the infections are the same type as Aimee Copeland. There are several different types with different severity.

Actually, it is common. We just hear about it more when there is a big story. Same is true with any other happening. We see these sort of infections at least 3 or 4 times a month. Larger facilities will see more but it really is something that happens more than we think about. And we have to keep track of where the infection probably came from to make sure it is not inside a facility offering care or, even worse, a community based facility like a school.

Existing home sales rose 3.3% and home values are climbing again. We have a long way to go but things are improving. My link

Ok. The problem is that for the property valued at $5000 they are paying a much larger percentage as a tax compared to the wealthy who may own large a million dollar residence and another million dollars worth of buildings on the same lot. The wealthy then pays pittance compared to the person on unemployment and barely making ends meet. That doesn't sound like a fair plan.

Sounds like there is disagreement as to whether it should have happened or not. That happens all the time and the system handles it. Sometimes it is an honest mistake. Sometimes there is nothing really wrong and that is just the way the system works. The reason this is news is that a lady did it on her own. Not really a story but it is good politics, IMHO.

Actually, the regulations on the banking system have been cut tremendously and the systems put in place to prevent the "too big to fail" developed out of the Great Depression were abandoned or gutted. In the go-go 90s and up until 2007, regulations were blocked from being implemented or removed. Here's the report that goes into all that. It's a 4 hour report from the people in power at the time who say there needs to be more regulation, not less, and we've not learned our lesson. My link

If we want the fire service, we all have to pay for it. Can someone come up with a plan to fund it that is more fair than a mileage increase?

You really think that if one company is laying off that it means the economy is not doing well? HP is laying off because they are facing competition from other, more nimble competitors. You know, the free market. Net job growth is still positive.

First, I wasn't attacking you. I hope you don't think I was. Second, I have linked to many, many, MANY articles over the years that speak to the rising cost of healthcare as systemic and not driven by politics, contrary to most people on here who erroneously make that claim. Thirdly, I am calling hooey on the article because it was written by someone who is NOT in the healthcare field, is an opinion piece only, and was for political purposes. In that regard, it is hooey. And I simply disagree with most of what the article said. Don't take personal offense but the article really

Let's face it. The banks of Wall Street have taken us all for a ride. Just look at the latest Facebook fiasco. Banks not willing to work with homeowners and instead throw up all sorts of road blocks. They almost brought down the entire world economy in 2008. And yet there is no reform? No regulations? Have we turned a blind eye to Wall Street's taking from the poor to enrich themselves and the politicians that mooch from their feed trough? My link

But that would mean the Tea Party has to go against its stated purpose. But we don't know what sort of plan is being offered to see if it is any increase on anyone yet.

But the article fails to recognize, as mrnn points out, that the single-payer system is cheaper and better. The article talks about cost but never acknowledges it is the layer upon layer of insurance middle men whose purpose is to NOT pay that adds more cost to the system. Other countries have a single payer system and it is cheaper and has higher per capita health rankings than we do. Maybe we should admit OUR system is broken and we can learn from others. The article is hooey, BTW.

Because identity thieves use young kids' credit information and the kid never knows it until she turns 18. By then, the child's credit may be ruined before she even graduates high school, or even worse kindergarten. My link

Many employees are suddenly faced with being the "working poor" or even bankruptcy simply because their employer changed health insurance plans. My link

It would have been the same difference either way. The money would either have come from the Fire Tax, or the general budget would have had to absorb the same dollar figure.

This makes sense, but I fear the Tea Party group that doesn't get the math will be pitching a fit because they think it is a tax hike. Easy math but, say, 5% on a $100,000 = $5000. Now the value is down. 5% on a $50,000 = $2500. That means a tax bill DECREASE of $2500. The only way to have the same service from the county is to bring the taxes back to the previous amount. That is not a tax hike but a mileage hike. Yes, it a larger rate but the taxes are still the same. My math above is for simple illustration purposes only. Here is a mileage calculator to actually put t

In an interesting survey, the majority answered that they generally like the current health care system, the way it is delivered, the costs, and the accompanying insurance. In short, those Americans who don't have a serious illness and have insurance are generally happy about the system. But when you ask those people who don't have insurance, or those who have had or have an illness, the answers are not as rosey. Most people who have been sick say the costs are way to high and the care is not what it should be. The charts link below is very telling since it summarizes much of the info.