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| -Heads-Up !!! - America Speaks in LA – They Want Economic Recovery, No Social Security Cuts - FDL |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 09:43 AM |
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Thank you Willy T and FDL |
robdogbucky |
Jun-27-10 10:19 AM |
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You Are Quite Welcome !!! |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 10:46 AM |
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LOL... Apparently We Have A Couple Of Pro-Deficit-Hawk Unreccers Here... |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 10:53 AM |
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Imagine that. |
Enthusiast |
Jun-27-10 12:16 PM |
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Yes, but they are waaaay outnumbered |
sabrina 1 |
Jun-27-10 02:49 PM |
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Yes... AND... |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 02:59 PM |
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Recommend |
xchrom |
Jun-27-10 10:56 AM |
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Thanks xchrom !!! - We Need To Expose These Guys BEFORE... |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 11:28 AM |
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carbon tax -- i love that this is finally being talked about seriously. |
nashville_brook |
Jun-27-10 11:53 AM |
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Our group voted for it (with reservations). We recognized that this is |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 02:08 PM |
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I Wonder... Do You Think It Might Be Possible To Do A Gas Stamps Program ??? |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 02:20 PM |
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Gas stamps! I like it. As long as it was means tested and was only for |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 02:24 PM |
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yes, it's a difficult issue, but the carbon tax is really better than the cap 'n trade |
nashville_brook |
Jun-27-10 02:56 PM |
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K&R |
amborin |
Jun-27-10 11:54 AM |
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These America Speaks meetings |
Enthusiast |
Jun-27-10 12:13 PM |
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K&R n/t |
OhioChick |
Jun-27-10 12:13 PM |
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good news. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 12:32 PM |
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Your last paragraph was exactly my experience yesterday! |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 01:28 PM |
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Great News !!! |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 01:32 PM |
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I think they're gonna be sorry they opened this can of worms. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 01:42 PM |
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their initial report presents the overall results so that the first two points hit workers. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 02:24 PM |
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No, these were among the top suggestions out of all suggestions. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 02:35 PM |
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That is the order the suggestions were presented on the website, presumably to be read by people who |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 03:08 PM |
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I can't speak for the website. Just what was presented to my group in person while there. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 03:17 PM |
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Why was the Coffee Party promoting this event on Facebook? |
rucky |
Jun-27-10 01:42 PM |
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I'd Imagine They Wanted To Get Informed People To Show Up And Discuss The Issues... |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 01:47 PM |
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Maybe they really did change the intended outcome? |
rucky |
Jun-27-10 02:00 PM |
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LOL... I Share Your Suspicions, But... |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 02:04 PM |
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Three results are. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 02:28 PM |
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We liked lifting the cap to include more income that would be included. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 02:41 PM |
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Lifting the cap to cover the historically precedented 90% of wages is fine. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 03:06 PM |
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But people are living longer than they were when SS was started. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 03:15 PM |
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the increase to 67 already covers the expected increase in life-expectancy OVER 65 for |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 03:18 PM |
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Health care for the poor is indeed a problem that cries out for remedy. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 03:25 PM |
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nothing to do with health care. health care has a minimal effect on life expectancy. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 04:20 PM |
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It is an issue if poorer people cannot even LIVE to age 69, much less work. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 04:54 PM |
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i'm not criticizing you. i'm criticizing the principle of raising retirement to 69. |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 05:51 PM |
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I would be VERY interested in hearing more from you about this. nt |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 06:30 PM |
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about which point in particular? |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-27-10 09:01 PM |
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About the health of the poor suffering not because of lack of health care. |
CTyankee |
Jun-28-10 06:40 AM |
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We had people at my meeting that were "informed" by life experience. |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 02:16 PM |
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That's Great To Hear... And Thank You For Being There And Giving Us A Report !!! |
WillyT |
Jun-27-10 02:26 PM |
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Thanks. I wish more people from DU had had this experience, but I can tell |
CTyankee |
Jun-27-10 02:36 PM |
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Rec'd. People are awake! N/T |
Catherina |
Jun-27-10 02:42 PM |
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America Speaks=Pete Peterson's voice of money? |
midnight |
Jun-27-10 03:18 PM |
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Great article on Firedog Lake. Thanks. |
JDPriestly |
Jun-28-10 01:50 AM |
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k&r |
Swamp Rat |
Jun-28-10 01:54 AM |
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Top THREE? |
jmowreader |
Jun-28-10 02:17 AM |
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They're just feeling people out |
jeanpalmer |
Jun-28-10 02:39 AM |
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So "America Speaks" was an attempt at liberal astroturfing, |
Raksha |
Jun-28-10 03:08 AM |
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Same thing happened in Portland |
eridani |
Jun-28-10 03:53 AM |
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And in Philly |
eridani |
Jun-28-10 03:41 PM |
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