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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:28 PM Original message |
Why are the over 50 crowd never given notice ? |
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rolleitreks (282 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. We're boring and unattractive. Who cares? n/t |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
67. You've summed it up quite well. |
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flamin lib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. We need Universal single payer health care. Then everybody |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. Can you clear something up for me? What is the "single" about in |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:41 AM Response to Reply #63 |
71. It means that the whole nation is a single insurance pool and that |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 01:01 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. ok thanks! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm in that group |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:57 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I've had no health insurance for 20 years |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #3 |
54. I have been walking in your shoes |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because everything is our fault |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
28. We're starting to get out of the way ... |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. From the classic "The First Family" by Vaughn Meader |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
61. well he managed that one - in the only way possible. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
6. Because you've either "made it" or you never will. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
60. My mom made it in her mid fifties. She's now sitting on a good |
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AnnInLa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. thank you! |
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nam78_two (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
10. Ah yes, the baby boomers.... |
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maine_raptor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Ahhh, see this why |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:32 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. "How sad, how utterly sad that really is." |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. The greedy of the 80's were also greedy in the 60's. I'll tell you one thing. |
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Geek_Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 01:25 PM Response to Reply #15 |
77. I asked an ex-hippie co-worker of mine that very same question |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 05:32 PM Response to Reply #77 |
82. Very true--there was a minority of genuine activists |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
39. and don't forget that power does NOT automatically go to the |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 04:25 PM Response to Reply #39 |
80. That's what I've been saying. We've till got 80+ year olds controlling things. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Oh, here we go again... n/t |
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MGKrebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:04 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. I've wondered about this myself. |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Actually thank the counter-revolution the greatest generation mounted. |
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thingfisher (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
31. The generation that gave us both Clinton AND Bush. |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
40. oh yeah baby boomers have failed us... |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 02:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
50. You attack Boomers when you should be attacking |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Thats very kind of you. |
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femrap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
64. No wonder I fear for the future of our country with |
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last1standing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 11:22 PM Response to Reply #64 |
66. Looks like I hit a nerve, huh? |
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IronLionZion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
51. Well the lowest expectations are for my generation |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. excuse me |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 05:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
62. Uhm, Korean War Generation |
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MiniMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:26 AM Response to Reply #10 |
68. Outsourcing of jobs is a big consideration |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
72. Speak for yourself, kid |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
11. So we are then screwed |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep. How dare politicians and the media ignore those baby boomers. |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Gee hope you die young and pretty so you don't have to get old like us. |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
29. The problem isn't getting old |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:43 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. It has nothing to do with how many of us there are |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 01:08 AM Response to Reply #35 |
74. I agree with you about the drastic changes in the job market |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 04:52 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. Years ago I would have agreed |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. We're not looking for attention |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:00 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. Wow! |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:29 PM Response to Reply #29 |
42. That may be a hopeless cause |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
56. You need to go hug your mother or something. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
16. Now days the new generation has nothing to offer |
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Strawman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. You're right |
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Der Blaue Engel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. I don't hear a lot of consideration for the 30-50 group either |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
58. There is not much consideration for anyone these days. |
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Sapere aude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
20. Man what a bunch of negativity. I am 60 and I hope most of you stay far away with your attitudes. |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
21. Given the massive entitlement programs for the elderly, |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:30 PM Response to Reply #21 |
86. "Massive entitlement programs for the elderly"???? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
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InkAddict (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Funny you should mention that "smell" |
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Ariana Celeste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. nvm generation arguments are not worth it |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:52 AM Response to Reply #26 |
46. And there you have it -- the truth. |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
27. Boomers have demands too |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
47. ... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
32. Actually, they shouldn't! The very young don't really pay much attention |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
34. True. the fifty to sixty four year old citizens do fall between the |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. The world didn't quite turn out like I hoped it would.... |
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antigop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
37. Rep. Pete Stark's Early Access to Medicare bill for ages 55-64 |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
41. yeah, gosh, cause I never hear about the baby boomers in the media |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:02 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. This is all media hype |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-14-06 07:28 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. well, you can thank Reagan and the greed of the 80s for that |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 12:43 PM Response to Reply #44 |
49. It began in the 60's |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:40 PM Response to Reply #41 |
59. I wish we were overlooked. |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
45. I'm putting the over 50 crowd on notice. It seems nearly all the big corporate |
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smitty (580 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
53. I was born in 1947 and I'm a baby boomer. I seems that many |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
57. we're ignored |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-15-06 10:39 PM Response to Reply #57 |
65. very true... |
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marions ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:07 AM Response to Reply #65 |
75. agreed, divsions |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
69. What is "not very well?" |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 01:04 AM Response to Reply #69 |
73. What's a paycheck? |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 03:03 PM Response to Reply #73 |
78. That's kind of my point, though. |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 03:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. That sums it up |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
70. We ARE the forgotten ones here |
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Manifestor_of_Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 05:36 PM Response to Reply #70 |
83. Yup |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
84. ttt n/t |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Dec-16-06 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
85. I don't know and it disgusts me. Senior care and support is sorely lacking in this country. |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. no one can really blame other generations for things.. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-18-06 12:04 AM Response to Reply #87 |
95. Oh, I'm not blaming the under-18. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:41 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. Oh come on, |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
89. I'm 44. When my kids are grown and gone, I'll need less help. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 10:04 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. I thought like you when I was 44 and in reasonably good health |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 10:29 PM Response to Reply #91 |
92. Universal health care is important for everyone. |
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rebel with a cause (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:20 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. true |
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Lasthorseman (197 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
90. I am |
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Quantess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-17-06 11:33 PM Response to Reply #90 |
94. They don't? |
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