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Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 13 Feb 12

I read about Obama's budget proposal today. The main points that I understood is that he wants a 30% minimum tax on over $250,000 income. It also has over $900 billion dollars deficit in it. I think he has this out for...

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nturecamo Well, hed need approval in both houses. In any case, no budget has been passed in a couple years so this ones definitely not gonna pass either.

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Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 13 Feb 12

I read about Obama's budget proposal today. The main points that I understood is that he wants a 30% minimum tax on over $250,000 income. It also has over $900 billion dollars deficit in it. I think he has this out for...

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nturecamo Yeah, I checked and I was totally off with the 60% thing. But some deficit spending is usually considered positive for a recession economy.

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 14 Feb 12

The Food Police are after your kid's lunch! Apparently pre-schools and day care centers are being required to check the kids lunches. If the lunch doesn't have all the required components, the child is not allowed to eat it....

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nturecamo If the kid isn't being fed well, that is horrible, and is considered neglectful of the needs of the child. However, it doesn't mean that they can prevent the kid from eating the food provided by the parent. It means that if this happens enough times, it can be...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 14 Feb 12

The Food Police are after your kid's lunch! Apparently pre-schools and day care centers are being required to check the kids lunches. If the lunch doesn't have all the required components, the child is not allowed to eat it....

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nturecamo The mission of a school is to provide for the educational needs of their students. Serving them lunch is part of meeting those needs, assuming they haven't brought a lunch. However, if a student has been given a lunch by their parents, under no circumstances...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 14 Feb 12

The Food Police are after your kid's lunch! Apparently pre-schools and day care centers are being required to check the kids lunches. If the lunch doesn't have all the required components, the child is not allowed to eat it....

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nturecamo Agreed. I think we can take care of our own kids' nutrition, thank you very much.

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Fatcat44 @Fatcat44 (1141) • United States 13 Feb 12

I read about Obama's budget proposal today. The main points that I understood is that he wants a 30% minimum tax on over $250,000 income. It also has over $900 billion dollars deficit in it. I think he has this out for...

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nturecamo The idea is that the 30% minimum for millionaires would actually close up the loopholes in the system for those making more than a million dollars. So actually, when we talk about loopholes, this will basically get rid of the vast majority of them. In terms...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Feb 12

Obama has no more authority to mandate religious institutions provide the means for employees to do things that go against the institution's doctrine than he has to mandate that taxpayers fund the paychecks of pastors.

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nturecamo Let's say, for argument's sake, that you're right. That communism is strictly the equal sharing of property, and that one party controls everything. In reality, it's more complex than that, but we can agree on those basics. As I've said, our property is not...

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Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9464) • United States 12 Feb 12

I've been out of high school for a while now and I'm thinking of trying to get my associates degree. Should I save for awhile first and go later? Or should I try and get started as soon as I can? What has been your experience? If...

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nturecamo The thing is, even if you get a good-paying job without college, there's no guarantee that you'll still be employed there in a few years, and you'll end up wishing you had gotten the education so you could transfer it to other places.

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Dominique25 @Dominique25 (9464) • United States 12 Feb 12

I've been out of high school for a while now and I'm thinking of trying to get my associates degree. Should I save for awhile first and go later? Or should I try and get started as soon as I can? What has been your experience? If...

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nturecamo Go as soon as you can. You'll make enough later to pay off the loans you'll need to take out. If you wait, you'll miss out on several years' worth of opportunities to make a lot more money than you're making now.

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EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 12 Feb 12

Maybe it's because I never watch television but read news online and in the paper but somehow I missed this one. http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753-62060dcbb3c3 Now this is not part of the...

central bank

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nturecamo That's the problem with the Federal Reserve. There really isn't any oversight into it. I am more and more attracted to Ron Paul's argument that the Fed is really just tampering with the economy and that the money they hold in reserve would be much better spent...

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deedee328 @deedee328 (1122) • United States 11 Feb 12

Hello my fellow mylotters. I have quite a dilemma. There have been a couple of instances in the church that I presently attend that make me wonder if I should be looking for a new church home. It seems to me that members of...

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nturecamo Historical evidence, of course, does point to the Bible having been written by humans. However, this doesn't mean that the contents of it are false, or not divinely-inspired. Only that they're written by humans.

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deedee328 @deedee328 (1122) • United States 11 Feb 12

Hello my fellow mylotters. I have quite a dilemma. There have been a couple of instances in the church that I presently attend that make me wonder if I should be looking for a new church home. It seems to me that members of...

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nturecamo Ultimately, no one can tell you whether or not to stay with this church. Keep in mind, though, that you don't have to agree with everything that your church leaders say in order to participate. In fact, I am a Buddhist and I frequently go to the church because...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Feb 12

Obama has no more authority to mandate religious institutions provide the means for employees to do things that go against the institution's doctrine than he has to mandate that taxpayers fund the paychecks of pastors.

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nturecamo The current law states that all groups which provide medical services to individuals be required to provide emergency contraception to rape victims. The only exception was churches, because it is against their religion and this would clearly violate the...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Feb 12

Obama has no more authority to mandate religious institutions provide the means for employees to do things that go against the institution's doctrine than he has to mandate that taxpayers fund the paychecks of pastors.

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nturecamo 1) Communism requires a violent overthrow of the government. No such thing has happened. 2) Socialism, the non-violent form of Communism, requires the state to be in complete control over the means of production. The last I checked, McDonalds is still...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Feb 12

Obama has no more authority to mandate religious institutions provide the means for employees to do things that go against the institution's doctrine than he has to mandate that taxpayers fund the paychecks of pastors.

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nturecamo Actually, the simple act of instituting an unconstitutional act is not considered a violation of the oath of office or the law. The proper procedure is that it goes through the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court says "you can't do that", and then they stop doing...

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ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 10 Feb 12

Obama has no more authority to mandate religious institutions provide the means for employees to do things that go against the institution's doctrine than he has to mandate that taxpayers fund the paychecks of pastors.

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nturecamo It's true that doing so could be considered restricting the free expression of religion, in a strict interpretation, so actually you have a really good point with this.

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speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 10 Feb 12

As a long time Republican, I am very disappointed that the "Tea Party" (which is not even a political party) has taken over the Republican Party. And, not even the original "Tea Party" which originally stood for fiscal...

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nturecamo I personally believe that the U.S. needs a true "moderate" party. The two major ones are becoming increasingly partisan to their own side, and this alienates people like me who are in the middle. I am currently a democrat, but would join any serious attempt at...

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speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 10 Feb 12

As a long time Republican, I am very disappointed that the "Tea Party" (which is not even a political party) has taken over the Republican Party. And, not even the original "Tea Party" which originally stood for fiscal...

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nturecamo The trouble with running under a third party line is that, unless you have a larger base of support than the two major parties, you actually end up hurting the Republican party by splitting the conservative vote. Of course, you could use that as a threat if...

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speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 10 Feb 12

As a long time Republican, I am very disappointed that the "Tea Party" (which is not even a political party) has taken over the Republican Party. And, not even the original "Tea Party" which originally stood for fiscal...

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nturecamo Unfortunately, the hindrance we have that you across the pond don't is our ridiculous fear that the government is going to become too powerful and swallow us whole if they're allowed to provide us with a decent health care system.

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