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16 March 2009 | 30 replies
They don't DO anything productive, have NICER stuff than I do because they rented it from a furniture store and never planned on paying for it and there isnt a thing that can be done about that & they get welfare money, food stamps, health benefits and a roof over their heads....get ready for it folks because that is what SOME of this stimulus is paying for!
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22 February 2009 | 24 replies
:lol:Here is the plan I propose:"Economic, American, Patriotic, Back on Track, Fairness and Freedom Plan"- Limit Government Spending- Decrease Regulations- Cut Taxes- Balance World Trade- Give incentives for Americans to by USA produced goods- Allow the Cycle of Pain and Suffering to Run its Course- Have Faith in American Ingenuity, we will survive!
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23 February 2009 | 3 replies
Health Care: Full Access to your Medical RecordsI am not an expert, and could be wrong here, but I feel this alone could make privacy laws next to impossible to maintain.
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1 March 2009 | 18 replies
Once we've suffered the pain, then maybe there would be something they could do to improve things.
20 December 2009 | 16 replies
I've been smelling it almost ever since, and it's affecting my health.
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24 February 2009 | 2 replies
Add to that the promise of universal health care and the restoration of the welfare state (already passed in the stimulus plan) and we've got a catastrophe of epic proportions on the way.Keep digging and stock up on food!
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26 March 2009 | 63 replies
Turning streets and neighborhoods around is a pain in the butt and can be somewhat dangerous.
2 March 2009 | 5 replies
This causes much pain, as anyone who remembers the early 1980s can attest.Here is an article I wrote a while back about hyperinflation in Germany after World War I:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2008/09/29/a-bag-of-money-to-buy-a-loaf-of-bread/ :cool:
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1 March 2009 | 1 reply
The money he received for pain and suffering was not taxable, money replacing lost income was and reimbursement for medical expenses was not.
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17 March 2009 | 15 replies
Tiara,When you realize that the pain of not doing anything far outweighs action, then taking action will be a focused task.