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If Medicare is supposed to be for the poor...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 30 Jan 09

Why is it that 10.2% of Wisconsin residents are living under the poverty level, but 20% of Wisconsin residents are on Badgercare?

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The Fairtax Plan

Tony78 @Tony78 (89) • United States 27 Jan 09

I am a strong supporter of the fairtax plan, if you haven't heard about you should do some reading to find out how it would work. Our concern tax system is socialistic in nature and hinders some free market activity. The fairtax...

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What Kind of Show Would it Be?

lynnemg @lynnemg (4529) • United States 6 Jan 09

If you were able to create a reality show about any subject, what would your show be about? I would create a reality show that would place those of wealthy and comfortable lifestyles into a poverty-ridden situation for one month....

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School lunch program. Has your financial situation changed?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 11 Dec 08

School districts across the country are reporting an increase in the number of kids who participate in free or reduced lunch programs as the failing economy hits families hard. [i]The National School Lunch Program fed more...

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Pres. Arroyo!!!Philippine Presidents?????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jhenen @jhenen (277) • Philippines 24 Nov 08

What do you think the most successfull and make a change in our country among the elected Presedents starting to Aguinaldo?... who do you think make Philippines down into the poverty level???? are you aware in this??

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Why Is It People Think Those That Are On Benefits As Being....

pyewacket @pyewacket (43903) • United States 21 Nov 08

Lazy, or taxpayer's freeloaders? Rant alert and yes this will be a long one..so bare with me.... I think anyone of us who do happen to get any kind of benefits, whether SSI, SSI-D, Food Stamps, etc. have run into this kind...

negative attitudes toward recipients of benefits

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How will Obama's tax plan effect you?

LykeWhoaItsAmber @LykeWhoaItsAmber (42) • United States 17 Nov 08

Obviously, this goes for American, but I would love to hear some views from people of other countries about how they feel about his plan? I've not done much research, but from what I've been reading it seems some people aren't...

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How will Obama change the world If the world isn't willing to change?

BellasmamaTiff @BellasmamaTiff (2544) • United States 10 Nov 08

We all know someone that is below poverty level......and likes it there. They might even complain that they have nothing.....that they WISH they had this and they WISH they could do that. But, they do nothing about it. Except live...

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why is it that large family comes from people that belong to poverty level?

mayrah @mayrah (1144) • United States 20 Oct 08

Why do you think it's difficult to convince uneducated people or those belong to poverty level to practice family planning? How can we encourage them that they can do something to improve their economic status by practicing family...

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America Can Survive

RhythmWalker1 @RhythmWalker1 (825) • United States 1 Oct 08

Today, Oct.1 2008, another bailout proposal will be discussed in our White House. This is not a subject that I see as being worth all the media time that it's getting. Instead of bailing out, let's bail in and bring jobs back...

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I'm at it again! Just another rant!

thebeaddoodler @thebeaddoodler (4262) • Lubbock, Texas 9 Jul 08

I'm so tired of receiving junk mail from "charity" organizations. I put that in quotes because when you check out the CEO's of these organizations, you usually find that they draw salaries in the hundreds of thousands of dollars...

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Underweight babies linked to poverty levels

cynddvs @cynddvs (2948) • United States 13 Jun 08

I just read this on Yahoo yesterday and found it quite disturbing. By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Thu Jun 12, 7:59 AM ET NEW YORK - The percentage of underweight babies born in the U.S. has increased to its highest rate...

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People on Disability!! Is your check enough to live off of????

victoriasparda @victoriasparda (161) • United States 29 Jan 08

Answers from people on disability or with close friends/family on disability only please. Is you disability check enough to live off of? How much is your check per month? What state are you in? What is the poverty level...

the truth about the public hospitals

lextoper @lextoper (573) • Philippines 28 Jan 08

We've been in the public hospital yesterday to conduct and get some information on how they run, how much their budget for a year, their facilities, manpower, etc. for our practice proposal. We are all surprise on what we see,...

Ilocos Noirte, Philippines

spoiled311 @spoiled311 (5500) • Philippines 17 Jan 08

Secured a mighty place on the map during the regime of former President Ferdinand Marcos, Batac, a quaint town in Ilocos Norte has indeed produced some of the country’s leaders—former President Fidel Ramos, Sen. Leticia...

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My father is a bigot!

mamasan34 @mamasan34 (6518) • United States 18 Oct 07

I am sorry to say this, but it is just true. My father is prejudiced towards other races and it astounds me because my father is not completely caucasian himself and he married a korean woman! My father has been rambling on and on...

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HR - 25 "Fair" tax bill

speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 10 Oct 07

This morning I received an email from my Congressmen regarding the "Fair Tax" bill that he cosponsored HR - 25. While I do not like our current income tax system; this "Fair" tax bill does not seem to be much better. The only real...

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angry americans

Ravenladyj @Ravenladyj (22902) • United States 28 Aug 07

so my husband and i had an interesting conversation last night that started off with the school system here in the U.S and ended up us talking about how bitter, angry and negative the americans are and why.....It occured to me the...

american really the greatest country in the world

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Should they pass t he law for immigrants?

rainyl @rainyl (671) • United States 17 May 07

I do not think the law they are trying to pass to make about 12000 or so illegal immigrants legal in the USA. They should all leave and then go through the proper channels to get permission to come back. Along with that...

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If you dislike paying income taxes...

claudia413 @claudia413 (4280) • United States 13 May 07

then check out FairTax.org. I am a member of the group in Florida and support The FairTax Act. The following is from their web site: The FairTax plan is a comprehensive proposal that replaces all federal income and payroll...

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