missybal

@missybal (4489)

United States • Age 43

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When you eat do you dissect your food?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 24 Feb 10

I was talking about this with a friend of mine yesterday... When I'm home I tend to eat my snacks in funny ways. For example a Twix bar I will carefully eat the bottom cookie part and leave the Carmel layer (my favorite) for last....

food

habits

life

Has or Is the Stimulus Bill working...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 27 Jan 10

I live in New York State and several family members of mine are on unemployment. I have noticed on the New York State Department of Labor site they have a counter that is suppose to be the number of "saved" jobs. Does your state...

politics

stimulus bill

unemployment

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Should people pull there money out of the Stock Market?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 22 Jan 10

And how much does politics influence the DOW? A drop of over 500 points in the past four days has people a little worried. Do you think we will be sliding back down to single digits soon enough? Lets face it, unemployment isn't...

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Crony Capitalism not Capitalism...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 16 Jan 10

I was surfing through Youtube and came across this video of interest... If you watch the whole 6 parts this is one big eye opener. If you think government is the answer then this ought to change your mind. The government has been...

What Charity did Obama give the Nobel Peace Prize Money To?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 13 Jan 10

He got over a million dollars right? And he pledged to donate it... so where do you think he donated it to? Do you think he will donate a lot of money above the prize money amount? I know he made a lot with his books. I expect his...

charity

nobel peace prize

obama

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TSA allows man with Tuberculosis to board a plane...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 12 Jan 10

The focus in Washington is on reforming healthcare and here we have a vital agency within the Department of Homeland Security who's mistake that could of spread this illness to the rest of the plane. With the recent Christmas...

dhs

security

tsa

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Have you tried Pepsi Throwback?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 10 Jan 10

Available only for a limited time is Pepsi Throwback ...Sweetened with sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup, no citric acid, and in retro-styled packaging. Now I am not a fan of Pepsi usually but this is so good. My...

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Was Your Christmas Full of Political Debate this year?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 26 Dec 09

Usually politics and what is going on in government and Washington is not the topic at Christmas time. This year it was all that was talked about at both sets of grandparent's homes. So was the topic a bit more extreme this...

christmas

politics

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This Healthcare Plan of Obama's has my stomach in knots...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 14 Sep 09

I can't sleep, eat, or anything... I'm sick over this whole thing. I read up as much as possible and I just feel sicker. I live in New York that has the most expensive Medicaid program in the U.S. which accounts for 1/5 of the...

healthcare

medicaid

obama

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Credit Card Bill coming back to bite us!

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 29 Aug 09

Anyone else having their interest rates hiked up on their credit cards? This Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act signed by Obama was suppose to be so great. Only thing is it helped the irresponsible and...

credit card bill

obama

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Why not accept the true history of the Democrat Party???

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 19 Jul 09

It should come as no surprise that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a Republican. by Frances Rice... chairman of the National Black Republican Association (NBRA) In that era, almost all black Americans were Republicans. Why? From...

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Liberty and Tyranny by Mark Levin

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 29 May 09

I have never read a book before that I have learned so much. Statistics, numbers, facts galore. History on our Fore Fathers in America and through out the history of U.S. government. For just over 200 pages it's amazing what's all...

Tricare cheated my Specialist...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 26 May 09

I get my statements from my Military Health Care and it always shows what the amount is the doctor requests and what they actually pay them. Well the doctor not only spent a good 45 minutes with me but after that we had all these...

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Do you know the difference between a Liberal and a Libertarian?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 8 May 09

Now I'm going to leave this wide open... I notice a lot of people think these two words mean the same thing. I've run into this with friends of mine who simply don't get it. If you can resist respond with what you think these...

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Nationalized Health Care...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 26 Apr 09

Okay I didn't watch the news for a couple of days... shame on me because today I hear from a friend that Obama's plan to totally restructure the health care system is getting ram right through. Meaning more Government funded...

congress

health

nationalized health care

obama

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When's the next Tea Party???

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 22 Apr 09

I was sick as a dog and missed out on all the fun. I've tried looking up online to find out if and when they will have more. We need to keep it up! Does anyone have more information on What's Next?

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How much $ Money $ do you need to get by?

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 20 Apr 09

I'm curious how much does it take a month for you to just get by? Main reason my husband and I are doing so well we have very few bills and low cost living expenses... Rent $425 a month which is high end for the area we live...

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Rightwing Extremism: Radicalization and Recruitment... Veterans

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 14 Apr 09

Okay I don't see anyone talking about this but I am outraged. "Returning veterans possess combat skills and experience that are attractive to rightwing extremists. DHS/I&A is concerned that rightwing extremists will...

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we're debt free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 3 Apr 09

Yup in a Recession my husband and I were able to pay off three credit cards and a new car and be debt free! It wasn't easy, we cut back on so many things and pinched every penny... kept a log of every cent we spent so we could...

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The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933... Very important please read up on this...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 21 Mar 09

Did amendments to this act that got us out of the great depression cause this mess we are in today my creating the too big to fail companies? This is copied from the Wikipedia online for the most part and I ask you to please do...

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