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NM, These people are mean.
Originally posted by endisnighe
reply to post by Theone2000
You joined today?
Just wondering, do you have ANY charity places near you?
I have not worked for over 2 years now and have not asked for help from the government. I am just wondering if you have asked help from your family?
Pride is a sin in my eyes. Is it in yours? Do you feel the world owes you something?
Like I said, it is surprising that you have joined today and have spilled your guts on my thread.
Originally posted by Theone2000
I'm happy that it passed. Im disabled and am on SSI. I am schizophrenic and autistic. I don't like hand outs but ts hard for me the keep a job. Thank you to the feds is all I gotta say as they pay me my ssi check. They are not all that bad. Helping the meek is what its all about. (The super rich, wth 12 cars only need 1.)
[edit on 21-3-2010 by Theone2000]
I wonder if we checked both Dem and Repub stock purchases if we would not see a trend.
According to FEC records, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, along with her earlier senate campaign and political committees, received just under $200,000 in donations from Greenberg Traurig employees. And Barack Obama, who has not been operating a national political campaign as long as Clinton, is halfway there, banking just over $100,000 from the firm's attorneys.
But beyond merely earning donations from the firm's attorneys, Clinton and Obama have both benefited heavily from the firm's registered lobbyists and management.
In all, Senator Clinton received just under $50,000 in donations from Greenberg Traurig's registered lobbyists who represent interests ranging from health insurance company Humana to New Balance Shoes to Dole Food.
During debate on the bill on May 19, 2004, Obama portrayed himself as a conciliatory figure. He acknowledged that he had "worked diligently with the insurance industry," as well as Republicans, to limit the legislation's reach and noted that the bill had undergone a "complete restructuring" after industry representatives "legitimately" raised fears that it would result in a single-payer system.
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Originally posted by Theone2000
Helping the meek is what its all about.
[edit on 21-3-2010 by Theone2000]
Originally posted by Someone336
Well, there it is. This so-called "reform" has passed. The big wigs in the various insurance companies must be popping open the bubbly right now because they just got a nice little cash infusion. After all, you know you what happens when you sponsor political candidates...
Did you know that Peter Lewis (of Progressive Insurance) donated millions to the Democratic Party, American Coming Together and Soros's MoveOn.org? I'm sure when we start breaking it down we'll begin to see a lot of these things.
You know, I just realized something. The small company I work for doesn't provide health insurance to the few employees who are there. We've taken severe blows during the Recession, and if there is a government mandate to provide insurance, the company will have no choice but to close up shop. Just another eliminated local business in a long line of them this year.
[edit on 21-3-2010 by Someone336]
Originally posted by Theone2000
I'm happy that it passed. Im disabled and am on SSI. I am schizophrenic and autistic. I don't like hand outs but ts hard for me the keep a job. Thank you to the feds is all I gotta say as they pay me my ssi check. They are not all that bad. Helping the meek is what its all about. (The super rich, wth 12 cars only need 1.)
[edit on 21-3-2010 by Theone2000]
Originally posted by Mumbotron
Tax dollars that are already being paid by all citizens will be re-allocated to something that will actually do you some good. Your company will do just fine.