Items by Bob Swick

• The Connecticut Economic War

  —Swick Speak

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  In case you are visiting from another planet, Connecticut's budget is messed up again. The smokescreen budget which the Democratic super majority rammed down the throats of taxpayers here is unraveling as we speak. Tax revenues continue to collapse, the mythical state sales tax cut is gone and the Democrat [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 7:20am EST
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• The Federal Government Dream Crushers

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  The Federal Government never ceases to amaze me in their new role as dream crushers. Last time I looked America was the land of the free and the home of the brave. With our current administration we can change that to the land of the regulation and the home of [...]
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  Posted: December 12, 2009, 8:19am EST
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• Dodd Responds Poorly

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  In my economic opinion Chris Dodd responded poorly, very poorly. I would like to share with my most recent response from our soon-to-be ex-Senator from Connecticut received via email on 11/17/09
  
  Dear Mr. Swick:
  
  Thank you for contacting me concerning the cost of government action to address our [...]
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  Posted: December 06, 2009, 11:27am EST
  by Bob Swick

• Stop This Mindless Economic Endless War...

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  I always get a laugh driving by a car that has the anti-Bush "Stop This Endless War" bumper sticker on it. I have always thought of printing up one that states, "Stop This Mindless Economic Endless War..." I feel like rolling down the window and yelling at the person driving, [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:45pm EST
  by Bob Swick

• Enumerated Powers Clause

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  Enumerated Powers Clause. What is this? To our Congress it is an unknown part of our Constitution. Since 1995 Representative John Shadegg (R–AZ) has introduced a bill in the House to reintroduce this concept of a limitation of federal power through the actual enforcement of the Enumerated Powers Clause. I [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 6:34am EST
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• Let Us Spend Even More Money

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  Yes, let us spend even more money. We are illiterate when it comes to finance. We want to be entitled so we do not have to work in our lifetimes. Other people need to work not us. We also deserve it. Our interpretation of the United States Constitution says we [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 8:34pm EST
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• Health Care Fever

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  Listen to the taxpayers
  there is dissension all around.
  There is a vote going down
  and we disagree with it.
  
  In the bowels of Congress
  there are payoffs galore.
  If there is a vote to buy
  we will pay for it.
  
  And that socialized health care
  creeps into [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:46am EST
  by Bob Swick

• Unemployment Benefits Will Continue Forever and Ever-Ad Infinitum

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  I was told tonight by a friend of ours that unemployment benefits have been extended to 93 weeks in Connecticut. 104 weeks makes 2 years thus you can remain on unemployment benefits for 1 year and 9 months and collect $537 a week at the maximum for not working.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:09pm EST
  by Bob Swick

• What Cost Nationalized Health Care?

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  I am still wondering what will be the costs of nationalized health care? And who will pay for it? In trying to follow the limited information given by Congress regarding the bill I see that the bulk of this bill will be payed for by those who can least afford [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:39am EST
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• What Economic Problems?

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  What Economic Problems? I can't think of any but unemployment, a massive national debt, a loss of our manufacturing base, disincentives to save and invest, a pay czar dictating to private businesses what salaries can be paid, massive home foreclosures, the stripping of power of the Federal Reserve System, an' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 9:18pm EST
  by Bob Swick

• Congress To Taxpayers-Drop Dead. We Will Under Their Health Care Plan.

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  By taxpayers dropping dead there will be more health care available to those living under the House health care plan that was recently passed and read by very few who actually voted on it. It is a victory for socialism, poor health care service, government run health care, rationing of [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:42am EST
  by Bob Swick

• Wallingford Voters Vote No and Embrace Republican Majorities

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  Wallingford voters spoke loudly on Tuesday. They defeated by an overwhelming margin charter revision and placed the Town Council and Board of Education into Republican majority. This election was in my political opinion a strong statement against the policies and tactics of the Wallingford Democratic party and the state party [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:37am EST
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• Jobs Can Not Be Saved, You Are Either Employed Or Unemployed. Simple.

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  You are either employed or unemployed in our economy. I am confused myself, when is a job saved that makes $30,000 a year worth spending $160,000 to save it? Only if you are trying to follow the massive pork laden economic stimulus bill which was shoved down taxpayers throats earlier [...]
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  Posted: October 31, 2009, 6:02am EDT
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• Brodinsky Debates Himself and Wins The Debate! I Still Will Vote No On Charter Revision

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  Mike Brodinsky recently debated himself on Wallingford Charter Revision in front of no one but a public access television camera, no audience and minus that anti Charter revisionist revolutionary Steve Knight who rightfully declined the debate. And Brodinsky won the debate hands down! I guess when one debates oneself one [...]
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  Posted: October 28, 2009, 6:42am EDT
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• Michael Brooder for Wallingford Board of Education

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  I am using one of my votes to help elect Michael Brooder to the Wallingford Board of Education. Michael has a child in Rock Hill School and is active in our community. He also believes in a strong educational curriculum which address our economy's needs.
  From the www.wallingfordgop.com website
  “As' [...]
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  Posted: October 25, 2009, 6:18pm EDT
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• Rod Varney for Wallingford Board of Education

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  I am using one of my votes to help elect Rod Varney to the Wallingford Board of Education. Rod greatly impressed me with his views for Wallingford education especially since he has children in our schools in town.
  From the www.wallingfordgop.com website
  "As a parent, my children’s education is" [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 6:13pm EDT
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• Don Cornwall for Wallingford Board of Education

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  I am using one of my votes to help elect Don Cornwall to the Wallingford Board of Education. In discussions with Don I was impressed with his knowledge, experience and economic views for Wallingford education. Don has an extensive background in private industry which I feel will help his role [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 7:01am EDT
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• Joe Marrone for Wallingford Board of Education

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  I am using one of my votes to help elect Joe Marrone to the Wallingford Board of Education. I recently met Joe at the Taste of Wallingford and was impressed with his knowledge, youth and views for Wallingford's role in the future of education. Joe has been a lifelong resident' [...]
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 8:13pm EDT
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• Yet Another Socialistic Health Care Bill

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  Yes, yet another socialistic health care bill is getting closer to reality. We as taxpayers do not know what is in it but like everything else in this administration if we do not pass it immediately and implement it when another administration comes into office, our country will fall apart. [...]
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  Posted: October 13, 2009, 6:36am EDT
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• Vincent Cervoni For Wallingford Town Council

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  Another strong candidate that the Wallingford Republican party is running for Town Council this election is Vincent Cervoni. He is in favor of low taxes and continued economic growth for Wallingford. He is in favor of tax incentives to help bring more small businesses to Wallingford. In my opinion Cervoni [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 8:34pm EDT
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• The Unrealistic Baucus Plan

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  Another socialistic health plan. What is another $829 billion dollars spent? It supposedly saves $81 billion dollars. How, if you spending $829 billion dollars and raising taxes by about $313 billion dollars? Those using Medicare advantage will see a massive cut in their policies as spending for that will be [...]
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  Posted: October 08, 2009, 7:02am EDT
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• Craig Fishbein for Wallingford Town Council

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  Another strong candidate that the Wallingford Republican party is running for Town Council this election is Craig Fishbein. I admire his views especially on limited government and his disgust with the Charter Revision debacle (please vote no also for charter revision). He is articulate and in my opinion would be [...]
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  Posted: October 06, 2009, 6:27am EDT
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• Tom Laffin for Wallingford Town Council

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  I like Tom Laffin. I am going to vote for him as one of my votes for Wallingford Town Council. Tom currently is on the Wallingford Board of Education serving his second term. He is articulate when it comes to issues that have come before him at the Board of [...]
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  Posted: October 04, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
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• Why Socialized Health Care Still Will Not Work

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  Socialized health care will still not work. No matter what ridiculously written bills one looks at, I can not see any form of socialized health care working. The simplest plan to help legal citizens obtain health insurance who do not have it is to give them a tax credit for [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 6:35am EDT
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• The Coming Economic Storm

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  Out of the alleys of Hartford, the coming economic storm is brewing. Excessive debt, high taxes and non productivity is entrapping Connecticut. It is like a cancer spreading its tumors through all aspects of our society, communities and economy. It is the result of years of excessive and out-of-control spending [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 6:42am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• The Behind The Scenes Raise Your Fees Assembly

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  Connecticut Democrats never cease to amaze me in their unethical dealings with taxpayers. The latest is the the behind the scenes, behind close doors, 2am raising all of our licenses and fees especially for driving. The Democrats who are obviously clueless to the current negative economic conditions in our state [...]
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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 5:39am EDT
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• Connecticut's Dead Economy

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  For all intents and purposes, Connecticut's economy is dead. It has died a long and painful death, led by the misery created by the long line of liberal Democratic leaders who have heaped tax upon tax, law upon law, rule upon rule on business and industry in our state. State' [...]
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  Posted: September 23, 2009, 9:08am EDT
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• What About The Economy?

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  Yes, what about the economy? Or better yet how does an economy pay for socialized health care, a failed economic stimulus, a supposed carbon tax cap and trade and other numerous socialistic programs being promoted by the Obama Administration.
  I am curious, how are we as an economy going to [...]
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  Posted: September 21, 2009, 7:22am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• The Wallingford Local Election-Vote No For Charter Revision

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  It is time. Wallingford's local election is starting to heat up. And I find it amazing that the Democrats could not field a candidate for Mayor, even though you hear their chronic complaints against him. But they had enough time to tinker with Charter revision. It is evident that the' [...]
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  Posted: September 17, 2009, 6:22am EDT
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• Out Of Control Spending

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  Do you spend too much money? Do you have a great deal of debt? Or because of the economic conditions have you and your family cut back in your personal spending and consumption?
  Our government has not cut back especially at the Federal and State levels. No spending has increased [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 6:21am EDT
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• We Still Do Not Want Socialized Health Care

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  Nor we do taxpayers understand what any proposal in Congress means to us as even Congress does not understand it either. The speech that said nothing a few nights ago by the President adds only more mistrust and confusion to our country and economy. In my economic opinion, it would [...]
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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 7:37am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• The Speech That Does Not Say Anything New-Still Socialized Health Care

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  It was the speech that has not said anything new. No new statistics, same old promises, same old rhetoric. No the President's speech introduced nothing new tonight. He still has not answered the basic question of who is going to pay for this and how it is not going to' [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 9:30pm EDT
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• Again More Nationalized Health Care

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  Another speech and again we will hear tonight about more nationalized health care. Nationalized health care which will not take effect until 2013. After the next Presidential election. I have to compliment this administration in that they are always thinking ahead. Always thinking ahead of how many campaign promises they [...]
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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 6:35am EDT
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• Labor Day Debt

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  Today is Labor Day. And today we have an enormous amount of debt. Thus our labor for many, many more years and the labor of our children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and for those who have yet to be born will continue to pay for our country's and state's debt. Because [...]
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  Posted: September 07, 2009, 6:14am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• Please Don't Waste My Taxes Playing Solitaire

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  Cards are fun, can I play mine while I work? Yes of course you can, we as a super majority can do whatever we please whenever we want...
  But then again if your are the Democratic Super majority you can do anything you want such as raise spending another $1.5 [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2009, 8:03pm EDT
  by Bob Swick

• September 1 and Connnecticut Still Spends Too Much

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  Yes it is September 1 and Connecticut still spends too much. Way too much. According to a recent state report, http://www.ct.gov/governorrell/lib/governorrell/
  state_spending_vs_personal_income.pdf
  Connecticut general budget expenditures have increased by 283.7% since 1987. This figure is vastly more than the rate of inflation. Taxes obviously have gone up just as dramatically [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 6:40am EDT
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• Politicians Should Held Liable For Their Actions

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  Simply put, politicians should be held liable for their actions. No excuses. For the housing debacle they need to held responsible for their poor judgement and misguided policies. They cost our economy enormously. For their poor judgement regarding economic stimulus that do not work. They cost our economy enormously. For [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 6:39am EDT
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• Why Connecticut Needs A New Government

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  It is obvious Connecticut needs a new government. Hartford and its leadership is failing miserably in their attempt to govern our state. Taxpayers and businesses are held in total disregard by the Democratic super majority. The Democratic solution to every problem in Hartford is to raise taxes whether or not [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 6:28am EDT
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• The Socialized Health Care Debacle Continues

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  And on it goes, the socialized health care debacle. Taxes and cost savings do not logically follow in economics. Nor do they follow in any way in the socialized health care debacle. How will the government pay for this new socialized health care plan? The only way possible is through [...]
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  Posted: August 21, 2009, 6:29am EDT
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• The Health Care Debate Continues

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  And the current House bills are poor at best and will only make America more sick. Two points which I feel are needed in this debate should be looked at in economic terms. As taxpayers continue to view the excessive amount of federal spending for many "stimulus" program they see [...]
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  Posted: August 18, 2009, 7:37am EDT
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• Economic Stimulation In Connecticut?

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  What is that? Economic stimulation in Connecticut. I see that Connecticut taxpayers get their bone thrown at them this coming week when they do not have to pay sales tax on clothes purchases. By doing this our Legislature feels they are making up for the remaining 51 weeks in the [...]
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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• Again Economic Confusion From A Poor Health Care Plan, Pages 197-198

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  Again economic confusion reigns for our current administration. There has been over $13 trillion dollars worth of wealth lost in our economy since 2008. Now with that amount of wealth lost, our current administration wishes to tax those remaining working and those who are apparently incredibly wealthy earning $350,000 a [...]
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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 8:08pm EDT
  by Bob Swick

• Wny Is It Unpatriotic To Disagree About Socialized Medicine?

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  Again why is it unpatriotic to disagree about socialized health care? Since when did we lose our freedom of speech in our country? Why can't we disagree about a 1000+page socialized medicine bill that Congress and Administration are ignorant about nor have not even read? Why must we pay for' [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 7:37am EDT
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• No Budget, Not Now, Not Never

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  It is my budget and I will do what I want with it. Why would anyone think of cutting state spending and actually reduce the budget deficit without raising taxes? After all in your personal budgets if you do have money for something you must either save it or do [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 7:21am EDT
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• Where Again Are The New Jobs?

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  I am lost, where are the new jobs in our economy coming from? I am supposed to believe that the recession is ending since only 275,000 lost their jobs last month not 500,000.
  Therefore, where are all of the new jobs coming from in our economy? Or more realistically, [...]
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  Posted: August 09, 2009, 6:49pm EDT
  by Bob Swick

• Are You Satisfied With Your Health Insurance? I Am.

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  I am. I am satisfied with the ability to choose through my employers what type of health care plan that I want. I am satisfied that with what I pay for the plan and the different coverages that I receive. I am also healthy. I prefer taking care of myself [...]
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  Posted: August 05, 2009, 8:12pm EDT
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• What Jobs? What Businesses Left?

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  Here is the overall issue, one is not working and no or little income coming into the home budget. Here in Connecticut the maximum unemployment rate one can receive is $519 a week. Many individuals get that much and as such many employers here in the state, have seen their [...]
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  Posted: August 02, 2009, 7:22pm EDT
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• The Folly Of Profit Or All Profit Is Bad And Lie With Statistics.

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  Give it to them. Yeah give it to them. President Obama states in a 7/22/09 press conference "(Health) insurance companies making record profits, right now. At a time when everybody's getting hammered, they're making record profits, and premiums are going up." I have recently read reports that Aetna (who last [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 7:04am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• Just Say No To Government Run Health Care - Congress Does Not Want It Either

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  We can all say no to Obamacare, to nationalized, socialized, bureaucratic health care. Congress has already by exempting themselves from it in their bill. So why do we as taxpayers must accept this ill conceived and poor socialistic health care plan? What is the point? This plan will not lower [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 7:11am EDT
  by Bob Swick

• Deal - What Deal? Dodd Does Not Know?

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  I have to laugh at the debacle of Senator Chris Dodd. New and more damaging information comes out from a Countrywide official that Dodd knew he was getting a sweetheart mortgage deal. Yes he knew according this official. Immediately going further into crisis mode, the Dodd camp continues to deny [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 7:34am EDT
  by Bob Swick