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Cafferty tried to follow McCain and the Bush Tax Cuts
ecthompsonmd February 2, 2008

Jack Cafferty is trying to dissect John McCain’s position on George Bush’s Tax Cuts.  If Jack has a hard time following McCain, I wouldn’t blame him.  Where is that Straight Talk Express?  I think that it is lost in New Hampshire somewhere. According to WaPo’s Fact Checker – John McCain sidesteps a question about the reason why he opposed President Bush’s tax cut plan. He has been saying on the campaign trail that he opposed the tax cut plan because it did not include restraints on spending, in addition to the tax cuts. During the Senate debate on the 2001 tax

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Fed cuts interest rate
ecthompsonmd September 19, 2007

Okay, somebody tell why this might not be a good thing. It seems if I have a ton of money and do something foolish and greedy like lend the money to people who I know have a high chance of default, bailing me out removes any risk doesn’t it? Without risk then why won’t I do the same thing again? At the same time as the Fed is lowing interest rates, oil prices are going up into record territory.  A barrel of light sweet crude is over $82 per barrel.  I’m starting to get a headache trying to figure out what’s

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NC cuts funding for mental health
ecthompsonmd April 12, 2007

Update 2 –  As we appear to be stuck at the level of the Lt Gov office (as the governor and Odom are hiding somewhere), the Lt Gov person who is gathering info is: mike.arnold@ncmail.net.    Update – http://bluenc.com/legislators-throw-mentally-ill-under-the-bus-tomorrow-is-a-day-of-action  From ACT: Mental health services providers and advocates are organizing to fight the state’s reduction in the rate it pays for services known as community support. A coalition of groups plans to be in Raleigh today to appeal to legislators and Gov. Mike Easley to rescind the cut. They will hold a news conference in front of the legislative building at 11 a.m. “We

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