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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    Originally Posted by sickboy not the same as the print addition, but here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126135856019499555.html Ok, I should have read that all the way through first, I didn't realize it was such an Opinion column when I only read the first couple paragraphs. I apologize...
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    not the same as the print addition, but here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126135856019499555.html
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    Budget Cuts: USA isnt the only one

    right...
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    Originally Posted by stdreb27 They didn't list the study they pulled it from? Not even the WSJ does their own research. Not really, I don't have the math, what I'm really thinking about doing is going back and getting another bachelors in engineering (and do a mathematics minor. So I can go...
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    Originally Posted by stdreb27 you can go to the BEA's website, and build just about any kind of graph you want too. If you really want to do some research, it is pretty interesting stuff. That's what I was doing. I was bored, and being an economist nerd, I started looking at data. By the...
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    Healthcare bill will pass the senate.

    Originally Posted by bionicarm You need to do a little more research on birth control [hr] . They are used for other medical reasons besides keeping someone from getting pregnant. Doctors have prescribed birth control [hr] for hormonal and menopausal issues for women. Maybe you need...
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    Lump of coal for Gattor fans

    Now he is not resigning, just taking a leave of absence and will be back by next season??? http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4774134
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    Healthcare bill will pass the senate.

    Originally Posted by bionicarm Sorry, but there should never be a 'religion oriented health care' when it comes to practicing medicine. Regardless of what the Hippocratic Oath states, the health and well-being of a patient should go over and beyond what a doctor's individual religious beliefs...
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    Healthcare bill will pass the senate.

    Originally Posted by DragonZim He should be put out of business for refusing to issue birth control [hr] . Why? There are more healthy alternatives to both, so why be put out of business? Also, it is one of the reasons his business did so well. In the town he lives in, a majority of the...
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    Lump of coal for Gattor fans

    Originally Posted by reefraff Next season was probably going to be a off year for them anyway which I am sure played into Meyer's decision. Exactly. No matter how you cut it, they just aren't going to be as good, they lose several key players.
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    Healthcare bill will pass the senate.

    Originally Posted by reefraff I just looked it up, there is a lawsuit seeking to eliminate the provision in the law allowing the docs to refuse to do them but for now they don't have to. There is also a bill working it's way through the system that would require all hospitals to perform them if...
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    Lump of coal for Gattor fans

    I wish they would shut up about it already, there is a lot they could be talking about instead of this, but of course Meyer, Tebo & Florida all represent the second coming as far as college football is concerned.
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    Healthcare bill will pass the senate.

    Originally Posted by Darthtang AW Look at abortion....a doctor must perform the abortion procedure ...they can not state it is against their beliefs...they HAVE TO do it. Actually this is NOT true. My father, and his private practice, just got bought out by a County run hospital and one of...
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    Originally Posted by stdreb27 I wouldn't what the numbers would do if you threw out 2009... I thought the same thing, but looking at BEA data for personal income, it doesn't look like it took much of a hit in 2009, it stayed pretty much even (in real dollars anyway). But, to be honest, I...
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    Originally Posted by kjr_trig It is depressing, not going to get any better if we keep sending idiots to Washington. I truly believe our current congress could not be in more worthless. We need to fire them all and start from scratch, I'm convinced of that.
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    Originally Posted by oscardeuce Don't forget the coming "change" in taxes. Pretty soon I will be working more hours for the gov't than myself. now, THAT'S depressing. Oddly, for most of those years the taxes were much, much higher and things (according to these stats anyway) were better. A...
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    The 2000s= Worst decade in American History?

    From Monday's Wall Street Journal: Change in Personal Income 1950s= 28% 1960s= 36% 1970s= 17% 1980s= 23% 1990s= 18% 2000s= 5% Change in Net Worth 1950s= 26% 1960s= 25% 1970s= 12% 1980s= 35% 1990s= 44% 2000s= -14% Change in Employment 1950s= 24% 1960s= 31% 1970s= 27% 1980s= 20% 1990s= 20%...
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    Healthcare bill will pass the senate.

    Originally Posted by Veni Vidi Vici Intolerence isnt the question here its weather this government is following the Law of the Land or not as provided in the Constitution.The answer is no. Now to weather God Almighty had any say in the formation of the USA I would point you to books for you to...
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    Browns beat Steelers WTH?!?!

    The Steelers suck, so yes I can believe it. 6-7 after winning the Super Bowl, not good. Yes they have had injuries, but they have lost to the Chiefs, Raiders, and now the Browns. Even with injuries there is no excuse.
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    Gitmo prisoners may be released into the U.S.

    Originally Posted by reefraff I don't know what they were doing in Afghanistan or Pakistan where they were captured but just because we didn't have the evidence to prove they were terrorists that doesn't mean they aren't. It also doesn't mean that they are. That is the exact logic that may or...
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