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People receiving food stamps have to pass drug tests or meet work requirements to receive taxpayer dollars, Sanchez reasoned, so it’s only fair that those “lucky” enough to inherit wealth should have to do something to earn it or, in this case, pay a tax.

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Opinion: Romney and Ryan a ray of hopePolitical Potpourri by George Weir Tuesday, August 14, 2012 **SNIP** Senior citizens do have plenty to be concerned about, like that $716 billion that Obama robbed from Medicare to pay for Obamacare. They might also worry about the triage Obamacare will force upon them when their health care costs get too high (“death panels”). Also of great concern to our seniors is the rising cost of living. In some cases they are forced to decide between food and medical supplies, and this shouldn’t be. We worked for years in order to live more...

Recently I was in public discussion on the question of poverty in Britain and how to overcome it. The poverty is relative, of course, not real destitution; but there is nonetheless no doubt as to its squalor. Among the panel on which I appeared was a very pleasant member of the Fabian Society, that is to say the society whose goal was to achieve socialism in Britain gradually and by reformist means (it was named after the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus, who wore Hannibal down by attrition rather than by pitched battle). One of the definitions of poverty most...

Barack Obama And The Democrats Did Not Inherit The Bad Economy; They Caused It And Made It Worse Check it out - here!

Environment can change the way our genes work Environmental factors such as stress and diet could be affecting the genes of future generations leading to increased rates of obesity, heart disease and diabetes.A study of people suffering post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after the 9/11 attacks in New York made a striking discovery. The patients included mothers who were pregnant on 9/11 and found altered levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the blood of their babies. This effect was most pronounced for mothers who were in the third trimester of pregnancy suggesting events in the womb might be responsible....

LONDON (Reuters) - Black stray cat Tinker got all the cream when an elderly widow left him his own detached house in London and a trust fund to keep him comfortable. Margaret Layne, 89, left the $562,000 house and the $160,000 fund to Tinker after he befriended her, the Times newspaper reported on Tuesday. The childless widow made it clear in her will that Tinker, who has lifelong residency at the house, should not stray again. "If Tinker abandons the property permanently the trustees shall at their discretion be entitled to bring the trust to an end," the will said,...