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man. I'm trying to download the text of the bill, but the links must be screwed up. Here's the H.R. 1424:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:H.R.1424:

But when you click on Text of Legislation, you get here:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.1424:

Which brings up Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007

Sounds appropriate! :D

Heres the answer to the Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 question.

http://www.fedsmith.com/article/1733/
 
Interesting article. Thanks for that link. There's still plenty more of that bill I need to read. It's amazing how much stuff got passed through on that bill, nowhere near related to the announced intent.
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That's how Congress works, AND IT HAS TO BE STOPPED!
Who were the SUCKERS that Crapped up this Very Important Bill by SELLING their VOTE for a handout for their favorite benefactor? FIRE THEM!!:nuts:
 
Emergency non-budget bills are unfortunately an open target for any riders. The wierdo stuff like the arrows is mostly noise - the explanation on that is adult-length arrows already had the break, they forgot about kids: ugly corrections come in all the time. Mental health equity act, a legitimate issue that's been relegated to a "feel good" thing - It belongs on a health care bill.

The good thing that has come of this, light is coming down on the ugly little earmarks. Unfortunately they have become campaign slogans without checking the reasons (kiddie arrows, are you kidding?), and no one is going to touch issues that may kick back during an election (What, you are against covering mental health?).

What worries me is non-budget bills don't have to be balanced. Lots of legit budget items needed to be passed, but when you are putting the ATM and R&D tax credit as riders on a bill, that's trouble. The Senate grabbed control, as I expected they might have to to get the House vote to change, and it was the end of year rush. But this is a very very bad precident, another emergency bill, and emergency bills mean don't need to pay for, and now we have perfectly good budget items not paid for.
 
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The Short and Sweet Act

Can't we pass a bill that requires bills to be short and sweet? Can't it say that all bills must have one focus? They'd never pass that bill, so I say let's tack on that bill to some other bill that Congress loves! Think of it. The bill that ends the precedent of tacking unrelated bills to favorable bills is one of those unrelated tack-ons to a popular bill. It could be a congressional poetic justice. :D
 
I'm sorry, but I had to laugh when I saw this headline on bloomberg.com:

Bush Says Restoring Confidence Will `Take a While'

I haven't even read the article yet, but it just sounds like a headline from The Onion, given the current circumstances.


I saw it live and it did not restore my confidence. He couldn't even remember the day he signed the bill into law. He ended by saying how happy he was to be back in Texas. Hope he stays there until Jan.:cheesy:
 
The good thing that has come of this, light is coming down on the ugly little earmarks. Unfortunately they have become campaign slogans without checking the reasons (kiddie arrows, are you kidding?), and no one is going to touch issues that may kick back during an election (What, you are against covering mental health?).
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This bill had nothing to do with Health Care. What a nerve, slipping this in the Bailout Bill. No I don't approve!!:nuts:
 
This bill had nothing to do with Health Care. What a nerve, slipping this in the Bailout Bill. No I don't approve!!:nuts:
The recall for Glass-Steagal was slipped into a budget bill. Too much slipping, for both you and me! Congressmen are supposed to bring home stuff for their constituencies, but eveything needs to be spelled out and attached to a name!
 
Man. I'm starting to feel a little better about the fact that I took out a TSP Loan on June 30. That was like putting part of my money in G, only now my contributions and loan payments are going to C at these low prices.
 
Man. I'm starting to feel a little better about the fact that I took out a TSP Loan on June 30. That was like putting part of my money in G, only now my contributions and loan payments are going to C at these low prices.

A better scenario couldn't be asked for when it comes to retirement loans
and the current Market Conditions. Good for you ! ;)
 
The latest conspiracy news:

NWO Citizen said:
WMR has learned from knowledgeable Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sources that the Bush administration is putting the final touches on a plan that would see martial law declared in the United States with various scenarios anticipated as triggers. The triggers include a continuing economic collapse with massive social unrest, bank closures resulting in violence against financial institutions, and another fraudulent presidential election that would result in rioting in major cities and campuses around the country.

In addition, Army Corps of Engineer sources report that the assignment of the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team (BCT) to the Northern Command's U.S. Army North is to augment FEMA and federal law enforcement in the imposition of traffic controls, crowd control, curfews, enhanced border and port security, and neighborhood patrols in the event a national emergency being declared. The BCT was assigned to duties in Iraq before being assigned to the Northern Command.

On April 3, 2008, WMR reported on a highly-classified document regarding the martial law scenario: WMR has learned from knowledgeable sources within the US financial community that an alarming confidential and limited distribution document is circulating among senior members of Congress and their senior staff members that is warning of a bleak future for the United States if it does not quickly get its financial house in order. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is among those who have reportedly read the document. The document is being called the "C & R" document because it reportedly states that if the United States defaults on loans and debt underwriting from China, Japan, and Russia, all of which are propping up the United States government financially, and the United States unilaterally cancels the debts, America can expect a war that will have disastrous results for the United States and the world. "Conflict" is the "C word" in the document. The other scenario is that the federal government will be forced to drastically raise taxes in order to pay off debts to foreign countries to the point that the American people will react with a popular revolution against the government. "Revolution" is the document's "R word.
 
All they keep talking about is encouraging lending. Let's lower rates to encourage lending. All that means is, "Let's encourage borrowing." So why are the markets tanking and why the halt on borrowing/lending at these low rates?

I say it is because nobody knows what tomorrow's prices will be. Why borrow now to pay a high price, when tomorrow the price will be lower? That's just losing money. If prices are dropping, then currency is becoming more valuable. When currency becomes more valuable, we hold on to it. When we hold on to it, demand for things goes down, so prices drop. It could be an endless cycle.

Just a rough draft of my thoughts.
 
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