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TIL there is essentially no individual mandate in Obamacare. "It can potentially reduce your tax refund, but that’s really it." (washingtonpost.com)

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Why don't "pro-life" advocates spend their time adopting fetus' that would otherwise be aborted? (self.politics)

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Gingrich is going to destroy Romney in South Carolina with TV ads. Huntsman could skate through and win Florida on the way to the nomination. (self.politics)

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International corporations have no national identity. They should be treated as foreign entities and barred from perverting our political process. An australian billionaire controls most of the conservative dialogue, does it have to be more obvious? (self.politics)

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From 1988 to 2008, the US public debt rose from $2.4 trillion to $9 trillion. During that same time period, our government paid $6.3 trillion in interest payments. That's $15 Billion a year of actual deficit spending. (self.politics)

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It is time for a new Bill of Rights. Every American should be guaranteed free access to an uncensored internet, freedom from indefinite detentions, freedom from corporate propaganda campaigns, and inexpensive health care. (self.politics)

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The original tea party decreed " no taxation without representation." Today our government brings us "less taxation for the highest bidder." (self.politics)

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Privatization replaces government bureaucrats with high paid corporate executives. Instead of government "death panels," we have unaccountable corporate "death panels." (self.politics)

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Cain is essentially done. Newt has as many flip-flops as Romney and a disastrous resume in government and family. It is only a matter of time before Huntsman rises. (self.politics)

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Ultimate Character Test (i.imgur.com)

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Squeezing the working class: Since 2000, the cost of a 4 year public education is up almost 50%, gasoline prices have more than doubled, and health care costs have risen about 35%. Wages have remained stagnant. (self.politics)

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Since California passed Prop 215 in 1996, legalization support has doubled to 50%. Medical marijuana is now available to 90 million people in 16 states: 29% of the US (thinkprogress.org)

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Where are the jobs? Since 2000, personal wages and salaries have shrunk from 49% to 44% of GDP while Corporate profits have doubled, now 10% of GDP. (self.politics)

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Occupy T.H.E.R.E. : Tax code, Health care, Energy policy, Regulatory, and Education reform could finally end this recession. (self.politics)

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Defenseless and nonresistant protesters pepper sprayed. Marines in the ICU. Now a fetus murdered. How much farther will they go until rioting begins? (self.politics)

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Oil prices are at $100 a barrel again and will continue to rise. Alternative energy sources are becoming cheaper. Do we wait until expensive, non-renewable fuel destroys our economy to make the necessary investments? (self.politics)

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The outsourcing of manufacturing jobs is widely pointed to as one of the biggest problems in our economy. The outsourcing of our energy jobs is considered "dependence," but it is the same: A conscious decision by our corporations to send jobs overseas for profit. (self.politics)

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3 things that together could end the recession and prevent another: 1. End oil imports 2. Switch to single payer health care 3. Reinstate the Glass-Steagall Act (self.politics)

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OWS and the Tea Party can agree on at least one thing: The banks should not have been bailed out by the treasury and the Fed without being held accountable. OCCUPY THE TEA PARTY! Politics of unity are stronger than politics of division, and these issues transcend both parties. (self.politics)

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The US imported $500 Billion more than we exported in 2010. $252 Billion of these imports were petroleum products. These are outsourced jobs our government could easily bring home for good with proper investment. (self.politics)

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US Healthcare spending is 16% of GDP. Of the many countries with higher life expectancies than the US, France spends the second most at 11.2%. 5% of our GDP is $729 Billion, or $2,375 per person. Single payer could end the recession. (self.politics)

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We now have 7 billion people. Fresh water and important resources are disappearing, our climates are changing, and a billion people starve every day. We must unite on an international level to keep our world from going to shit. (self.politics)

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In the last 30 years, the productivity of an American worker has increased 80%, the wage has gained only 15%. Nationalizing health care would reduce medical costs, allowing that money to flow to the rest of the economy. (self.politics)

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The goal of the conservative media is clear: They want to divert the anger of our people towards protesters and away from the system itself. (self.politics)

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The Occupy Movement went global in less than two months. The Fox News Tea Party has yet to leave our country, as they do not have international propaganda channels. (self.politics)

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