Here's my idea, feel free to share it with your congressional representatives:
As part of this financial sector bailout, why not create a mortgage interest tax CREDIT up to a certain amount (say, $4000), which would not only help people struggling to pay their mortgages (thereby adding some stability to mortgage-backed securities), but also act as an economic stimulus when homeowners get back larger tax refunds and/or reduce their withholding?
www.senate.gov
www.house.gov
But act quickly, they are likely to vote soon.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Mental Illness in the eyes of McCain and Obama
The follow web page on the National Alliance on Mental Illness' web site includes the responses received from McCain and Obama when asked to complete a questionnaire:
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=2008_Primaries_and_Elections&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=55411
The responses speak for themselves, but just in case you don't have time to check this out, let me summarize by saying that the Obama campaign completed the entire survey, with specific comments and examples of legislation he would support, while McCain refused to complete the survey, and gave a 3 page written "statement on mental health" which (in a thinly veiled manner) stated that the best way to address mental health issues is to have one doctor (presumably your PCP) treat you for all conditions, and he also gave a reminder that he believes personal responsibility plays a role in the treatment of mental illness (while this is true, it seems again to be a thinly veiled way of saying he blames the mentally ill for their illness, but that's just my slanted take on his comments).
http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=2008_Primaries_and_Elections&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=55411
The responses speak for themselves, but just in case you don't have time to check this out, let me summarize by saying that the Obama campaign completed the entire survey, with specific comments and examples of legislation he would support, while McCain refused to complete the survey, and gave a 3 page written "statement on mental health" which (in a thinly veiled manner) stated that the best way to address mental health issues is to have one doctor (presumably your PCP) treat you for all conditions, and he also gave a reminder that he believes personal responsibility plays a role in the treatment of mental illness (while this is true, it seems again to be a thinly veiled way of saying he blames the mentally ill for their illness, but that's just my slanted take on his comments).
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Newest Schutze
Introducing. . . Mädel!
(rhymes with cradle, ladle, dreidel)
She is the second to last doggy that was seized in the 100 dog (+20 cat) neglect case in Perrysburg this past winter. She was so malnourished that she has only just started to grow back her hair. Officially we are just fostering until they are done with additional check-ups and medications, but the long-term plan is adoption.
(rhymes with cradle, ladle, dreidel)
She is the second to last doggy that was seized in the 100 dog (+20 cat) neglect case in Perrysburg this past winter. She was so malnourished that she has only just started to grow back her hair. Officially we are just fostering until they are done with additional check-ups and medications, but the long-term plan is adoption.
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