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Letter to the Editor PatsyT - February 7, 2010 4

Hello fellow Planeteers, Check out this latest info from USA Today: Medical expenses have 'very steep rate of growth' WASHINGTON — Spending on health care consumed an estimated 17 cents of every dollar spent last year in the United States, representing the...

jjgravitas on Weekend Music Thread – See Emily Play: “I may have worked it out for myself. I made sure to include no text after the link, and it…” Apr 7, 17:48
jjgravitas on Weekend Music Thread – See Emily Play: “Pink Floyd – Lucifer Sam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLOboh87EVY” Apr 6, 22:57
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twilson117 on I Believe in God But I Hate Religion: “I appreciate you taking the time to read the piece and comment. Yes, you did indeed make a significant decision…” Dec 28, 14:24
SueInCa on I Believe in God But I Hate Religion: “Twilson – I understand your feelings, I questioned the existence of God for years and how many play on fears…” Dec 27, 15:10
AdLib on Short Posts: “Elon Musk is updating the logo for his “X” site so that it’s more in (goose)step with his views. https://planetpov.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Elon-NaziLogo.jpg” Nov 16, 10:00
AdLib on Boebert Gropes The Bottom of the Barrel: “Agreed, Boebert is Dead Bimbo Walking when it comes to re-election. She’s done. I watched some of the bogus House…” Sep 29, 13:53
twilson117 on Boebert Gropes The Bottom of the Barrel: “What you say is spot on. Clinton and Boebert are grown and should have known better, and there is no…” Sep 27, 04:29
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“The perverted ambition of another class of men, who will either hope to aggrandize themselves by the confusions of their country, or will flatter themselves with fairer prospects of elevation from the subdivision of the empire into several partial confederacies than from its union under one government.”—Federalist 1.