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Originally Posted by ladydoc
You are absolutely right about the Greeks...the men had no problem with homosexuality and often preferred it. The problem with marriage had to do with producing heirs and transfer of property to progeny. Had nothing to do with morality...
Civil unions are OK...as long as the partner gets the same benefits as a heterosexual couple.
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Originally Posted by ladydoc
I agree with cutting spending, but I also just read in the paper today about what the house came up with. Decrease payroll social security taxes. Great...good for you and terrible for your kids...there will soon be a shortage of funds, so putting even less in is a fine idea.
Cut medicare payments 27% to doctors. Swell....if you think you get little time with your doctor now, just wait until he or she needs to increase the number they see a day to ofset the decrease in reimbursement. Or even try finding a doc who will take medicare.
All this concern about what federal employees make...another swell idea..just as long as the house and senate include themselves in that definition of federal employees and take the same cuts or lack or increases. They are federal employees as far as I am concerned. All of this from republicans...so very interesting.
Also just heard that the house threw out the above. At least they have some hint of an idea. But in that report they also said that the house majority leaders said NO COMPROMISE. That is a wonderful way to get a concensus that might actually help us.
As to a fetus not being a part of a woman's body...that is just too far out to even give any credence to.
Yesterday there was article in our paper (surprised the heck out of me that it got published) saying that a long term study of abortions effects on the mental health of women were NOT due to abortion, but due to the unwanted pregnancy. Another conclusion was that those women who had abortions and had mental health problems afterwards are the women who had mental health issues before the pregnancy/abortion. That makes sense.....past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior. I have not read the actual study, so I have no idea of the methodology invovled.
But the best story of all was the one this morning saying that the decorated trees that were actioned off made Special Olympics over $5000.
Well, I need to go bake some cookies for the cookie exchange. Anyone for mint chocolate chip cookies?
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LadyDoc your response as respect the Greeks triggered a story I heard long ago. Being of Italian extraction I must admit a bias but will confuse the issue and me by stating my ancestors geographical origins were original Greek. Now I am confused...
Anyway an Italian and Greek were arguing. The Greek said "Well we built the Parthenon and the Threatre and Temple of Apollo. And the Italian said "Well we built the Colosseum and invented the Roman Arch"
The Greek said "Well we had great men like Aristole and Socrates." and the Italian replied "Well we had great men like Leonardo Da Vinci and Galileo."
The Greek very frustrated at this point quickly blurted out "Well we invited sex." And the Italian with a quick smile and quick wit said, "Yes but we invited it with women ."