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		<title>Who is the Average American, and Where Does Their Money Go?</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2010/03/09/who-is-the-average-american-and-where-does-their-money-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the politically charged climate of today, I hear a lot of people speaking for the average American. Everyone would like to believe that they represent the right side of each argument. Whether the subject is health care, crime and punishment, the national debt, or our military actions in foreign countries; pundits on both sides [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=289&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jacksonville Jails Striving for Sound Inmate Health Care &#124; Jacksonville.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They may be the busiest medical clinics in Jacksonville, treating tens of thousands of patients with chronic diseases, mental disorders and drug addictions each year. They&#8217;re open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But they&#8217;re also very closed: hidden behind bars and bolted doors in buildings few people ever willingly visit. On any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=287&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>8 ways reform provides security and stability to those with or without coverage</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/8-ways-reform-provides-security-and-stability-to-those-with-or-without-coverage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ends Discrimination for Pre-Existing Conditions: Insurance companies will be prohibited from refusing you coverage because of your medical history. Ends Exorbitant Out-of-Pocket Expenses, Deductibles or Co-Pays: Insurance companies will have to abide by yearly caps on how much they can charge for out-of-pocket expenses. Ends Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care: Insurance companies must fully cover, without [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=283&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Healthy Health Care Reform Debate</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/healthy-health-care-reform-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not everyone in America is involved in shouting matches regarding health care reform. Some people are actually able to discuss these issues calmly on social networking sites. Here are some excerpts from the conversation my friends and I have been having on Facebook. John Longfield-Smith The actual Health Care Reform Bill. Many sites are telling [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=277&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Isn&#8217;t it Ironic?!</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/isnt-it-ironic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A top 10 list of things that drive me crazy about my fellow Americans. 1.) Why are so many people up in arms about spending $1T over the next ten years, with the worst estimate showing that $239B will end up directly affecting the deficit, yet there has been no outcry about the $1T the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=272&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>E-mail &#8216;analysis&#8217; of health bill needs a check-up</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/e-mail-analysis-of-health-bill-needs-a-check-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smithofthelongfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me reiterate for the record, I am not a liberal. I am an independent. No party tells me what to think. I make my decisions based upon research that I conduct. I do not trust any politicians, nor any of the major media outlets&#8230; I just found this story on the St. Petersberg Times [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=267&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An American Conservative Blog Post</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/an-american-conservative-blog-post/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>smithofthelongfield</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got this in an email today, and had to share it. It was originally posted on &#8220;AmericaBlog&#8221;. This morning I was awoken by my alarm clock powered by electricity generated by the public power monopoly regulated by the U.S. Department of Energy. I then took a shower in the clean water provided by a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=264&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Did Jacksonville Go Wrong?</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/03/08/where-did-jacksonville-go-wrong/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got it wrong in 2003.  We elected someone as mayor due to his name, and the belief that he would continue to improve the image of Jacksonville as the Bold New City of the South.  Not since the days of Jake Godbold were there such high expectations for our city.  To me, the differences [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=180&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ronald Reagan was More of a Socialist than Obama!</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/ronald-reagan-was-more-of-a-socialist-than-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ From 1980 to 1988 the top tax rate was 50%!  How on earth did we survive?  Take a look at the rates during the Nixon/Ford years (69-76), or better yet the Eisenhower years (52-60)&#8230;  Notice what the rates were in the Republican years of 1921-1932, immediately preceding the great depression.  Looks like what the fat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=235&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prison Spending Outpaces All but Medicaid</title>
		<link>http://smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com/2009/03/02/prison-spending-outpaces-all-but-medicaid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 3, 2009 By SOLOMON MOORE   One in every 31 adults, or 7.3 million Americans, is in prison, on parole or probation, at a cost to the states of $47 billion in 2008, according to a new study. Correction spending is outpacing budget growth in education, transportation and public assistance, based on state and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=smithofthelongfield.wordpress.com&amp;blog=264751&amp;post=232&amp;subd=smithofthelongfield&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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