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I have to make a Your Momma joke here, please excuse me

Did the CIA use civilian contractors in Eastern Europe during the cold war? I'm reading "Don't Shoot the Ice Cream Man" by Jim Waste and he's either a fabulist of the highest order or...not. Thanks!

Well, it may be elitist to point this out, but his spelling and grammar are better than yours.

I think it is a legitimate question. Poor people (white and black) have access to health care despite preexisting conditions thanks to the ACA. Does that going away help Trump voters? I guess we'll see. Repealing Dodd/Frank: good for low-income folks, or fat cats? Allowing stock brokers to serve their own needs, or be beholden to the best interests of their clients? Each of those examples are real effects of his first two weeks in office. None help low income Trump voters. High-income voters of all political stripes, yes.

On the other hand, Trump has promised to bring back jobs. Has he done so? Too soon to tell.

I was astonished to learn from This American Life that 14 million people are on federal disability. The report is worth listening to for anyone, but one of the central points they assert is that states are doing everything in their power to get people off state-based welfare rolls and onto Federal disability. Have you seen that trend?

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/490/trends-with-benefits

Are you a fellow Marin resident? Howdy if so (Fairfax hippie here)