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lancashirelove
lancashirelove
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quotePosted at 12:57 on 4th January 2011
Bet we have lots of little fat dwarfs dancing for jol! lolSmile
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Sk Lawson
Sk Lawson
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quotePosted at 18:03 on 7th January 2011

I agree with James..its the Government added taxes on everything that's hurting us all...and our Governor had an independent outside company come in to tell us how we stand in this state..it's said we are being charged three times more then what most of  us make in wages to support basic services.(Shelter, Food, Transpotation, and health care).... Colorado out-ranked California, Washington and Oregon in livabilty...and economic growth...they were at least in the dark ink on things. But look again, whose been made to support the illegals also...mostly California, Washington and Oregon. Colorado is primarily an "Government and military" state in it's industries. While we other three are agricultural based more so. I see they are rioting this morning and destroying everything they can get their hands on over higher food prices and unemployment in Algeria. It's an global problem now..the have vs the have nots. Many Governments are in the catagory of the have's... ripping off the have nots(via fee's and taxes)...to sustain thier own pleasurable life styles. Make them give up thier BMW's and drive Hyandui's people...LOL!  (They get 40 MPG also).

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James Prescott
James Prescott
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quotePosted at 18:37 on 7th January 2011
another £40,000.000 just been given to sudan where is it coming from.
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cathyml
cathyml
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quotePosted at 18:56 on 7th January 2011
What on earth for???  Especially when business is supposedly in such a bad way in England.  Why wasn't the money used for the steel industry or keeping down the price of the petrol or topping up the medical services/education/old age pensions, etc.  They are just plain crazy!!!
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James Prescott
James Prescott
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quotePosted at 19:04 on 7th January 2011
i read it on google news earlier on.these type of headlines are never transmitted on tv or radio,its a scandal.
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Beth Austin
Beth Austin
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quotePosted at 19:40 on 7th January 2011
MAYBE...we can just do OUR NEWS for the general public...especially since our group numbers are increasing....might just be able to do an updated, POE version of the daily news....could be interesting and profitable LOL
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lancashirelove
lancashirelove
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quotePosted at 12:35 on 9th January 2011
Isnt it funny how money can always be found for 'pet' projects when we (the public) are being told to cut to the bone . I for one dont beleive the UK economy is as bad as it is being painted (not yet anyway). Its all a ploy to get the governments 'ideals' in place.
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Sk Lawson
Sk Lawson
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quotePosted at 03:26 on 13th January 2011

You guessed it...there isn't anything going into make decent jobs for the common citzen that has to pay for the money TPB are spending...that is the problem.....hey...how about last week's 356  mega-million lottery dollars....he took home 90 million after the taxes were paid on it...it was won by two people...rather the other one showed up to collect they never said...maybe they pocketed it also.

Brother can I borrow an dime or two?...as they say. 

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Sk Lawson
Sk Lawson
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quotePosted at 21:14 on 14th January 2011

Ok....lady number two....lady number one is in court now for throwing "acid" in her own face and said it was an stranger that did it, to get public sympathy for donations to be sent to her...number two lady showed up yesterday for saying she had cancer and was getting donations from others. She's being looked into from being arrested also...both on charges of "Scam Fraud".....then there's the 3 page spread this mornring about Child prostitution in Portland....and sex trafficking down I-5 Freeway corridor from Seattle to California...also one of their prime "drug trafficking" areas also...though remote eastern Oregon see's it also...by way of illegals coming up from Mexico.  It seems Portland joined an FBI task force in 2009 on this...and they related 3 young girls picked  up in Seattle and 2 from Portland involved...which was picked up on "nightline" an TV news documentary every week..and given news media coverage by Diane Sawyer and Dan Ruther....and our Mayor is upset..he says the city police don't keep statistics on it amoung the children...and only thing they do keep is on reports given to them by way of the Human Resource Center in an complaint...most often of child abuse. He says the problem isn't any worse then any other major city area most likley...and he doesn't like Portland "singled out" with its status as being one of the most livable Cities in the USA more or less. Could you call"prostitution" an kind of donation for people that need money that can't get it any other way decently...maybe? It is sad that they are anywhere age 9 into teens...but these kids most the time don't live in houses where their parents can support them for various reasons. Men are not stellar these days on having morals any more...in fact many men force their wives into such acts also. As long as employers treat women "second class" with low wages and these women are made to support themselves...your going to find the possiblty of this going on..and it has since time began. 

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Ron Brind
Ron Brind
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quotePosted at 19:38 on 18th January 2011

Fuel prices are still going through the roof and will continue to do so with another 8p a litre due shortly. In London last week £1-56.9 a LITRE!

If that isn't a Rip Off with tax being somewhere in the region of 70p per LITRE then I don't know what is!

It's a disgrace, but we silly 'Brits' take it on the chin every time, WHY? Hope you are reading this David Cameron because the worm will turn! Do something about it before it's too late!!

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