http://www.liberadio.com/2007/03/01/always-on-pelton-homelessness-mccain-walter-reed-arthur-schlessinger-olbermann-and-north-korea-and-more/ with Mary Mancini and Freddie O'Connell Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:55:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.liberadio.com/2007/03/01/always-on-pelton-homelessness-mccain-walter-reed-arthur-schlessinger-olbermann-and-north-korea-and-more/#comment-21356 Nashville is Talking » Well, Mary, People Don’t Benefit From a Hand Out, Only a Hand Up Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:59:01 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=601#comment-21356 [...] Mary Mancini on the news that a young boy died of an infection because he didn’t have adequate health coverage: Exactly which part of compassionate conservatism covers death by tooth decay? Seriously. If there’s a family where the earnings (from any earner) are minimum wage, which is typically not a living wage, and there are no benefits, how does rugged individualism help? If there’s a window of 5-10 years before living wages are even a possibility (as a result of night classes or on-the-job training), do we just say, “That’s how bootstrapping works. This family is building character!”? Spread It Around: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Mary Mancini on the news that a young boy died of an infection because he didn’t have adequate health coverage: Exactly which part of compassionate conservatism covers death by tooth decay? Seriously. If there’s a family where the earnings (from any earner) are minimum wage, which is typically not a living wage, and there are no benefits, how does rugged individualism help? If there’s a window of 5-10 years before living wages are even a possibility (as a result of night classes or on-the-job training), do we just say, “That’s how bootstrapping works. This family is building character!”? Spread It Around: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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