Bush's save the family proposal

[yendi]

I wonder if Bush's Save the Family proposal includes advice on not spending money on Japanese prostitutes. Hey, come to think of it, Neil Bush isn't doing anything -- he could head up the commission! Maybe hire Newt Gingrich and Karl Rowe to be on the board. Bet they could save a hell of a lot of marriages that way.

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[iresprite.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, what do you think would make a genuinely good program to promote healthy marriages? Regardless of whether they're same-sex or not, what do you think would help? 'cause obviously our country could use some lessons in fostering healthy relationships- wheter it be amongst spouses or with children.

[xforge.livejournal.com]

For starters, they could stop penalizing people who are married and need financial aid for higher education. If we'd been shacking up, my ex would've gone to school almost free, but since we were married, she'll be paying off student loans until she's 65 or so. Ridiculous.

[iresprite.livejournal.com]

*nods* Didn't realize that happened so much.

What about actually providing resources for healthy relationships? Or promoting honesty, fairness, and compassion? Those would go a long way, I imagine.

[xforge.livejournal.com]

What about actually providing resources for healthy relationships? Or
promoting honesty, fairness, and compassion? Those would go a long way, I
imagine.

Heaven forbid they ever do THAT.

For as long as I can remember, lawmakers have been about making laws that force an issue or curtail someone's rights (victimless crimes, and such) without ever even considering dealing with the underlying problems that cause the issue in the first place. Why change now?

[iresprite.livejournal.com]

For as long as I can remember, lawmakers have been about making laws that force an issue or curtail someone's rights (victimless crimes, and such) without ever even considering dealing with the underlying problems that cause the issue in the first place. Why change now?

Granted, that's a rhetorical question, but if we don't stop, more people will be harmed. That said, it's generally not the lawmakers who end up reacting to these pressures primarily, but us little peeps down here. People shoulder the responsibility in art, in outreach programs, whatever.

So. Promote that stuff, yeah?

[thermidor.livejournal.com]

same here. My husband made "too much" (HA! We're so not rich) for me to get aid.

[xforge.livejournal.com]

Yup. Between us (both working full-time) we made about 42K, which was just barely enough to support a house and three kids, but in the eyes of Financial Aid we may as well have been Bill and Melinda Gates.

[silme.livejournal.com]

Not Neil -- let him hide away. Forever. He lived in Colorado when I was there, and we all cheered when he returned to Texas.

I remember Silverado Banking.

Bleah.

[shawnj.livejournal.com]

This was what I got back from Jintek when I told him of your dilemma -

We aren't blocking *any* domains or IP addresses on this end. I don't see how it could be from our end since his connection obviously worked earlier in Beta1, yet doesn't now and we haven't changed anything since then.
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