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Monday, September 24, 2012

"Are You Better Off Today..?" 'Douglas Dunn'

Guest blogger Douglas Dunn  is a regular commenter and guest-blogger on dakinetalk... Doug runs a small publishing consulting business in San Diego county and is a  certified American sign language (ASL) interpreter (for Deaf people),  last but not least he has been a Democratic Party media spokesperson and has had  the good fortune to work with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Doug also drives a Nissan Leaf !
Doug purchased a Nissan Leaf electric car last year doing his part to help save the planet along with
saving quite a few dollars by never ever having to purchase gas.
Doug with President Obama back in
2007 at the California Democratic Convention


Are you better off today than you were on January 20, 2009?
  • If you have stocks, bonds IRAs or a 401(k) ---- you are better off.
  • If you were laid off, but have one of the 4 million jobs created to replace the Bush job losses ---- you are better off.
  • If you have a child with pre-existing conditions ---- you are better off.
  • If you had nothing to do with the decision to come here, to the only country you have ever known, as an infant ---- you are better off.
  • If you were going to be redeployed to Iraq ---- you are better off.
  • If you work in any business related to the automotive industry ---- you are better off.
  • If you are a woman who wants equal pay for equal work and the right to control your own medical choices ---- you are better off.
The job is not finished and much work remains ahead, but we, as a nation, are better off than we were four years ago.
However, if you are Osama bin Laden or a terrorist or Somali pirate, then no, you are not better off.

This blog recently appeared an an opinion article in the "North County Times," serving N. San Diego, and S. Riverside counties...
http://www.nctimes.com/news/opinion/letters/are-you-better-off-today/article_eadaa114-e317-5bf1-b9ab-49f722feb6ad.html

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