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Shame on New York City

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Submitted by Keith from Connecticut in response to “What Are Your Issues?”

I find it cynically humorous to read the following on the NYC’s web page concerning cab service:
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Medicare Forks Up $250 to Many Beneficiaries

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Are you in the Medicare prescription drug donut hole? If so, you’’ll soon receive the $250 one-time payment that was promised by healthcare reform. But beware of scam artists.
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How Would You Cut the Federal Deficit?

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We all agree that the US will soon be in deep trouble if we don’t substantially reduce federal debt and deficit spending. But there’s no agreement on how to do it. It seems that everyone wants to cut spending that benefits someone else but not spending that benefits them.
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Department of Justice Releases Guidelines on Medical Care for People with Disabilities

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recently developed standards, outlined in an informative document titled Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities that may be helpful to health providers, as well as people with mobility impairments that are encountering obstacles in accessing healthcare.
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Anti Disability Movement

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Submitted by Andy from Washington DC in response to “What Are Your Issues?”

If you are listening to the political rancor in the news lately, it could have a large impact for the accomplishments we have fought so hard to achieve.
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Outside Of The Disabilities Box

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Submitted by Eric from Illinois in response to “What Are Your Issues?”

I’ve seen conversations out there on Facebook and other social media sites that remind me that our community doesn’t need to limit our opinions to those issues that everyone else associates with us,
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Mad As Hell About Oil

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Submitted by Tom from Florida in response to “What Are Your Issues?”

Who else is mad as hell and doesn’t want to take it anymore from the oil industry?
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What Should Medicare Do With 73 Million Dollars

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Let’s get down to some plain language. Medicare has 73 million dollars that they are going to spend on fixing up some of their websites.
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Got $6.35? That’s Enough to Pay for Someone’s Independence for 1 Year

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Would you be willing to pay $6.35 per year to enable people living with disabilities, seniors, and maybe yourself one day, to live at home rather than in an institution? If so, you’re in good company. Millions of other Americans agree.
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Help Avert Drastic Medicaid Cuts

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Ask Your Representative to Vote for HR 4213

The clock is ticking on state budgets. Nearly all states are finalizing their 2011 budgets that begin on July 1. And many have already factored in an increase in the federal government’s share of Medicaid (known as the federal medical assistance percentage [FMAP]).
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