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(Community Matters) Not that size matters or anything . . . .

Since moving my blog from Google’s Blogger to WordPress by Google Page Ranking has declined from 4 to 2 and my hits have declined by a third.  Wondering how the change alone could have impacted these statistics.  Maybe combined with the holiday season?  I don’t notice significant change in content but maybe I’m missing something.

(Community Matters) . . . last night at El Sol y la Luna.  I couldn’t stay long but glad I stopped by.  Of course several of the board members already there including Danny Roth, Mark Yzanga, John Michael Cortez, Brigid Shea & Susan Moffat, as well as Ian Davis, Rep. Donna Howard, David Kobierwski, Sean Garretson & Michael Barnes.

(Community Matters) Demo of Google’s live search – especially pulled from Twitter, Facebook and MySpace. Interesting implications . . . .

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(Community Matters) Reproductive services for low income women – of course we should provide reproductive services to women who can’t afford them. And, we should be able to show that the tax revenues of those who object are not going toward these costs – just as soon as they help us find a way to ensure my tax dollars aren’t going toward abstinenace only programs or to tax breaks for charitable donations to organizations who oppose equality for all Americans (including LGBT)

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Healthcare costs currently total 16% of our nation’s GDP. Medicare & medicaid currently consume 23% of our federal budget (they account for apprx 35% of overall US healthcare costs).  Healthcare as a percentage of GDP and medicare/medicaid as a precentage of the federal budget are expected to escalate drastically over the next several years. Already, American manufacturers are at a competitive disadvantage against manufacturers in countries offering universal healthcare, over 40mm Americans don’t have healthcare coverage and our longevity is dismal compared to other industrialized countries. It’s a joke to say we have one of the best healthcare systems in the world, though we do have the most expensive.

Though the current first step toward reform doesn’t go far enough in containing costs, increasing affordability or increasing competition, it represents the first real reform in over 70 years of presidents and congress trying.

Republicans had lockstep control of Congress and the White House for six of eight years and did nothing to avoid the financial trainwreck we face. I don’t understand why the Senate hasn’t approved via reconciliation status the House plan sans Stupak/Pitts amendment and with a robust public option freed of silly little amendments intended to safeguard the anti-competitive protections such as no selling across state lines.

Absolutely it’ll be imperfect but it will be a step in the right direction. No, I do not support a single payer system. I believe those who can afford more than the government provided baseline should be able to purchase additional services. And, yes, seniors must bear some of the burden of fixing a system that is unsustainable as it currently exists. Do not defund their programs to provide broader coverage but amend Medicare & Medicaid to make it economically sustainable.

yes I am worried about deficits.  That we are returning to borrowing levels reminiscent of WWII should come as no surprise – especially in light of our failure to finance our two wars, instead irresponsibly cutting taxes

(Community Matters) if only

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(Community Matters) grrr, not exactly 100%, probably closer to 60.  Problem is, I tend to feel best in the mornings when fighting bugs.  Hope this doesn’t prove true today.  St James this am, Bill White’s rally this afternoon, Bishop Andy Dole this evening – plus I’d like to catch up with Luke if able.

(Community Matters) Regret missing this evening’s Acton Business School faculty/staff holiday event and, most especially, adopted-goddaughter Melissa Henderson’s birthday bash.

My almost flu, turned head cold, decided to turbo charge today, and even if I did feel good othewise than horizontal, wouldn’t want to expose anyone.  Imagining I’ll wake up 100% tomorrow.  Glad Steven’s out carrying the household flag.

(Community Matters) I’m proud of Los Angeles Episcopalians for not discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. Congratulations Bishop-elect Glasspool.

Sad this will cause some pain, and our church still works through this issue in communion.