Our big Alaska adventure
Photo taken at 11:30 pm
Well, according to the TEA Party we are Taxed Enough
Already. However, I prefer the judgement
of Robert Samuelson, a middle-of-the-road NYTimes columnist who maintains that
we (Americans) don’t pay enough tax; according to his calculations we borrow 17
cents of every dollar we spend – “we” here being the government.
This has resulted in a National Debt of
$20.44 X 1012 (trillion)., slightly more than our GDP (Gross Domestic Product). In other words, we owe more than we make in a whole year!
That can’t be good.
So, we should pay more tax – and we should reduce expenditures,
right?
Well, yes – but let’s leave the NCI (National Cancer
Institute) alone. They have just
released upbeat information on a vaccine against ovarian and breast
cancer. Works on mice: human trials in
the offing. Said to be particularly
important for women with BRCA mutations.
If you are female, ask about getting the BRCA test. Really!
.
The link below describes the vaccine. If you bring it up, notice the column of
topics along the right margin. These are good, non-technical essays on many cancer topics. Reading them might be a good way
to study for my next pop quiz.
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