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Thom Hartmann highlights 9/25: ER health care, capital gains tax, voter suppression, freedom
(Hour 1 opening) Thom Hartmann shares the huge difference between Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama in this year's election.
Thom Hartmann rants about the capital gains tax and how it allows the rich to get richer. (He also discloses at 5:30 how he once held a share in Marriott Hotels.)
(Hour 2) Thom Hartmann debates Judson Phillips,Associate Director-TheTeaParty.net / Founder, Tea Party Nation (www.teapartynation.com) Website: www.theteaparty.net on the merits of voter (suppression) ID requirements. (Phillips acknowledges in the end of the debate that electronic voting machines are a bad idea.)
Thom Hartmann talks with Virginia Democratic Congressional candidate Wayne Powell,retired army colonel, small business owner & community lawyer Website: www.PowellforVA.com, who is running against House Majority Leader & Tea Partier, Eric Cantor in Virginia's 7th district.
(Hour 3) Thom Hartmann asks the question, "What does freedom mean to you?" while sharing his personal story about his dad and mom.
Callers respond to Thom's question:
