fatheadfred
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Face it, it is politically smart to cut taxes on a large majority (90% ?) that will receive a break. I would agree that rich folk pay a bulk of the tax total, however, they are not currently struggling like the rest of us serfs. Maybe it makes sense to change our tax focus until the serfs can catch up. What are you rich bastards gonna do if we can't afford to buy or invest in your shit or the bus lines can't afford to run and your servants can't clean your palaces?
I've never seen people get this pist over taxes.
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I thought Obama was going to raise taxes on high incomes.
He is, I can't wait. Woo hoo!
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i agree with you, but no matter what sort of spin you put on it...it's still open to interpretation. i may not like it, but i try to be tolerant of it as much as i can.
PATMT, i have no clue what you're doing...let me turn it on you, do you really want to list out each of obama's policies you agree with, how they differ from mccain's and why you support them. by this point, if someone says they like mccain tax policies better than b's, how can you not not know what the differences are?
She wasn't asking for a comparison of every stance. 5 things they agree with McCain. Shouldn't be hard to do if you feel strongly enough to debate for him.
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I would think it would be obvious to anyone smarter than Sarah Palin that disagreeing with McCain less means agreeing more.
That's a vote of confidence.
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i don't like that one's policy on taxes.
i don't like that one's policy for universal health care.
i don't like that one's policy for withdrawal from iraq.
i don't like that one's philosophy on supreme court justices.
i don't like that one's philosophy on abortion.
Oh, now we understand. Really.
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I disagree with Obama more than I disagree with McCain on most issues, including taxation, the war in Iraq, healthcare, abortion, and judicial nominees.
My point exactly.
But what do you agree with what McRetardican proposes?
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Whatever, Retardican.
It's hard to take you seriously when you use that word.
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fatheadfred says you don't think so good.
Are you the sidekick to the maverick?
Oy vey. I was kidding.Thanks for clarifying, I was starting to think you'd lost it.
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They're all idiots. I think McCain is "less bad" for the country. How's that.
Shortcut, or perhaps, roadblock to thinking.
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I haven't done this in years
, thanks for the idea.I second the motion, can't wait. I'll take all the political humor I can get right now.
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Can u imagine the political suicide of a politician that would want to promote fair trade in the agicultural markets?
He would be called as the one who killed American Farmers.
That would be the second time, the banks did it in the 80's. Our current agricultural methods are destroying our environment, our health, and other people's way of life.
It would be nice to see a few more ballsy or cuntsy (what do you call a stand up female?) politicians. Kucinich, Paul, et al. It is easy to be out there for them, but at the same time they don't seem to be taken seriously by the people or other politicians.
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Did you use Mussolini just to avoid using Hitler? I hate to have to point this out, but Sarah Palin isn't quite as bad as Mussolini. Yeah, she's a little dumb and probably shouldn't be Vice President, but she is no fascist.
She's not smart enough to be a fascist.
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I understand what you are saying, but the US uses unfair trade practices with agricultural goods.
I am a big fan of R. Paul, but we must continue to push for free trade - including ourselves. However with the practice of free trade some of our beliefs and laws may have to be pushed under the rug.
Small example, America does not like the practice of using certain kind of nets for tuna (they kill a lot of dolphin). However other countries that have less technology and less ways of collecting tuna do use those nets. We wanted international laws to forbid the use of those nets, however it is unfair to developing nations and unfair competition for the developed nations. So to make things fair - those nets are allowed and it is illegal to notify consumers which cans of tuna used those nets. Does that make sense?
Our agricultural policies are awful, I agree. One thing I do comend McCain on is his refusal to vote for the ag bill. We control prices and product worldwide and it prevents agrarian communities from making a decent living. Nearby, in KC, the man is sitting on tons upon tons of dehydrated milk. They will not even release it for humanitarian efforts because it will upset the dairy market. Our Monsantos, Cargills, ADM are trying to control all seeds and not just in the US.
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I have always bitched and moaned about GATT & NAFTA. The inability to have neutral transactions on a massive scale has really hurt the US, while other countries with cheaper means of production have grown their exports significantly. Exports from the US appeared to become more specialized as we became a cog in a larger system. Without regulation of environmental waste, countries willing to push the environment have come out ahead in the short term. Many politicians have been quietly seeking reform of the global market. Quiet as in lip service. Perhaps only Ron Paul would be serious about it, but he doesn't have a prayer of being a decision maker, though his input is necessary.
Maybe the 'natural course of the market' will force us back within our borders in terms of trade.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...1002441_pf.html
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i find your leap of faith . . . disturbing.
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don't worry!
He's going to "change" everything!
Or vote for the GOP and make it worse? If that is even possible. We are currently seeing the lowest disapproval rating ever. Margin or error: the liberals cooked the numbers. uh huh.
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Fellow Missourians getting real:
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At least they weren't calling him retarded.
That was later in the day, when I visited the Democratic HQ
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So I go to the local Retardican hq today to gain some insight on their candidate for state rep. in my district.
1. They have nothing to offer. Kind of shocked me especially since it is a hot race here. They tell me his is a CPA and the financiers in town speak highly of him. Whoa, thanks.
2. The old hags mention to everyone coming in, " He (Obama) is a mooslim, once a mooslim, always a mooslim, I don't think God wants him in the White House." One of the visitors responds, "good, I can say how I feel in here." At which point decries the Democrats are to blame for their McCain signs and stickers being 3 days late to arrive.
geez, barf, retards
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I liked this Daily Show bit last night - they showed the clip of McCain at the debate saying "I will find Bin Laden, because I know how to do it." Cut to Jon Stewart: "You know how to do it? When were you going to tell us, you dick!"
The Daily Show helps me maintain some sense of sanity. Thank you Jon.
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Maybe if we found ourselves at a point where it wasn't a reach to try for a 3rd party it wouldn't be such a big deal to keep another party out of the house. I can't think of anything worse than seeing McPain in the house.
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Oh, I was also thinking that the investors gave more money to Obama. What does that say? He is a safer investment? Hmmm. You'll notice that the financial industry as a whole was nearly equal once you throw in the bottom feeders (insurance and real estate). My apologies if you work in these industries.
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I did and found this:
total dems reps
Agribusiness $8,329,269 $3,067,536 $5,241,306
Communications/Electronics $35,668,119 $26,254,027 $9,315,777
Construction $17,672,021 $7,252,936 $10,392,134
Defense $2,259,799 $1,165,086 $1,084,813
Energy & Natural Resources $9,603,692 $3,403,748 $6,192,288
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate $116,850,353 $59,408,736 $57,351,072
Health $32,196,888 $19,313,191 $12,814,264
Lawyers & Lobbyists $79,336,281 $59,246,160 $20,043,566
Transportation $6,913,505 $2,295,938 $4,603,294
Misc Business $64,716,350 $37,093,079 $27,502,356
Labor $792,233 $757,638 $33,695
Ideological/Single-Issue $24,365,712 $16,477,372 $7,864,930
Other $131,024,712 $76,288,301 $54,345,643
for a cleaner view go here, thanks for the reference, by the way.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/sectorall.php?cycle=2008
Obama 94% from individuals vs. McCain 80%
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Are you saying that being married gave HIM pause? or gave his conquests pause? I doubt being married factored into either... A slut's a slut.
has to keep his stories of conquest quiet. he's still boinked em
Isn't it time for a new election thread?!
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I agree. Neither candidate understands this shit, in depth. However, they both have a team of advisors and it appears to me that Obama gleans more info from his folk.
Yeah, I wasn't alive then.
I wonder if we could choose to direct our tax contributions? Say we pick our top 3 areas, e.g. education, transportation, energy, on our withholding form? And if we don't want to decide, we can leave it up to the man, like we currently do. This way we have more control than just "call your representative".