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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
I am aware that's it's probably not all the Republican's fault! But, every time they get into office. The deficit goes into the stratosphere again, the middle class suffer, the rich get big tax cuts, taxes are never raised so the deficit goes up, jobs become low paying ones, homeless becomes a way of life, the scandals become endless, the economy goes into the tank while Republican's get fatter and richer. It's only taken 8 years to put us in bankruptcy with Bush II with Reagan/Bush I it took 12. So that is what I am basing my opinion of Republican's rule on. The Republican's aways touted being fiscal conservatives but, I have yet to see it! That was only one of the thousand reasons I stopped voting Republican in the 80's. What the Republican's said and what they did were always two completely different things. They aren't fiscally responsible enough to be in control of a country! It always goes down the tubes when they are in control. I live in a state that's had Republican governor's for 3 terms now. We have a 1 billion dollar shortfall and it's a shambles. Because taxes never get raised. This has to be the most totally irresponsible way to run a government on the planet. But, still people vote these fiscal conservatives in because they don't want to pay anymore in taxes. So everyone suffers as a result. Most of it can be blamed on voter ignorance!!!! They would rather see abortion illegal and have their gun than would a decent paying job. So all of it can't be blamed on Republican's.
It is as impossible to give examples of completely free markets as it is to give examples of "pure" communism. Free markets could only exist without government. And we all need government, right? Well, whether we do or not, it has always existed.
I understand that you are currently ensconced in a polemic screaming match with heru ur (forgive spelling), but could you explain exactly how the entire US economy was "de-regulated," and when? Because I once attempted to file a complaint about the practices of a local corporate bank with some federal agency, and I found about four or five large federal "alphabet soup" agencies dedicated to the various workings of the banking/finance sector. I remember the SEC, the FDIC, and the FTC right off the top of my head.
Contained on the websites of all these federal agencies are many, many pages of regulations.
I never did figure out exactly where to send my simple citizens' complaint about one dishonest bank.
On the other hand, I've heard that the Great Depression came close to commencing in 1927, rather than 1929, but the markets were allowed to correct themselves. I've heard arguments that it was exactly because the government intervened in the next recession that the problems were greatly exacerbated.
I'm no economist, so perhaps you can explain all of these things to me.
Hey folks, the judihod person wrote a long pack of lies with no links. I'll take on one of them. You all, if you'd like to spend the energy, can take on the rest of them.
Judit wrote what is below what I pasted directly from the transcript of the "debate". As you can see, Judithod is lying by simply leaving out what Biden actually said.
BIDEN: John McCain voted to cut off funding for the troops. Let me say that again. John McCain voted against an amendment containing $1 billion, $600 million that I had gotten to get MRAPS, those things that are protecting the governor's son and pray god my son and a lot of other sons and daughters.
He voted against it. He voted against funding because he said the amendment had a time line in it to end this war. He didn't like that.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript/
(3)Judithod: {Biden]claimed that McCain and Obama voted the same way against funding troops, but McCain opposed a bill because it included a timeline;
http://tinyurl.com/4zh7et
The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. - Thomas Jefferson
I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious. - Thomas Jefferson
The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. - Thomas Jefferson
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. - Thomas Jefferson
I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive. - Thomas Jefferson
Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread.-Thomas Jefferson
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have ... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. -Thomas Jefferson
Where? When? With what data?
kovie, I did not know until today that you were an idiot. I really should not have engaged you since you are unable to think or make a coherent argument.
If you think that calling some folks "kooks" is enough to discredit them, then I guess I should interest you in several bridges I claim to own.
Ron Paul was on the "View" back during the race and the women on the show were just itching to have at him over the abortion issue. I was shocked when they agreed (to some extent) with his position. It is not a federal issue; let the states deal with it on a state by state basis as our system intended. As it is now we have two sides that can never agree since at the national level there is but one answer that can be in effect at a given time.
I think that better than your using the federal government to
encourage abortions. Although in your particular case, perhaps your
mama did make an error.
:-)
By the way; I am the consistent one here: killing is never the answer.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
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