Letters to the Editor
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yes, but
"yes we can
Conservative isn't a synonym for Republican. Often it is. A conservative doesn't support progressive tax rates, capital gains, or estate taxes. They vote Republican,
Other people also vote Republican. Gates had in the United States and I think still has in Europe huge antitrust issues. Since they go to the heart of Microsoft, he has a very compelling reason to support an administration which is positively oriented to business. If I were Gates, I would vote to keep my company as protected as I could from antitrust actions for as long as I could, and if I wanted to counteract social ills i would do it through my foundation.
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The republcains allowed their party to be hijacked. They did nothing. They allowed, along with many moderate democrats like di fi clinton reid, bush and the neo-cons to right their own checks.
It's not all the neo cons fault they got everything their little hearts desired. Who stood up to them? The "good" republcains? When and where? The clinton di fi pelosi democrats? When and where? The only people who stood up were progressives and liberals. And we did it at great risk. Leaders lead when most needed. Cowards hide in the basement when the bad man comes knocking. Not only did the moderates and "good republcains" do nothing then, where are they now? Fighting those that gutted this great nation, or enabling them.
Also, I forget my main point on the gop and their taxes.
It is relative. If you subtract medical and school/college, as government programs. That is the big ones. Medical and schooling. That pays for taxes.
But I am a democratic socialist. If I had my way houses would be sold at cost too. :) People wouldn't be slaves for their whole lives paying back medical housing and school bills. It is a trade. Taxes or slavery. I'll take taxes on earned income. Better than endentured servants for life any day. If the money really does trickle down rather than being safe in banks, their would be more money for taxes. In turn more money for the government. Get accountability back in govnerment and what is impossible? Nothing.
Treason and bribery in govenrment. That is the jumping point. Tresaon and bribery in govenrment being held to account again and we fix this democracy.
Treason and bribery were the gratest crimes in ancient republcs. There was a reason for that. Democracy cannot function with treason and bribery in govenrment. Not possible.
That is the start. Baby steps. first things first.
Yes we can. :)