jasonnfree
Gold Member
- May 23, 2012
- 10,512
- 2,334
- 280
Don't give answers like "well they are better than democrats!" I want actual examples of policies. Convince the rest of us your party cares more about this country than simply catering to their rich donors.
Why do republicans do jack shit about our infrastructure crisis? How about refusing to invest more in public education? You do know, of course, the ONLY way to fix these problems is by raising taxes on the wealthy/corporations. That is where our main source of revenue comes from. Corporate profits and the wealthy class are more powerful than ever before. Why shouldn't we raise their taxes?
In reality it will not harm the economy. Why? Because the shrinking middle class is the driving force of the economy - not the "job creators". These "job creators" depend on consumer spending from the middle class and poor. Shifting most of the tax burden to the wealthy class isn't about what's fair, it's about what's realistic. That is how our economy thrives. Revenue as a percentage of GDP was at 20% in 2000 which was when our economy was thriving. During the recession it was at 15%. How do you explain that?
Reagan economics is a lie. Why do you vote for these scumbags who won't let it go?
Why do you cheer them cutting food stamps - a mere 70 billion per year- yet say nothing about the 100s of billions of revenue dollars they give to corporate welfare?
What have republicans of today ever done for the middle class? Obama is responsible for the biggest middle class tax cut since the Reagan era. Where is your outrage over that?
I can't speak for Republicans, as I'm not one. But don't think government is there to take care of us, most especially not to care about specific "classes". It's there to protect our rights - equally for everyone.
I don't think the government is doing their job in protecting our rights 'equally for everyone' if that's arguably their only function. A corporation is now a citizen who generally doesn't do jail time for it's crimes like the rest of us have to if the crime is severe enough. A corporation doesn't have to register for the draft or go off to fight wars, even though most of our foreign entanglements involve the U.S. military protecting corporate operations like in the middle east. Corporate citizens can break off into different citizens like subsidiaries and holding companies, declare foreign countries like Ireland as their residencies for tax purposes, while still operating their business in this country etc. They can now legally purchase politicians and hold meeting where politicians kiss their rings and beg for money for campaigning. Republican wannabe prez candidates actually did this last weekend at the coke brother ass kissing ceremony in Dana Point. Nope, not much equality here.