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Nope, not simple at all.
Secede from the tyrants.
we live in a failing systemGovernment has a role, but what it does it generally does poorly.
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Please vote and comment.
Nope, not simple at all.
Secede from the tyrants.
we live in a failing systemGovernment has a role, but what it does it generally does poorly.
You iiberals don't realize who made America great.Uh, yeah, America is a wonderful place to live if you are a rich white male... The rest of us, not so much. The freedoms we DO have is because of liberals, not conservatives.
What do you imagine the answer to that will prove?Lots of talk and controversy about communism and socialism nowadays. In an attempt to clarify definitions and positions, here is a very clear and simple question that will help us understand what others think about the role of government:
Does the role, scope, cost and size of government exist along a continuum?
Simple as that. Please vote and comment.
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Good. I hope he gets her booted out of office."Former President Donald Trump has a vendetta against Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and is trying to woo a Republican into opposing her run for re-election, all because the former president blames Ivey for the cancellation of one of his scheduled rallies in her state this summer."
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Adding Authoritarianism to the OP is an example of Trumpism and Trumpism is a far right form of government which is NOT Socialism nor Communism; it is fascism.
Not nearly as much as they will get out of it, no.
Let's take unemployment. You actually don't pay anything into unemployment, your employer does. But what he pays is 6.5% of the first 7K you make... or about 455 a year. You'll use that up being on unemployment for a week.
Same with Social Security... Sure, you pay into it and so does your employer, but if you retire at 65 you'll get back everything you paid in by age 72.
There's disproportionately more white people on ALL forms of welfare, you kind of miss the point of the term White People Welfare. It's not welfare white people get, it's welfare white people approve of.
Of course, the poor dumb white trash in the trailer park who collects welfare while wearing his MAGA hat and flying his Confederate Flag doesn't get it... and never will.
Most conservatives wouldn't want to live in the world they want to make, but they are horrified by the thought of the other guy getting something.
I point that out elsewhere on this thread. Post 45.What do you imagine the answer to that will prove?
So what if government exists along a contuum? The closer we get to the end of the continuum that you support, the more oppressive it is.I point that out elsewhere on this thread. Post 45.
So you earlier challenged me to post examples of my opposing the Left/Democrats. I gave you a BIG and CLEAR example.
I notice you didn't respond.
Do you want more, boy?
So you agree that the size, scope, influence and cost of government exists on a spectrum. Good. And going too far in either direction is not a good thing.So what if government exists along a contuum? The closer we get to the end of the continuum that you support, the more oppressive it is.
No, I don't agree with the second sentence. The less government the better. No net good ever comes from government programsSo you agree that the size, scope, influence and cost of government exists on a spectrum. Good. And going too far in either direction is not a good thing.
Now, what about the second part of my post you quoted but deleted?
I don’t see many people trying to get out of the US but sure do see a bunch trying to get in. If it is not so great for the “rest of us” as you say, why on earth would people be coming here in droves to start at the bottom of the ladder? Why aren’t people trying to get out of this horrible, racist place? You and others are simply spoiled, envious fools who don’t have a clue how good you really have it as far as living conditions and opportunity.
Well, that is pretty close to what they make now so not sure why it was brought up. I might add, that if they are making 400-600k per year there is a huge gap between them and the burger flippers. You do realize that if one person started out making 600k/yr and the other burger flipping money that the gap would be very large in short order and rightly so. What you lefties want is the burger flipper to make 75k and be taxed very little and the surgeon to make 600k but be taxed at nearly 60%
Again, where is the equity in that and how does that incentivize anyone to put in the time to and effort to become a surgeon?
Nope, sorry... You clearly have poor reading comprehension, or you are projecting.Yes, your conscience bothers you. Despite all your bravado about everything and everyone being racist, it is really your deep seeded racism for which you are trying to accommodate.
Unlikely... you can put a pig in a dress, but it's still a pig.Like you, I am a white person, but far more successful.
Not by what you post here, Cleetus. I mean, if you are smart you are hiding it very well, you just come off as another inbred redneck.We are all Republicans and have been for decades. Maybe we are just smarter than you?
Nope, I'm a realist. First, if elections were decided by wealth, MOST AMERICANS ARE ACTUALLY POOR. The bottom 80% control only 13% of the wealth. And the only reason they even have that is because FDR and his Democratic successors fought very hard for the rights of working people that the GOP have been chipping away at for the last 50 years.Maybe the reason poor Democrats far outnumber poor Republicans is not because of Republicans but because many are are lazy, excuse laden, irresponsible and ignorant. Nah, that couldn’t be it, right? It is racism, sexism and any other “ism” you can find to blame it on.
Actually, I've done fine with my career. I was very successful in supply chain and now I run my own consulting business (which includes, but is not limited to, resume writing).According to you, Republicanism has been your biggest hinderance, which is just another sorry excuse. Oh wait, I know, it is lack of opportunity, but then again, that doesn’t work either and my family is a prime example of that. Excuses, excuses and more excuses, that is why loser Democrats will continue to be losers.
Sure we do.You iiberals don't realize who made America great.
The fool actually believes the employer pays this rather than taking it out of your check.
Yes, of course it exists along a continuum.Lots of talk and controversy about communism and socialism nowadays. In an attempt to clarify definitions and positions, here is a very clear and simple question that will help us understand what others think about the role of government:
Does the role, scope, cost and size of government exist along a continuum?
Simple as that. Please vote and comment.
‘Professor or comrade?’ Republicans go full red scare on Soviet-born Biden pick
Senator asks Saule Omarova, nominated to be comptroller of the currency, if he should call her ‘professor or comrade’www.theguardian.com
So I take it you are against tax deductions, exemptions, and credits? They are probably the biggest wealth distribution and social engineering programs in the government.Those who believe that government should be empowered to redistribute wealth and determine social norms are often euphemistically called socialists or communists when in fact they should be called weak, immature and irresponsible.
Government shouldn't decide how to spend and shape our lives, people in each locality should maintain that power. Most politicians have never held a meaningful job and yet we somehow believe that they are gifted to guide our every endeavor.
I wonder if JoeB131 realizes that Lincoln wanted to put all the blacks on boats and ship them back to Africa.
That was before he was President. He repudiated his former beliefs with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Uh, let's look at where people are coming in from now... It's not Japan, or Canada or Europe... It's places like Mexico and India... you know, that's why you guys get so upset about immigration and want to build walls to keep "those people" out.
My grandparents emigrated here from Germany. You don't see a lot of people coming over here from Germany anymore. Why? The Germans have a good standard of living, they have solid social programs, their workers are largely unionized and their unions have a lot more to say about working conditions.
Works for me. Taxing a Surgeon at 57% means he still has 240,000 left, which is more than enough to be comfortable on.
Oh, I don't know, the desire to help people? I mean, I hope that's why ANYONE becomes a Doctor. If you become a doctor because "I want to make a shitload of money", you are really doing it for the wrong reasons, but it also explains why health care is as dysfunctional as it is in this country - i.e. we spend more than anyone else but we get the worst results
Nope, sorry... You clearly have poor reading comprehension, or you are projecting.
Unlikely... you can put a pig in a dress, but it's still a pig.
Not by what you post here, Cleetus. I mean, if you are smart you are hiding it very well, you just come off as another inbred redneck.
The only thing that keeps Republicans viable is that they convince poor white people that those people are out to get them. The so-called "Reagan Democrat", who is a blue collar guy who votes for the Republicans who then turn around and try to disband the union he belongs to. But at least you aren't peeing next to a tranny!!!
can even say I weathered the last recession pretty well because I KNEW Trump was going to fuck things up and prepared for it. (I Just wasn't ready for HOW bad he was going to fuck it up.)
Wrong. He was scheming to do it right up until the day he was shot.That was before he was President. He repudiated his former beliefs with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Hmmmm, wrong. Progressives have done nothing buy screw this country up.Thank you, beat me to it.
yes, recolonization was considered an option by a lot of otherwise sensible people, including some in the Freedman movement itself. It's how the nation of Liberia came to be (and look how well that turned out!)
The point is, the people who made America great were forward looking progressives, not backwards looking conservatives.