Question for Left-Leaning Individuals: Democrats, Socialists, Liberals, Marxists, Communists, Big-Government, One-Worlders, Etc.

[The Sage of Main Street]

I fear government abuse more than private sector abuse. Real world has consequences for error.

The "Invisible Hand" Is the One Picking Your Pocket

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

There are irrational actors of every political stripe. I can’t speak to them; just myself. It seems to me that every dollar that flows into your pocket should be taxed (if there are going to be taxes) at the same rate regardless of what put it there. If you borrow your yearly expenses...it is taxed just like if you were working at JC Penny or Ford Motor Company. If your inherit the money and it goes into your pocket, it is taxed just like if you were working at JC Penny or Ford Motor Company. If you sell your stock or get dividend income...it is taxed just like if you were working at JC Penny or Ford Motor Company.

Bring the Wealth Back to Where It Came From

Why tax at all those who worked for their money. Confiscating the inheritances of the Daddy-moochers born in the 1% would give us $3 trillion a year. Go down the percentiles until you get to an inheritance of $100,000 and there'd be no rational need for any other taxes. The surplus would even eliminate the debt.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

I often have enjoyed the ideas of communism and socialism. I think they are superior to the system in the states now. As I have said before I have had both Jewish and Muslim friends in my life. On this forum people seem to side either with Isreal or the Muslims, but I side with neither and stay neutral. One thing I agreed with some of my Jewish friends was the ideas some felt toward communism and socialism and more their left viewpoints. Throughout history many Jews have supported communism and socialism. Bernie Sanders one of my all time favorite politicians is Jewish and supports socialism ideas, I think Bernie has some brilliant ideas and would be our best president. A very smart man, smarter that many conservatives.

I also believe the left is correct on the idea of gay rights, gay marriage, bisexualisty, transgenders. Long have these individuals been unfairly treated and discriminated against in our society. I fully support gay marriage, transgenders marrying, even 30 year old's marrying 16 year old girls/boys with parents consent.

I fully support and believe in the legalization of drugs. I believe people should have the right to use drugs if they want to. Also if it is legalized that's money going into our economy rather than in drug dealers pockets.

I fully support socialized medicine, other countries do it why can't America? The government should pay for the cost of healthcare for everyone.

I believe in government housing and the government paying for housing for anyone who needs it. We need more social welfare programs not less.

I believe that prostitution should be legalized. Again an idea the right would never consider.

I believe in implementing a universal basic income for everyone, the government gives you a paycheck for the year regardless if you work or not. Again absolute necessity to help those who are poor an idea the right seems to always shoot down.

I fully support illegal immigrants from Mexico having an easier pathway to citizenship. They would only help our society as a whole, not hurt it.

I believe in minimum wage laws and raising the minimum wage in many states. Again an idea the right seems very opposed to.

I believe in climate change and we should take steps to combat it. Most scientists are concerned about it. Even Bill Gates is concerned about climate change. Most right wingers shoot it down, say it doesn't exist or isn't as big of a problem as the left claims.

I believe electric cars are the future and fully support more being made and phasing out gasoline cars. Again an idea some of the right oppose.

I believe cashless bail for minor offenses is a brilliant idea. Again an idea the right opposes.

You Just Put the Babylon Bee Out of Business

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

You most definitely do not create their jobs. If you want to start a business, and create a livlihood for others, be my guest, but please don't pretend that just by existing, you are special. You want a good job, have a useful skill. That has nothing to do with the employer either. That is on you.

Worshipping Your Boss Won't Substitute for Having an Inadequate Father

 

[Moonglow]

This is a legitimate question for anyone who considers himself/herself a "left-leaning" person.

I realize that not all left-leaning folks agree with each other on all issues. Same is true of Conservatives (although I believe that we're more willing to voice our disagreements than lefties are). But generally speaking, what is it about the left's ideology or philosophy that appeals to you the most? List a few things that you truly believe the left has right as opposed to the counterpoints offered by the right.

I follow my own philosophy on politics, life, and which wallet to purchase.

 

[Moonglow]

Worshipping Your Boss Won't Substitute for Having an Inadequate Father

I fired both early in life.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

This is a legitimate question for anyone who considers himself/herself a "left-leaning" person.

I realize that not all left-leaning folks agree with each other on all issues. Same is true of Conservatives (although I believe that we're more willing to voice our disagreements than lefties are). But generally speaking, what is it about the left's ideology or philosophy that appeals to you the most? List a few things that you truly believe the left has right as opposed to the counterpoints offered by the right.

Pipe dream thread.
As Thomas Sowell says…
“It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.”

 

[Moonglow]

Pipe dream thread.
As Thomas Sowell says…
“It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.”

That is a perfect explanation for the Trump cult.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Well. in my brother's defense he was born poor and made himself into the millionaire he is now. Isn't it great we live in a country where you can do that? And you want to do what to them because you are jealous?

What Have Your Brother's Sons Made on Their Own?

Class-climbing bootlickers are jealous of talent. You get a sadistic kick out of some born-rich retard dominating the talented through this medieval hereditary system.

You hate your father for not getting rich and spoiling you. That's why you pretend I wasn't talking about the Preppies but about the fathers they mooch off. These unAmerican aristocrats rise to high positions over others solely because Daddy sets them up halfway to the finish line. Real American men would break the richkids legs and make them crawl the rest of the way.

 

[ActionJackson]

I follow my own philosophy on politics, life, and which wallet to purchase.

A step in the right direction. Hopefully you can have some influence on the Liberal Hiveminded types.

 

[Laslow]

Uh, okay. HEre's the problem with that. WOrking folks are paying more in taxes because Republicans cut taxes on the rich.

See, this is where people like you are just stupid.

Do you really think closing some loopholes is going to give relief to the middle class? The government will just suck it up and tax everybody else the same. When is the last time the tax code ever got better for anyone? They will just spend more and more.

 

[Laslow]

Worshipping Your Boss Won't Substitute for Having an Inadequate Father

So the government should just set you up in a penthouse because you were born? You don't think pay is connected to your skills?

 

[jbander]

Do you really think closing some loopholes is going to give relief to the middle class? The government will just suck it up and tax everybody else the same. When is the last time the tax code ever got better for anyone? They will just spend more and more.

Wealth is distributed in this country through tax law so yes cutting loop holes will distribute wealth more broadly. You clowns are like cartoon characters.

 

[Laslow]

Wealth is distributed in this country through tax law so yes cutting loop holes will distribute wealth more broadly. You clowns are like cartoon characters.

That's funny, I thought wealth was earned, not distributed. Subsidizing human beings is monstrous.

 

[JoeB131]

Do you really think closing some loopholes is going to give relief to the middle class? The government will just suck it up and tax everybody else the same. When is the last time the tax code ever got better for anyone? They will just spend more and more.

Closing loopholes for the rich won't help the middle class, but it will get us out of deficit spending. That's the point.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

So the government should just set you up in a penthouse because you were born?

Survival of the Fatherest Feeds Off the Plebeians' Oedipus Complex

You have no problem with HeirDads doing that for their sons (and now their daughters, the only reason Feminism became so dominant). You need to go off into weird extensions of what I propose in order to cover up your hypocrisy.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

Wealth is distributed in this country through tax law so yes cutting loop holes will distribute wealth more broadly. You clowns are like cartoon characters.

America Has Become a Preppy Republic

Again, no mention of funding the government by abolishing trust funds and large inheritances is why the controlled debate about taxes gets nowhere.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

That's funny, I thought wealth was earned, not distributed. Subsidizing human beings is monstrous.

Sperm Bingo

Inheriting is the opposite of earning.

 

[jbander]

That's funny, I thought wealth was earned, not distributed. Subsidizing human beings is monstrous.

What a idiot , if they build a road for your ass it is subsidizing your fat ass and every corporation that uses it. Like I said you are a clown.By the way, trump getting a bucket full of money from daddy is called earning it in your brain dead world. You can make any group you want collect all the wealth of this country through tax distrobution and tax laws. You dumb fucks think the golden few earn their money.

 

[jbander]

I’m a traditional Democrat, but I reject the insanity of the new left, the idea that white people are privileged is so evil and destructive. It literally doesn’t make any sense there are hundreds of thousands of white people homeless living on the streets. I can’t wrap my head around it. There can be no supporting it logically and yet some Democrats support that idea. It doesn’t bring the races together. It divides us

Cancel culture, white privilege, BLM all dangerous ideas for the country. They do not bring people together.

I don’t know why some left-wing people support that stuff I guess it makes them feel good?

You are a MAGA Maggot ace.