So now you want to say I am a Democrat ... Not to mention I wasn't alive in 1948 either?
Dixiecrats were Democrats and desired to protect State's Rights ... But they also supported Jim Crow laws and segregation ... Neither of which I have even hinted at supporting.
The Dixiecrats shifted to the republican party after the Civil Rights Act was passed as I have already stated.
Now of that could possibly apply to me ... because I wasn't born yet.
Between the two of us ... You are the person that thinks some people cannot perform better and improve their lives ... Not me.
You and your ideas treat Americans as second class citizens ... When you try to suggest they are incapable of survival without welfare.
Of course that doesn't make you a Dixiecrat ... It puts you more in line with Progressive Liberals ... Because with you (like me) race is not a determining factor.
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I asked if you were an advocate of weakened federal government. What I got was a bunch of BS but no answer.
While you are avoiding that answer here's another to avoid.
You took the propaganda road and spoke for me by saying "You and your ideas treat Americans as second class citizens ... When you try to suggest they are incapable of survival without welfare."
Yesterday I said the solution to poverty was a good paying job for all of America's residents who want one.
You said no, not possible. What they need is a hand up. Since then I've been looking all over for this magic hand up. It seems as elusive as all conservative solutions. It sounds different than do nothing but nobody seems to know how it differs.
You suggested that the only way Americans could get a better paying job was to pay them more for doing the same thing ... Including minimum wage ... And I most certainly disagreed with that.
At the same time ... That means you don't think they are capable of getting a better job that pays more.
Your desire to keep Americans in a minimum wage job ... And simply pay them more ... Is treating them like second class citizens ... And not worth the effort to assist in finding something better.
The problem with your ...
"I have been looking all over for the magic hand up" ... is that you don't have clue where to look.
The simplest place to look is within yourself ... And get to the job of actually helping people.
Beyond that ... The Workforce Investment Act was passed into law in 1998 ... And is already funded by the government as well as supported by private institutions and community members.
provisions in the WIA make it extremely favorable for low income earners to achieve higher skill sets ... And to the extent that they are completely free for low income earners and people on unemployment.
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"weakening the Federal Government" ... Well that is a pipedream outside of a great overhaul that I don't see happening anytime soon.
As a Conservative now ... I am faced with the obligation to see that we don't keep surrendering more power to the government ... Giving them more control over things to screw up.
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