Looks like we will get the government that "we" deserve. At least now it looks like it will come to a much quicker end. R.I.P -USA.
The Election
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If PBS is making a quality product they should do fine on their own. In fact they do very well and only a small part of their budget is financed by tax payers. The government should quit picking what companies will fail and which will succeed. They don't need tax dollars. It disgusts me that tax dollars go to fund progressive propanda like some of the stuff on PBS and NPR. Not only will the government hang us but they require us to pay for the noose for them to do it. Then they tax you for being dead.
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Padawan787
Moderator Reserve, PEGym Hero
A wise man once said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results. 2 billion dollars later we have the same cast of knuckleheads. Truely inspiring!
The american election always seemed like more of a populatity contest to me, than having any real focus on actual politics at all..
Pirate
Retired Administrator, PEGym Hero
Yes, and that was bad enough. I live in California, and we have proven over and over that the "Tax the Rich and Give everyone else Free Stuff!" school of economics doesn't work but now we seem determined to prove it on a national level.
Very very sad.
Padawan787
Moderator Reserve, PEGym Hero
Trickle-down economics doesn't work, period. The way to reinvigorate an economy is by giving spending power to the masses.
Wouldn't disagree with trickle-down but what the US does is NOT giving the spending power to the masses, what it does is tax and spend. And does it poorly at that. The idea is to tax less and spend less.. Giving the people their money and get the lazy off the public tit.
Nailed it, count the number of times policies are discussed or mentioned in this thread.
I'm not American but it seems like a good thing that Romney didn't get voted in.
Pro-Life, against gay marriage, wants to increase military spending, double guantanamo's size, for the death penalty etc.
Pirate
Retired Administrator, PEGym Hero
For me, the biggest issues are foreign policy, the deficit, and the economy, all being weak spots for the President's, though you mention a number of issues important to many U.S. voters but are really non-issues at the Federal level (the death penalty and gay marriage are both state issues and, as such, the President's position on them is irrelevant.) The Pro-Life/Pro-Choice "debate" is kind of a joke in my eyes because both major parties (including Obama for his first two years!) have, in recent decades, had complete control of both houses of Congress and the Presidency and yet have chosen not to do anything (no constitutional amendment, no executive order, no legislation) to settle the issue. (I suspect that the Republicans didn't do anything because they don't think it is the Fed's business and the Democrats didn't do anything because they like using it to scare voters.)
For the record, I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I am a Libertarian.
Still, I was expecting a move towards the center but was very surprised to see both my state and the country move farther to the left yesterday. It is discouraging for those of us who are not fans of Big Government.
Yarrr?
For the record, I am neither a Republican nor a Democrat. I am a Libertarian.
Still, I was expecting a move towards the center but was very surprised to see both my state and the country move farther to the left yesterday. It is discouraging for those of us who are not fans of Big Government.
Yarrr?
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Is a two-party system with two very similar parties, so much focus on one individual person and image, lobbying and the fact that you have to register to vote, really all that democratic?... think about it
