Re: Seriously
Posted by:
morado
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Date: March 17, 2016 10:23AM
Gerrymanderer2 Wrote:
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> Things that are not problems for Republicans,
> controlling health care premiums, prices of
> medications,
That's certainly not been fixed. The aca=bait and switch scam to make the insurance industries more profitable by passing a law. It does little to address the ri$Ing co$t$ of prescription drugs or the shortage of nurses.
That's supposedly the great accomplishment of the last eight years? Naah, I don't think so.
food and enviromental protections,
um, hey. BOTH sides have messed around on food protections.
> minimum wage keeping with inflation, workers
> rights better vacation and family leave in line
> with the rest of the world, income disparity and a
> needed rise in wages,
how were these addressed the last eight years again? Please explain. Women still don't get equal pay for equal work. When were wages last raised? SOME states have, I believe,raised minimum wage.
> fair and simple taxation not
> more regressive tax proposals to continue to kill
> off whats left of the middle class,
Sorry dear, but BOTH sides have contributed to the declining middle class.
energy
> independence and clearing the way for an energy
> revolution,
please explain your vision for that in more detail. I would like solar panels to be more commonplace.
What some of the environmental bigwigs either don't know or don't care to address is that the current "revolution" of fracking for the natural gas to supply energy is no better for our planet than constantly drilling for oil or altering the mountains to get every last bit of scrumptious coal out.
a managed responsible approach to a
> balanced budget rather than using the deficit to
> attack and hack at the safety net.
^^I completely despise when the reds address the budget deficit by trying to cut the safety net and hurt the little people. But opening the borders with no oversight and saying "free-for-all! Everybody to America, quick, for they are generous to their people! You don't agree? You must be racist!" is just as bad, the only ethnic group here who EVER ought to
complain is what's left of the native American tribes.
Furthermore, are you aware that corporate subsidies and giant tax breaks for multibillion dollar corporations cost far more than say, the safety net of snap?
Both sides have had their hands in this as well. Cut the corporate welfare first, I say. Politicians from both sides have their favorite companies and friends/family on the board of directors, ya know. Both sides got dirty hands in trade deals and corporate subsidy pies.
>
> The list goes on, voters rights and participation
> in our democracy rather than disenfranchisment.
protecting America from voter fraud, such ad dead people voting, or otherwise voting more than once is not denying voters rights.
> Providing solutions rather than fueling anger.
BOTH sides are capable of fueling anger, in my humble opinion.
> All Republicans do is cut taxes and regulations.
> Thats it. Theyre not capable of addressing
> anything else in a constructive manner. They are
> even trying to make a profitable USPS insolvent so
> they can privatize that lol.
USPS is still going. My unsolicited junk mail is alive, well, and plentiful lol ;) i hope it doesn't get privatized lol
oh and didn't our current Dem president cut the budget for NASA?
Who is it that cut the funding for the CDC to test for lead in Michigan's children WELL BEFORE the water crisis in Flint? Someone got an answer for that? It's a federal agency, the CDC, right? I'm pretty sure the original cut in funding happened first. And it was before the senate had a red majority. So did the blue dominated feds originally cut parts of the CDC budget at that time? Or did Michigan just decline the funds?
Go look into that, if you've got time.
The point of mentioning all this is that the blues cut funding for important things too. I'm pretty sure the post office cuts have been on this current president's watch, right? And how much was robbed from the federal Medicare budget to pad the fund for the unaffordable no care act?
greed is endless.
>
>I agree. Both sides are in need of improvements
> Look at their debates. They dont address anything.
> Its just bullshit.
haven't been able to catch every debate this election year, I must confess. Many more responsibilities this year. But I do watch more than one news channel and read multiple newspapers. Plus good ole' ffxu lol
>
> To compare the two parties takes a special type of
> moron.
well that's your opinion, which you're entitled to, because of this wonderful American thing called free speech. I do compare them. And find both interesting ideas and terrible actions from both! That's literally why I identify as purple, or say that I am on team America's side
you have a good day, Gerry. Looking forward to what you might have to say when I check back later. I appreciate someone taking the time to discuss some of these things rather than the common practice around here, to descend into juvenile "conserva-tard!" "lib-turd!" pissing contests.