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Originally Posted by Mkelcy
I can see that. Why would anyone respect a president who, for example, wants to see middle class Americans given a shot at decent wages and living conditions, who believes in education and passing on to our children a planet that's still viable, who respects the fundamental rights of all Americans to marry, serve in the armed forces and be treated with respect, and who thinks that it's not moral to balance the budget on the backs of the elderly through cuts to medicare and social security?
Yes, so much more reflective of American values to gut the safety net (and the promises made over the last 50 years) so we can give tax breaks to the obscenely wealthy and allow capitalists to flourish at the expense of both the country and its citizens.
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I live in California, and soon you will see what the super majority does to what is left of the state.
They were going to ask the people about raising taxes...Just wait.They don't have to now..It will be all closed door decisions...They are going to gut Prop. 13.. Why ? To pay for the ballooning budget they cannot afford..For a bullet Train to nowhere...To fund education ? Sure the Professors at the Universities for one. The 300,000 dollar speaking fees for ONE speech at a University...And who gets gutted by repealing Prop 13 ? The old couple living in their home for 30 years living on Social Security...You know, the one's who pay on a 80K home value that will now go up to 400K value just to support failed and outrageous policies...Ya, that sounds moral and compassionate all right. The elderly will pay and some will lose their homes.
And the last 4 years..2 with a full Democratic power ? Paybacks like Solyndra, Nancy Pelosi's Brother in law's Solar company in Nevada that would have to sell a Kilowatt at an outrageous price just to break even, and other "paybacks" to donors that got Obama elected...All before considering working on Jobs and the economy...No transparency...
Then in 2006, Obama says that raising the debt ceiling is UnAmerican and shows that the leader is not doing his job, yet he wants, in 2013, to bypass Congress and to raise the debt ceiling..Not to mention the 16 plus trillion dollar debt that the Interest alone will crush the nation..So now it is not Unamerican ? Which is it, he cannot have both.
And the middle class ? First they want to tax the 1%...Suddenly it became the 2%...I am just waiting for it to be the 10%, and it will, don't fool yourself, it will fall onto the middle class eventually..
Ya, I don't support those policies because I live in a state that is a micro version of things to come...And the nation will follow suit with the policies of California...And with a Super Majority, The democrats will own the bailout of California that they will be asking for from the feds..Because eventually there will be not enough people to bleed dry...