Why should I vote Democratic?

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21. In order:

1) Guns--Democrats have a wide variety of opinions on guns. There are a LOT of pro-gun Democrats. Even given that fact, the NRA has won the gun debate. Democrats have no interest in pursuing gun legislation at a national level. They make some noise to appease liberals from northern cities, but that's it.

2) Taxes aren't a punishment for anyone--they're a way of paying for the society we live in. People who make a lot of money pay more in taxes because that's fair--they're benefitting the most from society, and they can afford to pay a little more than those who aren't doing as well. Flat tax would drive more people into poverty while being a huge advantage to people like Donald Trump and LeBron James--those who least need it.

3) Quotas haven't been used in ages. No one expects special treatment, but they do expect an honest-to-goodness fair opportunity. But, that means being able to get a good education, and a good job if you bust your butt and do a good job.

4) There's no free birth control. Women pay for health insurance, and birth control is helpful to their health. It's actually cheaper for insurance companies to cover birth control for women than it is for women to not use birth control, because it prevents them from developing other medical complications that cost money to cover.

5) Your perception of Democrats wanting that is incorrect. Heck, a lot of Democrats in Congress represent coal and oil states and quite honestly are too cozy with big polluters. Democrats live in the same kind of house you live in, and aren't going to change that for anyone.

6) Instead of thinking it of as a 'right' think of it as "do you want to live in a society where people are allowed to die miserable deaths because of preventable diseases because they're down on their luck?" Lots of people find themselves broke due to a run of bad luck. As a society, do we just let them die if they get sick?

7) Completely untrue. It was a botched attempt by low-level bureaucrats (same thing was tried under Bush by the way) to figure out how to infiltrate the cartels. Rush Limbaugh was lying to you.

Above all: Remember that the guys on the radio (Limbaugh), on the Internet (Drudge), and the television (Fox News) don't make money from keeping you informed. They make money by getting you all riled up so that you'll tune in tomorrow to hear what else those goddamn Democrats/liberals/etc are doing. They sell you a cartoon of what Democrats think, because they want you to not think and just tune in.

Those guys aren't news providers--they are entertainers. They are the Conservative Entertainment Complex.