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In reply to the discussion: Why should I vote Democratic? [View all]HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)1. No one wants to take away yer guns. You think Democrats don't own them? Never at all understood this canard.
2. Don't take this the wrong way, but the "Success Punishing" meme is fucking stupid. What we're doing with the wealthy in this country is light years of light years away from what could be considered "punishment". Flat/Fair tax is a Neal Boortz idea. Do some searching above, there's a giant thread on the old DU I was involved in explaining in detail why this idea is ridiculous, penalizes the poor and lets the rich off even better than they are being let off now. Idle wealthy conservatives are super in favor of it.
3. You need to get out more often. People with masters degrees are getting laid off through no fault of their own. Did they not "work hard enough"?
4. What's the problem?
5. Everyone has their extremists, but man-made global warming is for reals, yo, and we need to deal with it before nature deals with us.
6. How, exactly, do you think for-profit health insurance works? Healthcare is a goddamned unwaverable human right, END OF SENTENCE.
7. 30 hours a week? There's the first problem right off the bat.
8. I can agree with that, except I don't see how it stops a black market.