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In reply to the discussion: Why the Liberal/Conservative Split is also an urban/rural split [View all]R_Flagg_77
(34 posts)I do care, that is why I have more concern for the economy than anything else.
What good will it do two homosexual men the right to get married if they can't lead a prosperous life as a married couple? A marriage certificate won't put food in their bellies, nor shelter over their head. Subsidized healthcare is a noble concept, so long as the a tax base exists to allow the government to even support it in action.
If the unemployment was slashed to around 6%, including those no longer counted as unemployed, all those people working steady jobs, buying homes and new cars, and enjoying luxuries; with the government taking its fair share of the taxes, then we would have true equality. Money does not provide happiness in and of itself, nor does it provide freedom by itself; but free trade in society, and a decent standard of living for all does bring about equality.
This isn't the thread for this topic either.