Reply #97: "Republicans try to remove roadblocks so anyone can succeed" . . . .

[HughBeaumont]

That's just simply hilarious.

Yeah, little things like

* support corporations that crush small businesses to ash,
* pretend those tax cuts are a viable substitute for a living wage that keeps up with a soaring cost of living,
* support job offshoring (in a sense, slavery) and call it "competitiveness", even though it really only matters who invents the cheaper mousetrap, not the better one,
* never giving a single thought as to what would replace outgoing industries, only believing that a generic plan of "constant invention" will fix that issue. Problem is, you need money for that, and no one HAS any,
* support lowering wages rather than raising them,
* scoff at the fact that the musical chairs circus known as education is bankrupting most new workers to the tune of 5-6 digit debt and creating degrees that are all but worthless,
* supporting privatized retirement, a massive scam that almost guarantees workers will remain working until they die,
* supporting the cutting/defunding of nearly every social program, resulting in poor schools, crumbling infrastructure and a social safety net that isn't worth the paper it's non-existent plan is printed on,
* don't even begin to understand that one's success and well being in life is almost completely tethered to how gainfully they're employed,
* refuse even for a second to blame corporate leaders for the absolute MESS we're all in, and even refuse to see that it is a mess.

We're one supremely compartmentalized Republic; one where the smallest and most exclusive compartment not only owns every other one, but does their godDAMNest to make sure the owned never even come close to getting out of "their station".

A cab driver in France is far more free and brave than any American citizen can ever be. He'd likely never have to pony up dough from multiple charities to save his own life, or God Forbid, the lives of his family members. Nor would he sit idly by and take it in the ass while corporations try and screw the citizenry. Not only do we allow the screwing, but are resigned that we can do absolutely nothing at all about it.

And one only needs to look at who was in control for the past 30 years while this screwing was going on . . . supported wholeheartedly by those who truly believed they'd be in the "1% Club" someday.

Reaganomics = bullshit. This is the prime reason why I can never be a conservative - because I don't believe that money is more important than people, love, compassion, honor, loyalty, family and good.