Because the concentration of wealth in the hands of an ever-smaller and ever-more-powerful elite is somehow a good thing? The continuing deregulation of this country is leading towards a monoculture of power. Serious work needs to be made on behalf of preserving the middle classes and making class mobility easier rather than harder. If this includes taking money from the "most productive" members of society and giving it to everyone else, so be it. If we do not do anything to arrest the consolidation of power in this nation, we will end up with a situation of having a small percentage of "haves" and a great mass of "have nots" who will eventually revolt in an attempt to redistribute the wealth of this nation in their own very inefficient way. Or, perhaps they won't. Either outcome is unacceptable.
McCain's unacceptability comes from his willingness to continue supporting the apocalyptic regime of the Bush/Cheney whitehouse. The US cannot really withstand another eight years of the current administration. Governor Palin's lack of experience and social conservatism are also disturbing. Again, don't like Obama - really really not sure about Biden. However, neither of them advocate teaching creationism in public schools.
Apocalyptic Regime? That's a fine example of hyperbole. Exactly how is the current regime Apocalyptic? I'd agree the current regime has screwed up more frequently than Jake Plummer did in his last playoff game, but I'm still waiting to see how the Bush/Cheney administration has brought about the apocalypse. The "continuing deregulation" you mention is hardly the cause for poverty in the U.S. It seems the citizens of the United States are continually being over-regulated in everything. We're taxed on every penny we earn. We're taxed on every penny we spend. Owning property involves even greater taxation. If you own a car, you're taxed. If you drive it, you're taxed even more. We're even taxed when we die. And after we die whatever we leave behind to our families and friends is taxed yet again. Preserving the middle class is by definition preserving free enterprise. Mercantilism is the phenomenon that created the middle class from the static tyranny of the feudal caste system. The redistribution of wealth and regulation of industry is merely a means to reduce opportunity for those who wish for greater class mobility. It cuts off access to entrepreneurship for those who cannot meet the excessive regulation requirements and ensures a monopoly for the few who can (or at least the few who can afford to pay the penalties for not meeting the regulations). The "have-nots" have not for many reasons. Among them is the erasure of opportunity to serve an imaginary "greater good". Leaving the federal government in charge of how much wealth one is allowed to earn is simply fascism. Where is the line going to be drawn? Who gets to make those decisions? The very concept of wealth redistribution is the purview of tyrants. The only fair system is a free system. Anything else is simply a form of dictatorship, be it elected or otherwise. As far as teaching the creation myth in public schools goes, the public school system is run by state governments. It wouldn't really matter who is in the White House. The federal government has no say in what gets taught in public schools. That is set forth by the tenth amendment of the Constitution of the United States. That will not change with McCain in office, but it would be more likely to change with Obama in office. The Democratic party has frequently advocated more power to centralized on a federal level. Do you really want that kind of centralized authority?
Re: Mocking HyperbolejayhovaSeptember 2 2008, 23:27:44 UTC
No No! Not the guy with the chipmonk cheeks and the beauty quean govener of the largest state in the nation. They will crush us under their brutal heel. Obama Save us!
McCain's unacceptability comes from his willingness to continue supporting the apocalyptic regime of the Bush/Cheney whitehouse. The US cannot really withstand another eight years of the current administration. Governor Palin's lack of experience and social conservatism are also disturbing. Again, don't like Obama - really really not sure about Biden. However, neither of them advocate teaching creationism in public schools.
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