You really don't think that the current economic policies DON'T encourage class warfare? Unless I'm mistaken about what that actually means (and I might be) we currently have a country where the rich are getting richer, and the poor poorer, and there's little to be done about it. According to a UN report, the inequality gap between the rich and the poor in major us cities is similar to those seen in Africa. And from other things I've seen on the web, that gap has only grown since 2001. Not to mention reports of worker earnings only going up by a few % despite double-digit % gains in productivity. Do you really think it can get worse than this
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While they may have made us "stronger" in that we're going after terrorists, it's certainly done nothing for our good will around the world.
The problem is that we're not going after terrorists. It makes a compelling excuse but, unfortunately, we blow that excuse by harboring a number of terrorists in the US. Of course, they're not evil doers because they're terrorizing countries and people we don't particularly care for, such as the folks going after Cuba & Castro. Iraq is about stabilizing the Middle East and hoping that whatever government is left once we're done with the place is someone that won't screw us over as far as oil. The added bonus is that a stable Middle East with continued cheap and easy access to oil will be less likely to develop nuclear capabilities or feel the need to use and/or sell them.
No, I believe they do. We already tax the "rich" far more than the "poor". Obama will further turn this crank and give people less and less of a reason to invest in our markets.
Everyone says socialism and communism are great ideas in theory, but not in practice. Actually, they aren't. The "rich" drive this country. They invest millions of dollars in new businesses and new technologies which creates jobs and keeps our daily lives running. When we tax the crap out of the rich (i.e., raising capital gains taxes, despite historical proof that it LOWERS tax revenue) and out of businesses (second highest business tax rate in the world) it encourages people to take their money elsewhere. Wouldn't you?
Wealth is not a zero-sum game. The poor don't get richer only at the expense of the rich. It isn't a fixed-sized pie.
As for foreign policy, what the rest of the world wants isn't necessarily in our best interest. What popular is not always what is best.
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Getting the government even further entwined in the health insurance industry without any real(*) motivation to lower health care costs.
Weak foreign policy that relies upon pandering to what's popular rather than doing what's right and in the best interest of our security.
I could go on, but those are the big three for me.
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The problem is that we're not going after terrorists. It makes a compelling excuse but, unfortunately, we blow that excuse by harboring a number of terrorists in the US. Of course, they're not evil doers because they're terrorizing countries and people we don't particularly care for, such as the folks going after Cuba & Castro. Iraq is about stabilizing the Middle East and hoping that whatever government is left once we're done with the place is someone that won't screw us over as far as oil. The added bonus is that a stable Middle East with continued cheap and easy access to oil will be less likely to develop nuclear capabilities or feel the need to use and/or sell them.
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Everyone says socialism and communism are great ideas in theory, but not in practice. Actually, they aren't. The "rich" drive this country. They invest millions of dollars in new businesses and new technologies which creates jobs and keeps our daily lives running. When we tax the crap out of the rich (i.e., raising capital gains taxes, despite historical proof that it LOWERS tax revenue) and out of businesses (second highest business tax rate in the world) it encourages people to take their money elsewhere. Wouldn't you?
Wealth is not a zero-sum game. The poor don't get richer only at the expense of the rich. It isn't a fixed-sized pie.
As for foreign policy, what the rest of the world wants isn't necessarily in our best interest. What popular is not always what is best.
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