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<blockquote data-quote="hoser" data-source="post: 129457" data-attributes="member: 6357"><p>4. HW Bush clamped down on welfare many years ago, particularly how long someone can be on welfare for. He was quite successful; turnaround from welfare recipient to paycheque recipient went way up. If you think the welfare program in the US is huge and out of control, look to many other countries.</p><p></p><p>5. Uphill battle that being blown into an issue by a bored media and desperate politicians. A friend pitched an interesting question to me the other night: why can goods can move freely across borders (particularly goods which are made 90% cheaper than if you were to drive 15 miles down t he road) , but people can't move freely?</p><p></p><p>6. Tough moral issue? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> State telling a woman what she should do with her body vs woman choosing what to do with her fetus? Rape victims are not at risk, all women are at risk. This great country shouldn't take a step backward and try to outlaw abortion. Those crack babies deserve to lead a life of crime and.... as you outline in your point #8</p><p></p><p>7. 75%, depending on what the question was asked and the sample size and demographic. Calling rural Georgia and asking "do you believe the state should ensure gay men have the right to wed?" is a lot different than calling Manhattan and asking "do you believe homosexuals of both genders should have the right to be marry?" Don't rely on polls (let alone the media) to base popular opinion.</p><p></p><p>8. Those against abortion also support capital punishment. Yae ideology!</p><p></p><p>9. One flaw in your argument: judges don't make laws. They interpret them. Contrary to Lou Dobbs, they <em>are</em> in check. Or if you don't think they are, maybe the US should stop the practise of electing them?</p><p></p><p>10. Ban lobby groups? I'm suprised you say this as an employee of a large US based package company. And as a teamster, as well.</p><p></p><p>11. 100% support you on sales tax. Tax consumption, not income. Disagreed about a rigid tax scheme, it should be a progressive scale; students shouldn't pay as much (or any) income tax as a millionaire mass-email sender. Raise revenue this country needs? I have an idea, STOP SPENDING LIKE A LIBERAL AND TAXING LIKE A CONSERVATIVE! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/w00t.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":w00t:" title="W00t :w00t:" data-shortname=":w00t:" /><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/w00t.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":w00t:" title="W00t :w00t:" data-shortname=":w00t:" /></p><p></p><p>One issue that should be addressed <strong>electronic voting</strong>. I'm suprised the citizens of an individualistic country like the US hasn't opposed voting software and hardware to be in the hands of private (and inevitably partisian) interests, particuarly in the public sector, which loves to take the lowest bidder.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Welfare State had its relevance until the Yom Kippur War in 1973 where Nixon helped Israel. In retaliation, OPEC stopped sending oil. Welfare States rely on low-inputs, and rising oil works against the notion of low-inputs. Inflation shot up, employers couldn't pay their employees anymore, employees went on strikes, the economy was an engine running without oil. Investors got out, then came the neo-liberal state, along with Ron and Maggie (and even Mulroney in Canada), and you have what we have now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hoser, post: 129457, member: 6357"] 4. HW Bush clamped down on welfare many years ago, particularly how long someone can be on welfare for. He was quite successful; turnaround from welfare recipient to paycheque recipient went way up. If you think the welfare program in the US is huge and out of control, look to many other countries. 5. Uphill battle that being blown into an issue by a bored media and desperate politicians. A friend pitched an interesting question to me the other night: why can goods can move freely across borders (particularly goods which are made 90% cheaper than if you were to drive 15 miles down t he road) , but people can't move freely? 6. Tough moral issue? :lol: State telling a woman what she should do with her body vs woman choosing what to do with her fetus? Rape victims are not at risk, all women are at risk. This great country shouldn't take a step backward and try to outlaw abortion. Those crack babies deserve to lead a life of crime and.... as you outline in your point #8 7. 75%, depending on what the question was asked and the sample size and demographic. Calling rural Georgia and asking "do you believe the state should ensure gay men have the right to wed?" is a lot different than calling Manhattan and asking "do you believe homosexuals of both genders should have the right to be marry?" Don't rely on polls (let alone the media) to base popular opinion. 8. Those against abortion also support capital punishment. Yae ideology! 9. One flaw in your argument: judges don't make laws. They interpret them. Contrary to Lou Dobbs, they [I]are[/I] in check. Or if you don't think they are, maybe the US should stop the practise of electing them? 10. Ban lobby groups? I'm suprised you say this as an employee of a large US based package company. And as a teamster, as well. 11. 100% support you on sales tax. Tax consumption, not income. Disagreed about a rigid tax scheme, it should be a progressive scale; students shouldn't pay as much (or any) income tax as a millionaire mass-email sender. Raise revenue this country needs? I have an idea, STOP SPENDING LIKE A LIBERAL AND TAXING LIKE A CONSERVATIVE! :w00t::w00t: One issue that should be addressed [B]electronic voting[/B]. I'm suprised the citizens of an individualistic country like the US hasn't opposed voting software and hardware to be in the hands of private (and inevitably partisian) interests, particuarly in the public sector, which loves to take the lowest bidder. The Welfare State had its relevance until the Yom Kippur War in 1973 where Nixon helped Israel. In retaliation, OPEC stopped sending oil. Welfare States rely on low-inputs, and rising oil works against the notion of low-inputs. Inflation shot up, employers couldn't pay their employees anymore, employees went on strikes, the economy was an engine running without oil. Investors got out, then came the neo-liberal state, along with Ron and Maggie (and even Mulroney in Canada), and you have what we have now. [/QUOTE]
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