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Originally Posted by curt_gendron
I consider myself a moderate Democrat. For me, the economy and Iraq are the big issues for me. Since Bush has pretty much driven us into a huge hole, I'm voting for Obama.
Spending $10 billion in Iraq every month is just retarded. We need to get the national debt down to something reasonable.
later,
Curt |
The last two years the dem's have controlled the purse strings, you know, CONGRESS? The president has control over a veto, thats it folks.
Does anyone in class know which party started the "everyone in America needs a home" drive, where it didn't matter if you couldn't get a car loan, you'd get a house...
Which party rep has received the most backing from said government program?
The problem is the republicans also went along with it, as it was the popular thing to do, so they aren't much better.
My important views are the economy, healthcare, and military. For me, there is only one clear choise, unless I am hoping for change like Pete mentioned.
And I make way under 250k/year
. I know how taxes work, how trickle down works, and how much in taxes the upper class actually pays. Plus I know that businesses pass on taxes to consumers, and since most companies I buy from make over 250k/year, I dont want to see my cost of living go up yet again.