this country is in trouble. and if we are in trouble, the rest of the world is screwed.
cutting the taxes of the those that PAY the taxes has been the most PRO-ggressive concept the world has ever seen. redistributing wealth has been the most RE-ggressive. and pleeeease dont tell me that ppl making over 250K arent already paying enough taxes...that is complete and absolute socialist class envy crap! those ppl have noooo relief at all from the obama plan. they have to pay for their own health care, their own retirement, their own children's education, their own mortgage, their own adult lives. we should not vote in any way to increase the taxes on those ppl earning below at least 500K....

this country is in trouble. and if we are in trouble, the rest of the world is screwed.
cutting the taxes of the those that PAY the taxes has been the most PRO-ggressive concept the world has ever seen. redistributing wealth has been the most RE-ggressive. and pleeeease dont tell me that ppl making over 250K arent already paying enough taxes...that is complete and absolute socialist class envy crap! those ppl have noooo relief at all from the obama plan. they have to pay for their own health care, their own retirement, their own children's education, their own mortgage, their own adult lives. we should not vote in any way to increase the taxes on those ppl earning below at least 500K. and those ppl are the ones creating jobs and working at least 40 hours a week. PRO-gress ppl! power to the ppl!

Well, you're a true believer, steyn girl, I'll give you that. But conservatism is eating your lunch. There is no evidence that suggests that tax cuts to the rich increases employment, prosperity, or wealth (of anyone but themselves). The distance between the richest and the poorest has become greater in the last eight years than ever in my 55 year lifetime. The middle class has been losing ground all that time. The current crisis is anchored in Reagan's passion for deregulation - it wasn't necessary, and it wasn't an accident, and the Bush administration fought off states every time they tried to make their own locations safer for mortgage-holders and investors. In virtually every Repub...

Well, you're a true believer, steyn girl, I'll give you that. But conservatism is eating your lunch. There is no evidence that suggests that tax cuts to the rich increases employment, prosperity, or wealth (of anyone but themselves). The distance between the richest and the poorest has become greater in the last eight years than ever in my 55 year lifetime. The middle class has been losing ground all that time. The current crisis is anchored in Reagan's passion for deregulation - it wasn't necessary, and it wasn't an accident, and the Bush administration fought off states every time they tried to make their own locations safer for mortgage-holders and investors. In virtually every Republican administration since WWII, deficits have increased. In every Democratic administration, they've declined or been replaced by surplus.
The GOP has excelled at convincing Americans about "tax-and-spend Democrats" but hasn't been seriously helpful to the US economy since Eisenhower.
Meanwhile, the ruse continues that the only way for middle income people to have more money is for government to keep more of it in the pockets of rich people (who, by the way, are the only group who are net better off than they were when Bush took over.)
Look around, sg: George Bush has had eight years to do everything necessary to get the economy back into shape, and has steadily made it worse.
If rich people need more money to grow the economy, how come they're the only ones in the economy with more money than they had eight years ago?
It doesn't work, sg, or it would be working. It's a Republican fable designed to keep the rich rich and the middle quiet.

I also come from a military family. I lost an uncle in Korea, my fathered and my other uncles serves and two of my cousin have served tours in Iraq. BTW, I don't buy the "we spend so they don't have to". That might have passed the smell test during the Cold War but not today, not by a long shot. In fact the United States underwrites the military forces of entire nations (Colombia, Israel, Egypt, Mexico and a few others) and they don't do it for charity sake. In fact it is the opposite, it is a way to make these nations depended on the US (do as we say or we ground your new shiny toys).

One of the reasons why Chavez buying Russian hardware angers the US is that it is not American hardware a...

I also come from a military family. I lost an uncle in Korea, my fathered and my other uncles serves and two of my cousin have served tours in Iraq. BTW, I don't buy the "we spend so they don't have to". That might have passed the smell test during the Cold War but not today, not by a long shot. In fact the United States underwrites the military forces of entire nations (Colombia, Israel, Egypt, Mexico and a few others) and they don't do it for charity sake. In fact it is the opposite, it is a way to make these nations depended on the US (do as we say or we ground your new shiny toys).

One of the reasons why Chavez buying Russian hardware angers the US is that it is not American hardware and therefore no hooks to which to ensnare the Venezuelan military.

And do your self a favor, I don't know who Barry is, but neither party in power is ANYWHERE near communism. The Democrats are Center-Right and the Republicans are Right to Far-Right. Don' buy into the panicky propaganda.

as a conservative, i do not defend the size of our deficit under a republican admin. my fears lye in the fact that there is a shift in what our citizens are being taught to "expect" from their government or just outta life in general. i think the repub's have fallen prey to this shift because our ppl have fallen prey...that has been instigated by the left's defining the modern society thru being in control of our pitiful education sys among other things.
but we arent taught the reality that every where the left has had power in governments, those governments are combersome, sluggish and continuelly under perform. and those ppl are not able to progress..essentially slaves, with "benefit...

as a conservative, i do not defend the size of our deficit under a republican admin. my fears lye in the fact that there is a shift in what our citizens are being taught to "expect" from their government or just outta life in general. i think the repub's have fallen prey to this shift because our ppl have fallen prey...that has been instigated by the left's defining the modern society thru being in control of our pitiful education sys among other things.
but we arent taught the reality that every where the left has had power in governments, those governments are combersome, sluggish and continuelly under perform. and those ppl are not able to progress..essentially slaves, with "benefits" like healthcare (if you can even call it that) and employment benefits of course. but those benefits can not be sustained so taxes have to be constantly increased on those earning and the young flee those countries cause, as an ambitious goal oriented young person, who the hell wants to spend their prime enslaved to a system that prevents them from aspiring to their dreams? the realities of socialism are NOT pretty. capitalism has it's flaws as well, but good men, their is no comparison! NONE! and i fully support balancing our budget, and living within our means..the road we are on is terrifying!

Mr. Puerto Rico...
""they" do everything in power to lock the wealth at top" that sounds like radical conspiracy theory to be honest...whose they? white man? and Locking wealth at the top...just how exactly does that happen...the locking of wealth at the top? all i know is what i personally experience and have the ability to see in my country and that is this: i began working at early teenage years. i went to college and have incurrd a hefty debt for that, but inturn, have seen my income steadily increase as with my abilities in my profession. and as i continue to invest in myself by continueing education & licenses my income will continue to increase! there is no hidden magic in ther...

Mr. Puerto Rico...
""they" do everything in power to lock the wealth at top" that sounds like radical conspiracy theory to be honest...whose they? white man? and Locking wealth at the top...just how exactly does that happen...the locking of wealth at the top? all i know is what i personally experience and have the ability to see in my country and that is this: i began working at early teenage years. i went to college and have incurrd a hefty debt for that, but inturn, have seen my income steadily increase as with my abilities in my profession. and as i continue to invest in myself by continueing education & licenses my income will continue to increase! there is no hidden magic in there. i believe i can be independantly wealthy and its up to ME to make the right choices to get there. Not my community, not YOU! so as far as cookey speak about the lil' girl being LOCKED outta wealth...the only ppl that lke to play with that logic are usually those that have fallen behind other due to their personal decisions in life. i know lots of ppl like that. they get to a point in their life and panic cause they see they arent gonna get there...and are cowards in that they cant admit to themselves that they arent there cause they have been suckered by their sad anti-establishment world view.

and Chavez...you think we are "pissed" cause chavez wont buy things from us...you think thats the depth of america's concerns with that fool. Pleeeaeeeese.

For example: Moving bank accounts of shore, and entire corporations, removing the "Death Tax"from the books to mention two of them. Moving the tax burden down the line while dodging taxes. As for your rise to the top, congratulations, but let me ask you a few questions:

Why are your groceries so cheap or was your gasoline so low for so long?

Do you wonder who prepares your meals every time you go to a restaurant?

Did you have to support your entire family with what you earned while working as a teenager?

Did you go to public school or private school?

Who provided those loans that got you through college?

No person is an island. While you are to be congratulated by your success one sh...

For example: Moving bank accounts of shore, and entire corporations, removing the "Death Tax"from the books to mention two of them. Moving the tax burden down the line while dodging taxes. As for your rise to the top, congratulations, but let me ask you a few questions:

Why are your groceries so cheap or was your gasoline so low for so long?

Do you wonder who prepares your meals every time you go to a restaurant?

Did you have to support your entire family with what you earned while working as a teenager?

Did you go to public school or private school?

Who provided those loans that got you through college?

No person is an island. While you are to be congratulated by your success one should not measure oneself on how much money one makes or has in the bank. This goverment thing, this voting thing is more than just about you.

As for Chavez, why is he such a concern then? Why is he seen as such a threat?

Anti-establishment...hmm...Let see...

Roll back the clock some 40 years...do you think you would have gotten the kind of education you have today? Or for that matter would anyone hire you for something other than the secretarial pool (I remember those, not with fond memories and I am a man)?

Since we are talking about an election, how about a 100 or so years back, do you think that as a self made girl you would have had a chance to even vote?

What about Rape Shield Laws?

Next time you get behind the wheel and pull on that leather strap ask yourself how come your car and every other car in the road has one?

Why? Because people fought the system, not to tear it down but to reform it. Not...

Anti-establishment...hmm...Let see...

Roll back the clock some 40 years...do you think you would have gotten the kind of education you have today? Or for that matter would anyone hire you for something other than the secretarial pool (I remember those, not with fond memories and I am a man)?

Since we are talking about an election, how about a 100 or so years back, do you think that as a self made girl you would have had a chance to even vote?

What about Rape Shield Laws?

Next time you get behind the wheel and pull on that leather strap ask yourself how come your car and every other car in the road has one?

Why? Because people fought the system, not to tear it down but to reform it. Not just individuals, but movements who pressured the goverment for meaningful oversight all the while corporate America cried and whimpered that it was going to cost to much (now car manufacturers use car safety as a selling point).

How about the roads and highways you drive on (thank a Republican President for that, a fellow by the name of Eisenhower, a complete goverment program from top to bottom).

Do you have satellite TV, or know somebody who does? Thank NASA and the Soviet Space Program for it (yes those damned dirty pinko commies!)

Cellphones, the Internet, publicly funded research projects.

Rural electrification, choice of long distance companies, etc, etc, etc...

1. i'm not sure how to answer that...how bout you tell me where youre going with that one?
2. do i wonder? ah...i dont have to wonder i have worked in kitchens & served food out in the dining rooms of restaraunts all through my high school years.
and i feel that it is a matter of one's choices that ultimetly keeps them working in those positions well past their high school days. while i worked after school & on weekends, many fellow coworkers that were older than me were immersed in a kinda sub-culture of partying late at night after their shifts ended then sleeping late into the following day, then getting up to go to work again and do it all over again. even as a young person i thought...

1. i'm not sure how to answer that...how bout you tell me where youre going with that one?
2. do i wonder? ah...i dont have to wonder i have worked in kitchens & served food out in the dining rooms of restaraunts all through my high school years.
and i feel that it is a matter of one's choices that ultimetly keeps them working in those positions well past their high school days. while i worked after school & on weekends, many fellow coworkers that were older than me were immersed in a kinda sub-culture of partying late at night after their shifts ended then sleeping late into the following day, then getting up to go to work again and do it all over again. even as a young person i thought that was a dead end life and even felt sorry for those that were blind to it. these are the ppl i think about when we talk about universal healthcare for the masses. these ppl where perfectly capable to choose. they were smart, funny charming & "happy." but life is not about garrantees and they should have known that.
3. see #2. and, i dont have to support my entire family on minimum wages because i waited till i was 30 to marry,after i graduated from college. i wouldnt expect that to be possible, thats why i was terrified of it happening to me. and that awareness and consequent behavior helps society. it's the basis of it.
4. public all through high school till i got into trouble in 9th grade, failed it and the folks put me in private for the following 9th grade. then went back to public till 12th.
5. private banks, but rates sponsered by the federal government.

i am afraid all this does sound too sanctimoniuos, and that is NOT how i mean to come off. i am your average everyday middle class gal who just wants the same opportunities that my parents had at earning a living.
i work for a very nice liberal man. but he kills me!
he was able to purchase a mooney aircraft two years ago, (more power to him!) while he has a personal water craft,a 32ft yacht and many many other wonderful toys to savor the flavor of life. but this funny man, complains about his healthcare cost increasing, he doesnt even pay for his staff's, we have personal savings accounts, hsa's. (which means we pay monthly premiums for high deductable insurance and then we can save up ...

i am afraid all this does sound too sanctimoniuos, and that is NOT how i mean to come off. i am your average everyday middle class gal who just wants the same opportunities that my parents had at earning a living.
i work for a very nice liberal man. but he kills me!
he was able to purchase a mooney aircraft two years ago, (more power to him!) while he has a personal water craft,a 32ft yacht and many many other wonderful toys to savor the flavor of life. but this funny man, complains about his healthcare cost increasing, he doesnt even pay for his staff's, we have personal savings accounts, hsa's. (which means we pay monthly premiums for high deductable insurance and then we can save up to 2500 per year into a tax deductable savings account that can be used to pay for all healthcare related costs) This man actually comes into the office complaining that his monthly premiums keep rising! and we are talking about in increments of 50-60 bucks! he has had a great go at life and if he has his socialist ways he will stick my generation with supporting him! and that limits my potential. and sir, you are absolutely correct that pursute of wealth is oly one aspect to a great life. but wealth is power and weall want to know that we willbe secure in our old age...its impowering. civilizations are builta round that...every one of them.

i think you mis understood me, bigtime! like you thought i was pro-anti-establishment. that is completely opposite of what i was saying. the western establishment has served humanity better than any other up to this point even with its flaws. remember "cultural confidence" these inventions you rattle off and principles of ordering ourselves are directly related to our liberalism, classical mind you, that have evolved from the core principles of judeo-christian values...our society is exceptional. but socialism, in terms of what the american left aggitates for (infactuated with the european left) is a dead end. we can see it right now! its sooo tempting go there, esp when our younger ge...

i think you mis understood me, bigtime! like you thought i was pro-anti-establishment. that is completely opposite of what i was saying. the western establishment has served humanity better than any other up to this point even with its flaws. remember "cultural confidence" these inventions you rattle off and principles of ordering ourselves are directly related to our liberalism, classical mind you, that have evolved from the core principles of judeo-christian values...our society is exceptional. but socialism, in terms of what the american left aggitates for (infactuated with the european left) is a dead end. we can see it right now! its sooo tempting go there, esp when our younger generations arent being taught the principles that gound THIS society.

moving banks off shore...becuase the tax policy is pro-bank. thats no different than picking up a homeless person and sticking a pen and voter registration form into their hand. then busing them to the vote to vote for social programs they dont even understand but those that run them make a livingoff it these programs. managing the poor is BIG business..there's alot at stake.
are your for a death tax? i have never actaully heard a real live person for double paying on their income. income that was already taxed, and rather than spent it was saved and then once the person dies, which is a RIGHT, they estateis taxed a second time....is that what you are for?
and i have not risen to the ...

moving banks off shore...becuase the tax policy is pro-bank. thats no different than picking up a homeless person and sticking a pen and voter registration form into their hand. then busing them to the vote to vote for social programs they dont even understand but those that run them make a livingoff it these programs. managing the poor is BIG business..there's alot at stake.
are your for a death tax? i have never actaully heard a real live person for double paying on their income. income that was already taxed, and rather than spent it was saved and then once the person dies, which is a RIGHT, they estateis taxed a second time....is that what you are for?
and i have not risen to the top yet dammit! i am trying like all god pl i know to get there but i aint there yet. and wont be able to get there is the homeless (the freakin' homeless!!!!!) are exploited by big libs.

as for my girl power & gender impowerment, some progress is good, some aint so. thats silly to even mention. but for the record, i think the fact that slavery was abolished was a move in the right direction too, and the invention of toilet paper and maxi pads & seat belts and airplanes and boats and bubble gum...all good things.
but here is the real point, women, under capitalsm are truelly the most powerful women in the world. period. even the women that arent executives, the ones that stay at home to raise socety's babys are impowered by this system. i just giggle lie a school girl when socialist men try to expolit gender issues the waythey expolit race...but conservative women & bro...

as for my girl power & gender impowerment, some progress is good, some aint so. thats silly to even mention. but for the record, i think the fact that slavery was abolished was a move in the right direction too, and the invention of toilet paper and maxi pads & seat belts and airplanes and boats and bubble gum...all good things.
but here is the real point, women, under capitalsm are truelly the most powerful women in the world. period. even the women that arent executives, the ones that stay at home to raise socety's babys are impowered by this system. i just giggle lie a school girl when socialist men try to expolit gender issues the waythey expolit race...but conservative women & brown ppl are some of the smartest...i hope i can measure up one day!