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Originally Posted by Repugnant Abomination
I can compromise. It seems like most of everyone here is with me on the majority of the social issues, but place more value on cold hard cash issues. For me, that's backwards.
And just because you're gay shouldn't make the issue of gay marriage, and especially gay adoption, meaningless. I think it's a very important issue.
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Alright, if I'm reading this correctly, it would appear that you made a joke insinuating that I'm a homosexual. While your attempt at humor was pretty
amazing,
clever, and
well-played, I am in fact a heterosexual person. It's great to see that your sense of humor is as good/intelligent as your mis-guided political views. Democracy and capitalism are what made this country great. The sense of entitlement, which is so pervasive today, is what makes this country bad. The very idea that healthcare should be free, or that gay marriage should take the front stage in political debates is beyond ludicrous. It's fucking absurd.
Let me ask you this: Assuming you have a car, if the engine siezes tommorrow, and you have to replace it, what will you do? Let's also assume that you need your car in order to get to/from your place of work. The vast majority of people would begrudgingly pay the steep bill, and maintain their car. However, let's say you fall and break you ankle. Suddenly, if you don't have health insurance you're throwing your hands in the air, and cursing the American goverment for not fixing your body. What does this story tell us? The average American is more willing to pay to fix their car, than their own goddamned body! It's fucking insane that we believe health care should be paid for by the government. Devaluing healthcare is one of the most dangerous things a country can do, and it gives the government free-reign over your body. Do you want to be scored on a wait-list for kidney dialysis based off your weight, height, occupation, age, etc? Sure, medical payments can be staggering. In fact, I agree that we need healthcare reform. However, socialized medicine, and Obama's "15 point-fuckover-plan" are not the answer.
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Originally Posted by Repugnant Abomination
Explain to me why this is a bad thing. I'm not being facetious. Why should I, a poor college kid, care if millionaires are going to be taxed more? Especially when I stand to be the one to benefit from it.
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Right now, I make less than $19,000 per year. Odds are Obama's tax plans would benefit me for many years to come. In fact, there is the slim possibility that I will never make enough money in order to fall into one of Obama's major-fuckover-tax-brackets. That's irrelevant. The priniciple behind the issue is what's important here. Obama wants to essentially take from the rich, in order to fund his socialistic agenda. I personally believe that's fucked up. Once again, I'm sure the American sense of entitlement will make a lot of lower/middle class people vote for Obama. You keep harping on this idea of being socially conscious. In the grand scheme of things, McCain's tax policies help out the country as a whole, and are focused on
reducing goverment spending. Why should the rich have to pay more money for being successful?