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And I want sunshine, not rain.Minorities want jobs not handouts.
Doesn't mean I wouldn't want an umbrella when it actually is raining though.
And I want sunshine, not rain.Minorities want jobs not handouts.
I have yet to see any automated nurses, bar tenders, janitors, cleaners, lawn care workers, or farm pickers. Millions of people continue to move from Latin America to the United States to perform many of these jobs and there is no sign of this trend stopping. The predictions made in 1980 for what life would be like in 2020 don't even come close. In terms of economic growth, the technology that's come out over the past 16 years has not improved the country's overall economic growth rates. GDP growth on an annual basis was stronger and more consistent in the 20th century. Nothing that has been invented in the 21st century so far has proved as useful as the toilet which first became common in most homes in the early 20th century.
surely you jest. neither party existed 200 years ago, let alone "over" 200 years ago. 200 years ago, our president was james madison, who was a democratic-republican (which has nothing to do with either party in existence today), which was the opposition to the federalist party.that's like ultimate question that US is trying to answer over 200 years.
I fail to see what one has to do with the other.also, anyone who thinks sanders can't "get things done" has clearly never looked at his voting records.
What specific parts of the platform would you reboot?
Social issues ...
I think the GOP has made a detente with LGBT marriage after the SCOTUS ruling. The 'Cam & Mitchell' effect has normalized the culture in a positive way. Cruz would still reek of the pulpit, with Trump he has a more cosmopolitan view and would be more laser focused on jobs and security.
Minorities want jobs not handouts. The GOP platform is that a rising tide lifts all boats. Is that too simplistic? Where can we make the tweaks to our bigoted archaic views?
It's getting late for me to pull up the research but recent polling has found that public is more in line with restrictions on abortion. In the past there has been more stark contrast between Pro-Life and Pro-Choice factions. The original post Roe v Wade generation is being replaced by gen-x and millennials who are not polarized one way or another. They see a middle ground with restrictions at a certain point. The religious right and NARAL will still hold their positions. Both parties may evolve to this new consensus that has appeared again in polling. Like I said I'll find the link later. Not trying to create an abortion fight in the thread, just wanted to point out the changing public opinions.
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and I don't want an umbrella when it rains, I have an umbrella when it rains, I have a few, one in my car
the concept that people should plan and provide for themselves is much better than when some people want things other people should have to provide it for them
Minorities want jobs not handouts??
Don't see a lot of them as them at Bernie rallies, but those folks want handouts.
I don't think you possess even a basic understanding of politics or the economy, and this post would be Exhibit A. I had to delete six drafts of a response because I couldn't make it three sentences without making personal attacks. Needless to say, this attitude and strawman infuriates me to my core. This is exactly why I hate Republicans and the GOP. You make my skin crawl.Americans want to go the easy, lazy and stupid way out of difficulty: wanting the government to fix our problems.
I'm fine with a conservative financial outlook.
It's the archiac and downright bigoted view of basic civil rights and an obsession with instruments of death where they lose me.
There are absolutely some fiscally conservative ideas that make sense. And a lot of truths that the left in general does not want to accept. For example, the bureaucracy of public service IS a largely bloated beast, and you could fairly easily find efficiencies WITHOUT cutting services (what you need to do is cull back office staff, through attrition which avoids layoffs). Whether we like it or not, defined benefit pension plans for public sector workers have to be phased out because the taxpayers can no longer afford them - it is a combination of things that has led us to this point, but you don't have to be evil Scott Walker to recognize that there is a real and tangible problem here. So yes, there are aspects which I think the left is ignoring or choosing to live in la-la land, the problem is that in the US, the Republican party is so far to the right and so obsessed with completely inconsequential things (Planned Parenthood funding, really?) that no sane person who is fiscally conservative should actually believe that they are in it in the name of good economic sense.
What specific parts of the platform would you reboot?
Social issues ...
I think the GOP has made a detente with LGBT marriage after the SCOTUS ruling. The 'Cam & Mitchell' effect has normalized the culture in a positive way. Cruz would still reek of the pulpit, with Trump he has a more cosmopolitan view and would be more laser focused on jobs and security.
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Senator Cruz is a champion for marriage and religious liberty and his victory last night sends a powerful message to the nation’s elite that the American people utterly reject the anti-constitutional, illegitimate ruling of the US Supreme Court redefining marriage. His win should send shockwaves throughout Washington, and provide real momentum for legislation to protect supporters of marriage from retaliation or punishment for standing for the truth of marriage in their daily lives and at work.
There are absolutely some fiscally conservative ideas that make sense. And a lot of truths that the left in general does not want to accept. For example, the bureaucracy of public service IS a largely bloated beast, and you could fairly easily find efficiencies WITHOUT cutting services (what you need to do is cull back office staff, through attrition which avoids layoffs). Whether we like it or not, defined benefit pension plans for public sector workers have to be phased out because the taxpayers can no longer afford them - it is a combination of things that has led us to this point, but you don't have to be evil Scott Walker to recognize that there is a real and tangible problem here. So yes, there are aspects which I think the left is ignoring or choosing to live in la-la land, the problem is that in the US, the Republican party is so far to the right and so obsessed with completely inconsequential things (Planned Parenthood funding, really?) that no sane person who is fiscally conservative should actually believe that they are in it in the name of good economic sense.
There are absolutely some fiscally conservative ideas that make sense. And a lot of truths that the left in general does not want to accept. For example, the bureaucracy of public service IS a largely bloated beast, and you could fairly easily find efficiencies WITHOUT cutting services (what you need to do is cull back office staff, through attrition which avoids layoffs). Whether we like it or not, defined benefit pension plans for public sector workers have to be phased out because the taxpayers can no longer afford them - it is a combination of things that has led us to this point, but you don't have to be evil Scott Walker to recognize that there is a real and tangible problem here. So yes, there are aspects which I think the left is ignoring or choosing to live in la-la land, the problem is that in the US, the Republican party is so far to the right and so obsessed with completely inconsequential things (Planned Parenthood funding, really?) that no sane person who is fiscally conservative should actually believe that they are in it in the name of good economic sense.
It's getting late for me to pull up the research but recent polling has found that public is more in line with restrictions on abortion. In the past there has been more stark contrast between Pro-Life and Pro-Choice factions. The original post Roe v Wade generation is being replaced by gen-x and millennials who are not polarized one way or another. They see a middle ground with restrictions at a certain point. The religious right and NARAL will still hold their positions. Both parties may evolve to this new consensus that has appeared again in polling. Like I said I'll find the link later. Not trying to create an abortion fight in the thread, just wanted to point out the changing public opinions.
This "a rising tide lifts all boats" pablum sounds lovely, but in actual Republican strategy has consistently been a focus on making life easier for those at the top and harder for those at the bottom. So yes, not only is "a rising tide lifts all boats" simplistic, it's also demonstrably false.
So let's go back to the 90s when Clinton and GOP controlled congress successfully managed a growing economy. There were more job opportunities for everybody. Wage growth. It is simplistic, yes.
Today you may be correct in that the stock market is at record highs (propped up by cheap money courtesy of the Fed). So the rich get richer while there is not correlating effect underneath with a 7 year anemic recovery.
glad to see you think the Bush tax cuts were a bad idea as well.
Never said that.
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National lead of Clinton over Sanders is just 15.5% according to the RCP polling average. Keep in mind that the total between them includes about 12% that didn't pick a candidate/picked O'Malley in older polls. Still plenty of wiggle room for Sanders as Clinton hovering at 51.8% nationally is hardly commanding.
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