They would lower gas prices, No they won't, they can't. stop American jobs from being shipped overseas, No they won't, their policy of high corporate taxes is what largly pushed industries over seas in the first place. The US has the second highest corporate tax in the world. help all Americans obtain health insurance, and you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it is "free," & the government is going bankrupt & they are rationing services... that's what is happening in the UK, Canada & other "free" systems. fund stem cell research to prevent and treat disease, This is a total farce; Stem Cell research is funded in the US,both public & private. Ebryonic stem cell research has restrictions on public funding, but private funding is flowing freely & the research is happening in the US. FWIW, embryonic stem cells are not showing any promise, the hope is entirely on the adult stem cell research. work to lower tuition for college. How?by raisingtaxes to pay for volunteer "work"? I guarantee you, tuition will continue to rise as long as students can get the money, particularly from government loans & grants Guess you are right that a stronger country and economy would ruin the country. Again, hopes & feelings, with no basis in fundamentals. The Republicans could have been better stewards while they were in power, but their sin was starting down the trail of liberal policies, the solution is turning around & leaving the woods, not electing some one who will drag us farther in to the morass.
While I am not exactly in favor of pulling our troops out of Iraq right now, we could work to reduce the 1 BILLION DOLLARS A MONTH we are spending there. Ok, let me be more clear. Each month, 1 BILLION OF YOUR TAX DOLLARS is being spent on Iraq. Are you an Iraqi citizen or something sir? Republicans complain about the handouts democrats give the poor. Yet, here we are giving away 1 BILLION DOLLARS PER MONTH TO IRAQ. Seems to me, this money, or some of it could be used in our freakin' country. You are American and patriotic correct? They why would't you want your country to be taken care of first? The last number I heard was actually 1.5 billion per week which is $78 billion a year. As TJKJ pointed out about $47 billion is salary, which will not change no matter where are troops are. So $31 billion
to the war... The Federal budget is $3 trillion, so the war is about 1% of the budget. Obama's plans are estimated to cost an additional $900 billion per year... so let's subtract 30 billion for ending the war, Obama will cost our economy a net $870 billion increase... which means his first year will cost about $4 trillion dollars. Were you saying something about a strong economy?
Look, I'm not a fan of Hillary or Barack. But I look at it this way: Would I rather elect someone I don't like who will fight for my country and fellow Americans, or would I rather vote for yet another self-serving Republican? I am quite conservative by conscience, morals and beliefs. However, my number one belief is that my country and countrymen come first. Period. Then voting Democrat is not the solution. you don't thing that throwing out these goodies is a form of vote buying? These people seek power, the government is the source of that power & they want to make the government more powerful... how would voting for that be caring for your countrymen? I'll vote for anyone who wants to shrink the power of government so it's not invading every aspect of my life, or yours for that matter.
If you voted for Bush, don't complain about gas prices because it was your fault. You put him and his oil buddies in office and in power to **** your finances, ruin your country and rob you blind. Well, I already addressed this. Are your taxes lower with Bush? Uh, Yes they are! & I'm not rich either, right now the lowest 50% of all income earners pay NO income tax. I paid 20% this year, under Clinton, I paid 28%, & I am making more today than then. Are you paying less for gas, No, but I addressed this before too. college, Price of every thing went upwhy should college be different? food, Again, Commodities. That & we are burning our food in our gas tank. that decreases supply of food we can eat, which increases food prices, who's forcing people to use ethanol... oh yeah, the government! If you think this policy will change under a Democrat, you are wrong. healthcare, American's spend more money on dining out than on healthcare. Why is it a bad thing to pay for your own health? We need to help those who can't get any coverage but that should not include socializing the system. It should be in the hands of charitable organizations like the United Way & other private concerns... including hospitals. housing or interest rates? Both of these are much lower than before Bush. Umm...no. See, politics is pretty easy. Well, it's harder than you thought, but a little knowledge & logic goes a long way!
I'm not even going to bother with the rest, I have things to do.
