Biggravy22
Well-Known Member
Let's be realistic, how can this country survive without raising taxes? Everything that Clinton has done to save money for the individual in this country who is expecting a Social Security check upon retirement in now but gone. Bush wanted to have private companies take care of the social security problem but thank god the people were smart enough not to fall for that ill fated move. If you think we can continue without raising taxes you need to open your eyes and be prepared for the future as this will definetly happen sooner than you think.
Remember the minimum wage hike? What happened when that finally was passed? Remember gas prices when the minimum wage hike was passed somewhere around $2.25 a gallon now $3.50 a gallon and because gas prices went up, food prices have soared. So what did you get with your minimum wage hike? Actually nothing, just more high prices.
How can a government so far in debt give it's people $600 each for a stimulus package? Am I slow or what? If you give the people this money somewhere down the line it has to be paid back. This is not how I handle my budget at home.
Now we have a republican who wants to give us govt. tax free gas for a couple of months. These taxes are there for a reason! How do we expect to keep up with the road construction needed to keep our trucks on the road. You need the all mighty tax dollar for road and bridge construction. I guess I'm missing something again.
I cannot imagine what this world be like if another republican gets elected as president, especially one who is hell bent on keeping the same Bush policies. We need a change and we need it now. I don't want my children or grandchildren going off to war to fight that we shouldn't even be fighting. Mccain has said we could be there in Iraq for the next hundred years. Have you got a newborn child or grandchild just born? Looks like they would be the next generation of soldiers to serve in an unlawful war. If you want your children going off to war just keep voting republican.
Our soldiers are tired and exhausted from 15 month tours and we only have so many soldiers to replace them with. If this war continues, a draft will have to be implemented to replace soldiers we no longer have. COUNT ON IT! I didn't say this would happen tomorrow but it is a reality.
My intent is not to bash anyone, I just hope some people open their eyes and finally see that the way we have been living the last 8 years have been nothing but turmoil. We can't even take care of our own, which makes me embarrassed to be American. My case and point (Katrina). I pray we don't have a natural disaster where I live because my fear is that we would be forgotten like the Hurricane Katrina victims. We all should be appauled by the lack of our governments action.
P.S. It pisses me off when people paste and copy shit without reading it first. According to this thread Saddam is still in prison.
Dude it doesn't matter who's elected(1 Party, two factions). We're going to continue to be in IRAQ. We're going to continue setting up bases all over the world to protect The "American way of life". Read Rebuilding America's defenses. It plainly states that the American military wants permanent bases in Europe, The Middle east, and Southeast Asia. Should always pursue a two-war system. Meaning fight two simultaneous wars at once. They're going to use bully techniques to force the world into submission. It's going to be those who accept the ideals of Pax Americana, and then there is going to be everybody else.