So If Republicans Got EVERYTHING they wanted ... Where Would We Be Today?

[Blackhatjack]

If there were NO Estate Taxes, No Income Taxes For The Rich, No Corporate Income Taxes, No 'red tape' regulation of Corporations and Businesses, No Healthcare Regulation, No Environmental Regulation, No Social Security and No Medicare, No Medicaid and No Food Stamps, etc. Add to that list an unlimited Defense Budget, unlimited use of private contractors for security overseas and at home, and no limits on campaign contributions to members of Congress by individuals and corporations.

You get the idea.... If all the proposals that Republicans hold near and dear to their hearts(which would fill the pockets of Republican lawmakers and lobbyists) were suddenly to become law in the United States today, Where would we be Today?

IMHO it would not take a week for massive protests, marches, boycotts, etc. to appear.

When you look at what the Republican Party has actually proposed as 'changes we need' you get an idea of how radical they are, and how out of touch with reality they have become.

Can you imagine what the country would look like in such a Republican constructed dreamland?

[Warpy]

1. Have you read your way through Dickens?

That's where.

[prolesunited]

3. I agree

They want a return to the 18th century. What other world leader has a similar economy?

[gatorboy]

9. I was thinking more.... medieval times.

Talk about a time when the church took advantage of the poverty stricken masses and ruled with an iron cattle prod.

[HughBeaumont]

2. Somalia.

South America, circa late 60s-early 70s.

[county worker]

4. We would be like any third world country with ramped poverty and a wealthy ruling class.

Remember the US supporting all those countries in South America where the rich ruling class were our allies and those in poverty rose up to create revolutions. We called the revolutionaries communist and help to put down the rebellions. That would happen here only we would be the rebels and the wealthy ruling class would put us down and call us communists or socialists.

The repub dream world is one where the workers make enough to eat for the day and that's all. We would be slaves and indentured servants to them. Also we would be told that Jesus loves us and wants us poor so we can get a good place in heaven when we die.

[leeroysphitz]

7. You are exactly right. n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

11. They already call us communists and socialists.

Their pre-emptive strike against we who would oppose them in the class war.

[KingFlorez]

5. It would be the country would be further to the left

Look at most countries that have endured very heavy economic hardship do to gross mismanagement, these days they have left-wing leadership.

[athenasatanjesus]

6. Maybe we should let them have their way

That way all the libertarians and conservatives that think we would all be free if we listened to them could finally see what we were warning them about.

[Brickbat]

8. We'd be a third-world nation, but by gawd, we'd be our own self-made bootstrapping third-world

nation! And everyone would have a TV and a spot in church also.

[Nuclear Unicorn]

10. We would be exactly where we are today...

...because they are getting everything they want.

[Blackhatjack]

12. At one time or another REPUBS have promoted each of these ideas...

The idea of a 'Republican Constructed Dreamland' pretty well exposes how little Republicans think of the rest of us, AND A GOOD PERCENTAGE of Their Very Own Party Members who have been brainwashed to think they are part of the Republican Future Utopia.

[w4rma]

13. Dead, slaves or slavers. (nt)

[Proud Liberal Dem]

14. Something akin to the slave labor lifestyle of Saipan's sweat (and sex-)shop workers?

Maybe? :shrug:

[11 Bravo]

15. If you were not white, not Christian, or not straight, you would be dead or in prison.

[theophilus]

16. 1857? n/t

[arthritisR_US]

17. Saudi Arabia comes to mind. n/t

[whattheidonot]

18. theory

In theory there would be no deficit so credit would flow to private ventures.The free market would rule. However big established companies get immense advantages in all areas driving out much competition. Big corporations are very vested and wary of change. The only way they change is through competition but with competition stifled new ventures have a hard time getting up to speed. competition would have to be freed up and high levels of education provided so that the populace could follow the market, make the market. Last thing corporations want is an aware populace. They would have to much more flexible to compete. In a true free market corporations would be under lots of pressure. the free market calls for adaption. Corporations as they are now seek to limit opinions and options. If a Republican got serious about how the free market can work they would lose contributions from the big boys quick.