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daybranch

(1,309 posts)
7. Is this the cause of it all?
Sun Nov 18, 2012, 09:45 AM
Nov 2012

So much is written about our politicians indebtedness and desire to please big money donors and ho0w much super pacs spent in this election but why do we want to apply the solutions to prevent the undesired outcome, would it not be alot more productive to examine the processes by which the Federal government is corrupted and do something about that where it occurs most early in the process rather than trying to deal with the horses after they have left the barn. In other words why are we always responding to crises created by those who are supposed to be representing us and spending billions of dollars and millions of volunteer hours defnding the coutry from those who are supposed to represent the people. I believe the first step in protecting our people and American values lies in forcing so called representatives to do as we wish , not just as big donors desire. We must do this by installing fair redistricting within any and all states. Until then we are screwed. Lets quit dealing with symptoms of the disease and fight back now.

We could have just elected MIT ROMNEY HockeyMom Nov 2012 #1
What part of mission accomplished do you fail to understand? Fumesucker Nov 2012 #2
It was a rigged game all along. There was no "our side". And plethoro Nov 2012 #9
more anti-Obama hyperbole. Left wing extremists are as bad as rightwing ones. graham4anything Nov 2012 #3
Yes, and a progressive tax structure is socialism! Fumesucker Nov 2012 #4
Eliminating these tax deductions is a progressive change to the tax code mathematic Nov 2012 #10
Mine was an argument from another thread Fumesucker Nov 2012 #11
you of course forgot the remainder of my reply- ZERO TAXES FOR THE FIRST $75,000 MADE, with graham4anything Nov 2012 #13
We both know what you wrote Fumesucker Nov 2012 #15
you lie! I love socialism. REAL socialism. Get your facts straight or stop lying. graham4anything Nov 2012 #17
Predictable bullshit Third Way propaganda. You want FACTS? woo me with science Nov 2012 #5
Thanks for that link! Lars39 Nov 2012 #6
Spot-on woo, k&r, n/t. appal_jack Nov 2012 #18
These are the facts, Jack +++ DirkGently Nov 2012 #19
and, i might add the globalists newspeak Nov 2012 #20
+1 leftstreet Nov 2012 #22
Is this the cause of it all? daybranch Nov 2012 #7
This is simply more talk. We are nearing rakes and shovels time........nft plethoro Nov 2012 #8
We don't need a grand bargain. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #12
I would raise the capital gains tax, and the estate tax. Only the rich are mostly affected by it. graham4anything Nov 2012 #14
I'm sorry. I have been sacrificing Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #16
The Bowles-Simpson plan is dead gravity Nov 2012 #21
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