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Although GOP policies are bad for the middle class they make up for this by playing upon cultural divides to fool unsophisticated voters.
They get them to vote against queeers, flag burners, traitors, lazy minorities, etc. Then bend them over on tax policy, public education, healthcare, job security, safety and enviromental standards etc.
Many small business owners tend to vote Republican.
And rightly so.
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Will one of you please explain why?
Because democrats are anti-business. They raise taxes, increase energy costs, support labor unions, and increase regulations. Why isn't that obvious to you?
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I assume most of you have a customer base that is made up primarily of middle class workers. Republicans have declared war on the middle class and destroyed their ability to prosper.
How so? Republicans stand for lower taxes and less regulation on the middle class. Exactly what have they destroyed and what are the policies in this war?
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They have encouraged the exporting of good paying jobs and the destruction of our manufacturing base continuing the shrinking of your customer base.
No, they haven't. Taxes and regulatory burdens are the two primary reasons that businesses list for relocating oversease. Guess which party passes more expensive regulations and wants to increase taxes on business?
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Health care is a major expense that Republicans don't want to fix.
On the contrary, the Republicans want to fix it but Obama rejected all their ideas - remember the famous "elections have consequences" line? But regardless of that, the Democrats' fix for health care is making it more expensive for companies to offer insurance, not less. All those mandates for preventive care, disregarding pre-existing conditions, keeping kids on policies until their mid 20s increase costs.
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Again, please explain why you would vote Republican?
You've swalled too much rhetoric and not looked at enough facts. Quit listening to Obama's speeches and take a look at reality.
The taxes on the rich that Obama talks about will fall on business owners. The rising energy costs under Obama make conducting business more expensive. Healthcare mandates from Obama's HHS make offering insurance more expensive. Massive expansion of Obama's EPA regulations makes running a business more complex and expensive. Obama's packing the labor relations board with union sympathizers makes negotiating with unions harder. Obama increasing capital gains staxes and the financial system reforms make getting capital investment harder.
This isn't rocket science. It's basic economics which the business owners understand and you apparently don't. Obama is anti-business.
Many small business owners tend to vote Republican. Will one of you please explain why? I assume most of you have a customer base that is made up primarily of middle class workers. Republicans have declared war on the middle class and destroyed their ability to prosper. They have encouraged the exporting of good paying jobs and the destruction of our manufacturing base continuing the shrinking of your customer base. Health care is a major expense that Republicans don't want to fix. Again, please explain why you would vote Republican?
Blithering Balderday, Fact-Free Folderal, or, as I like to say, Bravo Sierra!!!
They simply hate most of the people who live here.
women
minorities
muslims/jews/atheists/hindus/buddhists
teachers
firefighters
autoworkers
students
union members
scientists
journalists
environmentalists
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