Question to Liberals (interview, generations, ethic, statistics)

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by lionking

So far a lot of pointing fingers back and forth. I'd like to add the questions to liberal progressive left leaning Democrats or other party that leans left these...

3 ) What is the future you envision for America, and how are your policies going to make it happen?

Issues | The White House

Originally Posted by lionking

4 ) Do you ever consider or are willing to admit that government sometimes doesn't work as intended? Are you willing to scrap a program (that your party started) when it goes too over budget or to broad in expanding?

Fiscal Responsibility | The White House

Originally Posted by lionking

5 ) why do your policies often create a lot of rules, bans and regulation to the everyday citizen?

uhhhh... could you be specific?

Originally Posted by lionking

6 ) if helping the poor is the goal, how are your policies/program going to make sure someone is lifted out of poverty and no longer needs your program?

... do you mean via education? do you mean doing what can be done to fix the economy so jobs can be created? federal-wise, you can see WH policies for those and others at the WH site. If you mean welfare expenditures you can look at your state's policies to see what's being accomplished.

[lionking]

Originally Posted by delusianne

uhhhh... could you be specific?

.

One for now. Social security. Since Democrats like government "holding" retirement money for someone until they retire why won't you allow a person to...

Collect it at a lump sum at retirement?

Will it to a person of their choice?

Make the decision for themself how much is sent monthly?

Why do you tax it as taxable income?

Why tax interest in a bank account?

All that holds people back and shouldn't it be their right to decide their own life specially after retiring?

[ovcatto]

Originally Posted by lionking

One for now. Social security. Since Democrats like government "holding" retirement money for someone until they retire why won't you allow a person to...

One one of that fallacies about Social Security is that it is a retirement fund, it is not. It is a Retirement Insurance Benefit, call it old aged welfare if you like. It is a fund to provide income for those no longer in the workforce.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by DSO

1.) what are we going to do about the debt / what happens when the percieved cash cow of the rich people's money runs out?

I certainly not in favor of "soaking" the rich. But they can certainly afford to pay more into the system.

"When rich people's money runs out"??? That's a laugher! The number of millionaires in 2009 was up 16% after a 27% drop in 2008. The increase in upper class wealth would have been much greater if the real estate market wasn't crap. The rich are getting richer and the middle class has been disappearing for decades. Your question is nothing but a Frank Luntz GOP scare tactic.

[BestintheWest]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

One one of that fallacies about Social Security is that it is a retirement fund, it is not. It is a Retirement Insurance Benefit, call it old aged welfare if you like. It is a fund to provide income for those no longer in the workforce.

if you say so. but old age welfare is going too far. lots have paid in, unlike welfare, and lots will never live long enough to even get their contribution back.

[dfunk2funk]

World warming to US under Obama, BBC poll suggests


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[pollyrobin]

Originally Posted by Quick Enough

Maybe that's why over 30 other countries joined us in Iraq.

But then they LEFT. In May 2003 we had 36 countries join us. In 2006 it was 31. By 2007 it was 27. In 2008 it was 25. 2009 it was 5.

As of now the only country remaining is:
United States

United Kingdom Withdrew troops 2009
Australia Withdrew troops 2009
Romania Withdrew troops 2009
Estonia Withdrew troops 2009
El Salvador Withdrew troops 2009

Poland Withdrew troops 2008
Georgia Withdrew troops 2008
Azerbajan Withdrew troops 2008
Czech Republic Withdrew troops 2008
Mongolia Withdrew troops 2008
Bosnia & Herzegovina Withdrew troops 2008
Bulgaria Withdrew troops 2008
Albania Withdrew troops 2008
Lithuania Withdrew troops 2008
Ukraine Withdrew troops 2008
Armenia Withdrew troops 2008
Kazakhstan Withdrew troops 2008
Macedonia Withdrew troops 2008
Moldova Withdrew troops 2008
Latvia Withdrew troops 2008
Japan Withdrew troops 2008
Singapore Withdrew troops 2008
Slovakia Withdrew troops 2008

The Netherlands Withdrew troops 2007

Italy Withdrew troops 2006
Portugal Withdrew troop 2006

Thailand Withdrew troops 2005
Norway Withdrew troops 2005

Nicaragua Withdrew troops 2004
Spain Withdrew troops 2004
Dominican Republic Withdrew troops 2004
Honduras Withdrew troops 2004
Hungary Withdrew troops 2004
Philippines Withdrew troops 2004
New Zealand Withdrew troops 2004
Tonga Withdrew troops 2004

Of course, we'll never leave - that's the American Way
How anyone can defend the war over there is beyond me. Let alone spend our tax dollars on it.

[lionking]

Originally Posted by ovcatto

One one of that fallacies about Social Security is that it is a retirement fund, it is not. It is a Retirement Insurance Benefit, call it old aged welfare if you like. It is a fund to provide income for those no longer in the workforce.

Taxing it as taxable income once a person starts drawing it is rather a dirty thing to do given that government already witheld it for years and then treats a person like a child giving a monthly allowance don't you think?

Government has abused SS, it has grown beyond its intended scope, why do Democrats refuse to be willing to admit error?

Do Democrats enjoy controlling a person's retirement? Because that has what it has led to to a point.

Why can't Democrats understand the reasoning that some don't want to be controlled like that and that some in retirement think they deserve the right to use that money as they see fit?

[lionking]

Why does the federal government need to be involved in education?, why can't the states take care of it themselves?

[pollyrobin]

Originally Posted by lionking

Taxing it as taxable income once a person starts drawing it is rather a dirty thing to do given that government already witheld it for years and then treats a person like a child giving a monthly allowance don't you think?

Government has abused SS, it has grown beyond its intended scope, why do Democrats refuse to be willing to admit error?

Do Democrats enjoy controlling a person's retirement? Because that has what it has led to to a point.

Why can't Democrats understand the reasoning that some don't want to be controlled like that and that some in retirement think they deserve the right to use that money as they see fit?

Hopefully in the future, you will have the option to OPT out
of Social Security if you choose - if it even exists