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Originally Posted by AnywhereElse
Excellent post. I could not have said it better.
I first voted in 1972 for the Democrat and continued to vote as a Democrat until this century. I did vote for Bill Clinton at least in his first term and I have never voted for a GOP candidate for POTUS. I have voted 3rd party the last 2 elections, or 3.
People do evolve and change their opinions. If you are paying attention as you age, you learn from your mistakes. With the computer age came so many opportunities to put it all together. Information at our finger tips. Also, so much has been learned through science, etc. It is a whole new world with really serious problems.
I remember when our country was great and people got health care when they needed it and it was affordable. We didn't have people sleeping in the park or using illegal drugs coming in from Mexico, I lived on a main artery of the distribution and I can assure you that it is ignored for whatever reasons. There were good jobs with good benefits and enough jobs for everyone. It is a sad situation now.
I believe Trump is our best shot at getting any traction in reversing the direction of our country. I caucus for him March 5.
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I'm younger, but also have voted Democrat.
I know that people change their views over time. Hillary doesn't really appeal to me. I'm not saying she'd do a horrible job...it's just I don't think it would be too much of a change. Perhaps she could get more done versus Obama, but Obama's mistake was trying to work with people that were never going to work with him. He was an optimist , but just got roadblocked. I think Republicans would overall work better with Hillary.
While I don't think Bernie Sanders is a bad guy, I think a Bernie Sanders presidency would be worse than a Trump presidency. A lot of people put the Socialist label on Obama, but Bernie calls himself a Democratic Socialist.
Yes there is far too much poverty in this country, but forcing employers to pay higher wages will be bad for everyone not just the big corporations.
Increasing taxes on companies too I'm not sure will really work , as it will likely force more and more companies to go overseas. I mean companies like Apple are doing it now. Maybe Bernie would be able to make that illegal...but I think that business will always find a way or a loophole when there is so much money at stake.
The appeal of Trump is that he isn't bought and paid for by big corporations like Clinton, Rubio and Cruz.
That in itself is really a huge thing.
He also has multiple decades of business experience and the other candidates have none.
I know it might sound crazy given the media image of Trump..but I think he's really the most practical common sense candidate.
Even though he says he's a conservative for example he's stated that he realizes Planned Parenthood is important for many women. He just seems to be opposed to women using it for abortion services.
The others on the right are always yelling about how Planned Parenthood needs to be abolished, this department or program needs to be abolished.
I also like how he spoke about the corruption in regards to military contracts. There is massive waste in the military because of big corporations donating to politicians such as Cruz and Rubio to make sure us tax payers are over paying...and buying equipment we don't need.
It's just horrible the waste. Imagine how much better that money could be spent on things that help actual Americans
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/0...Defense-Budget
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