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Old 10-01-2012, 11:06 AM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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How does

increase taxes
more regulations
a larger central government


make you more free?

If the taxes are raised on the hyper wealthy and dropped on everyone below the 90th percentile it gives me more money to save, invest or spend.


More regulations might make driving more secure and the air safer to breathe so I feel more secure and free to exercise as much as I need to.

A larger central government regulating the financial centers frees me from the threat of unavoidable economic extinction.
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:09 AM
 
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Do you expect anyone to take you seriously when you post like that?
so its ok when you insult republicans but if anyone insults democrats they are not to be taken seriously? talk about hypocrisy!!
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:24 AM
 
Location: The Brat Stop
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so its ok when you insult republicans but if anyone insults democrats they are not to be taken seriously? talk about hypocrisy!!
When a person comes onto a thread, and throws a bomb, expect one back,
but wasn't a bomb, it was asking if people take another seriously when the first was thrown.
Let us guess, you're a ultra-conservative, tea partier, right wing republican, or right of center.
We've already guessed you dislike Obama.
Who's your candidate, the rich man with academic deficiency?
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:33 AM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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How does

increase taxes
more regulations
a larger central government


make you more free?

How would letting corporations conduct business unfettered by regulation, including those concerning safety/environmental issues, make any individuals more free?
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:36 AM
 
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I'm still awaiting the OP's definition of freedom.
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Old 10-01-2012, 11:47 AM
 
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Which one?

Another quirk of liberals- obsession with spelling errors. It gives them a false sense of intellectual superiority. We call that MOTO (master of the obvious).
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:03 PM
 
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How does

increase taxes
more regulations
a larger central government


make you more free?

If the taxes are raised on the hyper wealthy and dropped on everyone below the 90th percentile it gives me more money to save, invest or spend.

More regulations might make driving more secure and the air safer to breathe so I feel more secure and free to exercise as much as I need to.

A larger central government regulating the financial centers frees me from the threat of unavoidable economic extinction.
"Free" like Europe is free? Sounds fun.
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:12 PM
 
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Another quirk of liberals- obsession with spelling errors. It gives them a false sense of intellectual superiority. We call that MOTO (master of the obvious).
No to belabor the 'obvious', but won't you define what you mean by "free" in your original post?
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:13 PM
 
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"Free" like Europe is free? Sounds fun.
Europe is a big place with a lot of countries therein. Could you specifically state which countries you view as not free?
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Old 10-01-2012, 12:16 PM
 
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
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Another quirk of liberals- obsession with spelling errors. It gives them a false sense of intellectual superiority. We call that MOTO (master of the obvious).
Kinda like conservatives climbimg up on their imaginary high moral horse, eh?

We call them OTTOS-------Oblivious To Their Own Sins
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