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I think, with all the talk about Hitler, that folks are confusing ECONOMIC systems (socialism, capitalism) with POLITICAL ones. It doesn't much matter what Hitler et al CALL themselves, the problem is that they were/are DICTATORS. Nobody wants THAT kind of political system, do they? If we can all agree that we want democracy, let's start from there.
The issue here is that with any gov't program, one man will call it an economic investment and another will call it a gift. The government offers a child a loan with reduced interest, and I call it investing in American people through education, while other people like the OP would say that the kid is mooching and advancing himself on the backs of taxpayers.
Exactly. And this is where the term "fiscally conservative" has been perverted. Investing in your country's people is the responsible - ie "fiscally conservative" - thing to do. But too many believe being conservative means keeping all the $$$ locked up and unspent.
Is GE doing anything illegal? If NO, then ****. GE is doing everything legally. Of course, they hired every SMART tax professional to do their tax return. Do you ever wonder why SMART people don't work for the government?
AND NO SIR. Corporation NEVER pays tax. Whatever tax they "paid" is pass on to customers at a higher price.
But doesn't it bother you that a company like GE uses roads, infrastructure, utilities built, services such as fire or police or emergency, that are paid for and maintained by public funding and then gets away with paying ZERO taxes? You are in effect paying their share of taxes.
A company that pays taxes could also reduce their profits or pay their high-paid executives less --- they wouldn't necessarily have to pass that cost on to the consumer.
Exactly. The U.S. is a republic, not a democracy. Why? Because the Founders were intelligent enough to understand that a system that would allow an outcome as we would see with 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner, a significant portion of citizens voting themselves ever-increasing freebies at others' expense, or a population that votes to scapegoat and unequally penalize a certain segment of the population, would end badly.
This is preposterous! My God. Are you seriously trying to tell me that no right or center leaning groups use ANY of the tactics you originally listed? Really?
Denial is their best bet. These people won't shy away from claiming...
- Criminalization of homosexuality is what liberals promote
- One nation, one language, one religion, one race is something liberals want
- Anti-secularism is a liberal idea
- Banning collective bargaining and dismantling labor unions is a liberal idea
- Promotion of religion based morality is a liberal idea
- Anti-immigration stance is liberal
- Liberals hate communists and socialists
- Liberals hate Marx
- My nation is perfect and never wrong is a liberal stance
- Building military empire and massive investments in "battleships" is a liberal position
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See the national debt counter on that link? You do realize that there's a significant difference between Romney's informing the youth population of our precarious deficit spending and skyrocketing national debt problem, and Obama's Youth Corps REQUIRING a certain amount of COMPULSORY "voluntary" service, right?
See the national debt counter on that link? You do realize that there's a significant difference between Romney's informing the youth population of our precarious deficit spending and skyrocketing national debt problem, and Obama's Youth Corps REQUIRING a certain amount of COMPULSORY "voluntary" service, right?
When stupidity is served for a particular segment of our society, it isn't difficult to spot the recipients targeted.
There's a fine line between "investing" and "subsidizing". To say it's one thing while it's really another is giving Americans a false pretense of a better future.
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