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Or, this overreach further repulses the electorate to vote out the local politicians who put these laws in place.
Yes - that's what I meant.
Of course, the game-fixing began with state legislatures, so in many states Thug majorities in state legislatures are practically permanent. No matter how baldly they misbehave, their seats are secure.
you seem to be an intelligent individual..which is why I can not believe how people like you...really believe that some faceless bureaucrat in Washington is concerned about the well being of you and your significant others....do you really believe that...
The approach Nebraska uses seems to make sense. If a candidate wins the popular vote in a congressional district, he gets the electoral vote for that district. That way you can fine-tune the electoral votes for a state...it wouldn't be winner-take-all.
The Dems need to push getting rid of the electoral college completely and changing it to a popular vote.
Of course, both parties should want this. But obviously, a party which has backed itself into a corner and faces the prospect of permanent-minority status will never agree.
So we wait until the fever breaks. Whenever that will be.
The problem we face in this country is that we're getting to the point where a majority of the voters think "attractive ideas" are more taxes on others to pay for things they want without having to work themselves. We've hit the point where the takers almost outnumber the makers and once that point is passed it's only a matter of time before it all collapses.
Democrats don't see things like a job, hard work or fair pay as attractive ideas anymore.
So, you are arguing that it's just darn unfair or are you arguing that such policies are harmful to the economy? If you are arguing the later, there is no empirical support for that view.
Prior to the New Deal policies, most people lived hand-to-mouth and died without much, if anything. Seniors generally lived in poverty. Because of New Deal policies which raised taxes on the wealthy, income inequality declined drastically from the late 1930s to the mid 1940s, with the rich losing ground while working Americans saw unprecedented gains, with a growing middle class. What also happened was America was amazingly productive and there was no evidence that the rich went Galt or that the masses became moochers -- all when upper income taxes were 90%.
You are also insulting millions of productive Americans, calling them "takers" because they work at needed jobs but just are compensated so low that they aren't obligated under current tax-law to pay federal income taxes. Oh, and if you don't like that blame George Bush who created the earned income credit -- a selling point for his 2001 tax-cut.
It's also telling that you call the people takers but not the corporations. Walmart, as an example, pays its employees low and encourages them to apply for SNAP and Medicaid -- essentially having the government subsidize Walmart's payroll. If you want to cure this problem, advocate to raise the minimum wage.
The Dems need to push getting rid of the electoral college completely and changing it to a popular vote.
Because it really is the American way to have people in its cities dominate the selection of President and therefore the executive branch of government. Who cares about the people in rural areas anyway?
Because it really is the American way to have people in its cities dominate the selection of President and therefore the executive branch of government. Who cares about the people in rural areas anyway?
Certainly not Democrats, those stupid people are all in fly over country.
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