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Originally Posted by RossCT
If you don't mild elaborating, what are the main issues left out that divide us?
I don't disagree at all, though I think it would immediately improve the lives of large numbers of working and middle Americans, thus reducing polarization, while being minimally divisive.
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I think I already mentioned that on another thread today but I would say both parties want immigration fixed. Liberals don't always want illegal immigration. I don't personally know any liberal who wants it. We want more use of the guest worker program where they would come here and earn money, then return to their countries. We want illegal immigration stopped. We want something done to make legal immigration more fair and maybe somewhat easier so people wouldn't be sneaking in.
Liberals don't usually want "woke." It's ridiculous and just seems trendy. The progressives are all about catering to a few while ignoring the rest of us. That causes a backlash of anger and pushes the right even further to the right. Divides us.
Liberals do not want to defund the police. That is crazy. So that's not even an issue, just a talking point for some extreme right wing radio or tv hate mongers.
Liberals think that Black Lives Matter sounds too extreme and could be interpreted to mean that no one else's life matters. But I think we all want the racial thing fixed somehow.
Liberals aren't completely against guns. I don't want guns in my state unless the owner is licensed, trained, and follows rules about guns. We don't need guns where I live anyway except for target practice and hunting. If you live out on a ranch out west somewhere and you do need a gun, go ahead. Just don't bring it to my state. Too many accidents, too many people thinking a gun is the answer, and I want the freedom to be in a store and not have to worry that some jerk may be walking around with a gun. But if you want that in your state, go right ahead.
Something has to be done about lifelong welfare. We need to help deserving people but they shouldn't turn welfare into their lifestyle. Think of a way to ease them off welfare with jobs, without losing their subsidized rent as soon as they start to work.
Most of us want health insurance. Anyone who wants their fellow Americans to go without health care isn't a very good American. Some people work two part time jobs and can't get health insurance, some people end up unemployed. There are lots of reasons why people need to buy health insurance. Something like the Affordable Care Act that would actually be affordable, would be best.
Most of us are not for socialism or free college but we are for helping people who need and deserve help. We are for affordable college for those who want to go--not free because that's not fair to those who do not go to college. Who's going to send them their free money?
People who earn millions per year should pay at a higher rate. The amount of money that some of them make is ridiculous and no one needs that much money.
Both parties need to work together the way we used to instead of name calling and doing the opposite of what the other party wants just to be mean. We need to grow up and work together. (Sorry, computer problems, but that's generally what I think.)
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