Originally posted by Eagler
do they take the cost of anything they propose in account??
guess they are going to tax ppl making over 200k something like 75% in order to pay for everything AND lower the deficit
One surefire result of a Kerry election:
Tax attorneys are going to be experiencing a rather large boom in billable hours. As the case has been and perhaps always will be, the richest of the rich will effectively hide their wealth, while those on the very edge of 'affluence', as defined by our tax brackets, will have to suffer the brunt of tax hikes made largely in gest.
I'm not a huge fan of either candidate, but then again, I'm not a big proponent of the bi-partisan system altogether (please feel free to bit my head off if this topic has been addressed ad-nauseum on these boards). Seems to me that the biggest difference between liberals and conservatives, these days at least, is the demographic to which they feel the need to pander to either get into or to retain office.
Is Bush really, in his heart, a religious fundamentalist? Is Kerry really a modern American Robin Hood? I think not. They're both just doing what it is in their nature to do, and in large part, what they must, in order to satisfy the political affiliations they've cultivated over the years. To criticize them for their individual stances is almost akin to getting mad at somebody because they were born to parents who were mean, or who smelled bad, or who painted their house orange.
Given the way modern we select our presidents, is it a mystery why so many choose who to vote for based on what that particular candidate can do for them? Most of us are born liberals, idealistic, empathetic, but at some point, having realized that we can't save the world, start shifting right.
Merely reflections, gentlemen... Nothing new here.
