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i thank you for your candid, informative and touching remarks.
in history, democrat and republican have changed meanings over the course of time. back in jackson's day a dem then is not a dem today.
imho, a dems concern is for all peoples not just some..i myself have become more of a socialist than anything..they don't have that box when i vote either..but a vote for libertarian is a vote for republican.
republican = means of production who wants to control the have nots (that's you and me)..keep them down..no wage increases..have them work..give them a discount and they're buying from you..nice scheme..do you think this is accidental?
why would you support this kind of oppression?
check this guy:
http://www.democracy-nc.org/downloads/PopeBackground2013.pdf
I think a man should be free to control his own destiny without interference from others or government,
IMHO the dems are worse than the republicans as far as pandering to the rich and special interests, If you were to observe who has gained the most in the last 6 plus years of obamaos administration you will find the average income of the average American working family has went down by at least 2000 dollars, but the wealth of the rich has sky rocketed,The democrats rail against the rich but have no problems taking money from them and doing favors for them,
Its odd you should say that a vote for a libertarian is a vote for the republican, people I know who are republican tell me the same thing, a vote for the libertarian is a vote for a democrat,
to me what difference does it make what boot is on your neck, the left or the right? its still choking you,
I am a capitalist and can compete against anyone in the market so long as it is fair and no laws regulations or rules are made to benefit the larger companys.
We have not had a true capitalist economy in decades in the US, its all controlled and in favor of those with the money to control the laws and regulations through political contributions and favors,
If you go look at most socialist countrys the average guy who works hard will not get ahead because he is locked out of the market through to many rules, fee's and regulations.I do not need a wage increase, I need decreases in fees and regulations so it does not choke my business out.
The middle class in this country and people who get rich to fuel the economy comes from small business,the health care law and some of the other regulations obamao has implemented has choked the growth engine in this country and the upward mobility of the small business out,
More small business's are closing than opening, This is bad for every American.
That is supposed to be the whole point of capitalism is the average guy or girl can come from nothing and make it rich through hard work and education,
It costs huge amounts of money to start up a business because of the rules and regulations , also tax's that it has locked most people out of upward mobility other than the rich, In order to make a million in this country you have to start with ten million, How many people who work for a living have ten million to start up?
Therefor it locks them into a existence of working for someone else.The healthcare law even locks more people out of becoming rich,
If the money of this country were still based on a gold and silver backing there would not need to be so many wage increases as their would be no inflation,
Switzerland a country that has no minimum wage has the highest income levels in the world, on average of around 50 bucks a hour.
A good economy is all that is needed to increase wages. There is no government authority under the constitution to redistribute money, set minimum or maximum wages on peoples incomes or earnings, This is socialism you are living under and its not working out to well is it?
Bono who is a liberal, has traveled all over the world and seen poverty all over the world came to the conclusion when he said.
I HATE TO ADMIT IT,(im sure he did hate to admit it) CAPITALISM IS THE BEST SYSTEM IN THE WORLD TO LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY,
Milton Friedman to Donahue said when Donahue was bashing capitalism , capitalism is the worst form of economic structure in the world except for all the rest.
Under what other economic structure can someone come from nothing and become wealthy and realize their dreams?