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- tommyo0
^^ I think you got it all wrong here Rick. Just because FOX news is politicizing the shit out of this doesn't make this some dumb redneck republican concept. Oh, I'm sure we'll get to see all the pictures of those freaks who do show up with their Obama hate signs. But the idea behind this I fully support. When you've got citizens calling in to their congress people 10 to 1 against the TARP bill and they pass it anyways, then we've got a fucking problem. No? Do you agree? I'm sorry but government is supposed to represent our interests, your representative is supposed to represent the interests of the people he represents, hence the name. Not vote for the corp interests who got him elected or shirk what his constituency wants to vote with his party.
if you want to turn this concept into a fascist serfdom sort of thing then by all means, delude yourself. If you tend to want to really understand this thing, once the FOX news bs is stripped away, then you might reconcile the appeal of this concept against the undeniable grassroots support for one president candidate Ron Paul in the last election, and realize that people are fucking fed up with Gov power. Whether you agree with Paul or not, the idea of giving the people back their power is an intoxicating one and with the current actions of government, it grows even more in it's appeal. This growing frustration isn't a Republican Democrat thing, it's an ecompassing Gov thing. I know you've professed your love of being heavily taxed in the past but you're in the minority. Most of us here are pretty sick and tired of watching gov take 30% of our earnings and do with it what they please...senseless wars, overseas military bases, stimulus checks, open ended welfare, bailing out ignorant people who bought houses they couldn't afford because gov basically mandated they be loaned the money in the first place, $600 toilet seats, giving banks money without guidelines...all while: schools fail, roads fail, hospitals fail, SEC fails, SS going to fail, immigration fails, etc etc etc
You're forced to give 30% of your income every year to an organization that gives you back a shitty product. But you think that the only people who are upset about it must be making 250 g's a year and driving the lizard brains out to the event to protest for them...? Denial or delusion?
- this is about raising taxes, isn't that what tea parties are for?DrBombay
- Or did I sleep through U.S. History class?DrBombay
- Taxation without representation. Does 10 to 1 against the TARP but it still passes signal 'representation' to you??tommyo
- I don't follow what you just typed there... Bush passed TARP originally right?DrBombay
- Bush passed TARP? Maybe you should crack open your HS Gov book again and see who passes bills.tommyo
- Soooo yeah maybe you did sleep through History class after all! :)tommyo
- You knew what I meant, assface. He urged congress to pass it. SOCIALIST!DrBombay
- Hahatommyo