(July 10, 2017 at 7:44 am)Brian37 Wrote:(July 7, 2017 at 8:55 pm)Court Jester Wrote: Haha. Don't get you panties in a bunch bro. Just my .02. I think you're wrong, but that's okay too.
We need to meet up and hug this out man.
How am I wrong?
In 36 years since Reagan started the age of deregulation and "don't tax the rich" the pay gap has exploded. In that same time the GOP has gained, through gerrymandering, a lopsided majority of the Governor's offices, majority of state governments. And when you average out the balance of power in the three branches of the federal government over that same time, the GOP has dominated all three most of that time.
Again, if it worked like the GOP has been falsely selling that entire time nobody would be bitching.
Well, no system or political party idea is 100% perfect or full proof. Gerrymandering is the norm for both parties and will continue until term limits are put in place for congress and senate seats. It’ll still probably happen at that point too.
To place all blame on the shoulders of the GOP is pretty narrow minded. Take a look at the wellbeing of the worst states in the country. California, New York, and Illinois (Washington and Origen aren’t too far behind). These are STRICT democrat states in their public offices. Some of the highest state taxes and some of the highest debt among states. Toughest gun laws and astronomical gun deaths from criminal activity. Highest levels of welfare recipients, some of the highest unemployment rates, etc., etc., etc.
The GOP isn’t perfect, but the Democratic Party doesn’t have any room at all to point fingers. Their feel good, hug society message doesn’t hold up either. It’s sounds good; it’s draining the blood from people, but it sounds good. I guess sounding good is good enough because it keeps them in office. Maybe that’s what counts.
