RE: The "Midldle Class" ruse in politics.
June 3, 2015 at 11:27 am
(This post was last modified: June 3, 2015 at 12:32 pm by henryp.)
Holy inferences batman. Thanks for all this, I'd hate to stupidly be assuming things.
To give you an idea of where my allegiances lie, I voted VERY HAPPILY for Mitt Romney last election. And I hope to vote for Bernie Sanders in this election.
I'm not scared of socialism. I'm scared of 'socialism' enacted by people like Hillary. I'm not afraid of capitalism. I'm scared of the kind of capitalism dictated by W's government.
In the end, I've come to realize I don't care what the government does, I just want it done competently with the country's interest in mind. I believed Mitt Romney was going to treat the american economy like a company that was competing against the other countries in the world. One of the things that got ignored while we were focusing on the endless bullshit of a political election was the idea of getting aggressive with China in regards to the unfair trade practices. I don't know if that'd work, but leveling the playing field would certainly make manufacturing in the US more appealing, but would be an added expense for corporations. Something bad for corporations overall, but good for America. I believe his intention was more jobs/companies in the US. And unlike the array of dipshits us republicans tend to nominate, he was the real deal in terms of understanding how things worked. He was someone you'd actually want in charge of something.
With Bernie, he's going to try and socialize shit. Good. We probably have enough wealth to pull that off. I'm curious to hear his plan for getting the money from the billionaires. Income redistribution doesn't scare me. But if they're just going to write some expensive ineffective bullshit bill that takes money from the billionaires and helps a different set of billionaires, then fuck that. Or if it's spent stupidly as a way to buy votes for the next election, fuck that too. But nobody owns Bernie. And with such a shitty lead candidate in Hillary, there's a real chance he could get a nomination. And with the incoming shitty candidate from the right, there's a real chance he could win.
To give you an idea of where my allegiances lie, I voted VERY HAPPILY for Mitt Romney last election. And I hope to vote for Bernie Sanders in this election.
I'm not scared of socialism. I'm scared of 'socialism' enacted by people like Hillary. I'm not afraid of capitalism. I'm scared of the kind of capitalism dictated by W's government.
In the end, I've come to realize I don't care what the government does, I just want it done competently with the country's interest in mind. I believed Mitt Romney was going to treat the american economy like a company that was competing against the other countries in the world. One of the things that got ignored while we were focusing on the endless bullshit of a political election was the idea of getting aggressive with China in regards to the unfair trade practices. I don't know if that'd work, but leveling the playing field would certainly make manufacturing in the US more appealing, but would be an added expense for corporations. Something bad for corporations overall, but good for America. I believe his intention was more jobs/companies in the US. And unlike the array of dipshits us republicans tend to nominate, he was the real deal in terms of understanding how things worked. He was someone you'd actually want in charge of something.
With Bernie, he's going to try and socialize shit. Good. We probably have enough wealth to pull that off. I'm curious to hear his plan for getting the money from the billionaires. Income redistribution doesn't scare me. But if they're just going to write some expensive ineffective bullshit bill that takes money from the billionaires and helps a different set of billionaires, then fuck that. Or if it's spent stupidly as a way to buy votes for the next election, fuck that too. But nobody owns Bernie. And with such a shitty lead candidate in Hillary, there's a real chance he could get a nomination. And with the incoming shitty candidate from the right, there's a real chance he could win.
