Trickery
From World Net Daily:
"Analyst: Democrat trickery to force Obamacare
Suggests maneuver will allow simple majority vote on health-industry takeover"
Well, there it is, spelled out in the most simple terms. A majority vote, i.e. democracy, is trickery. Not allowing Republicans to use endless filibusters to prevent the large Democratic majority from enacting something favored by two thirds of the American people is trickery.
On the other hand, as we have seen over the last few days, military dictatorship is democracy. Republican style "democracy," that is.
"Analyst: Democrat trickery to force Obamacare
Suggests maneuver will allow simple majority vote on health-industry takeover"
Well, there it is, spelled out in the most simple terms. A majority vote, i.e. democracy, is trickery. Not allowing Republicans to use endless filibusters to prevent the large Democratic majority from enacting something favored by two thirds of the American people is trickery.
On the other hand, as we have seen over the last few days, military dictatorship is democracy. Republican style "democracy," that is.
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Actually, it is. Not only is it illegal, it is scummy. We are a Republic, and within our government a simple majority vote won't cut it unless it is a budget resolution. Seeing as how this is an unconstitutional piece of legislation, it would first require an amendment, then a 60+ vote in the Senate.
"from enacting something favored by two thirds of the American people is trickery.
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Where do you pull these stats from? The current plan is supported by 33%, opposed by 53%. The dissent has been increasing steadily. Reform, yes, most would like to see that before the end of the year, but not this kind of reform.
Note: we are not a democracy.
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Enjoy.
Yet only 33% support the current plan.
Also, a large majority dont want a plan that will raise the deficit.
Protectionism. You do realize this was one of the main causes of the Great Depression, right?
"If they want to pay people in China and Indonesia a fair, competitive wage"
They already are. What isn't fair to you could very well be fair to them. Leave the economics to the WTO. Besides, this would break all our agreements under the GATT.
"and we will take care of our medical expenses from the tax revenue gained from all of those new American jobs."
If we are harming businesses (which is where a large majority of our taxes come from) then how will it increase tax revenue? Those who make under $50K a year hardly pay taxes as it is (3% of the total bill). A large chunk of them either pay nothing or RECEIVE money (44%). So if we are going to keep the poor poor and up unemployment, let's go with your plan.
If we want to help create jobs and boom our economy while helping other countries pull themselves out of the third world, let's go with the free market.
And GE, I hope this means that you've accepted that our government is a republic.