Poll: November elections

[Mornac]

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There’s no “loaded” question here. If you are unable to form an opinion on this one, you probably shouldn’t be participating in forums like this.

[Mornac]

Not a very confident crowd around here. Anyone willing to go out on a limb?  I promise not to laugh at your prognostications.

[Velleity]

Why?

[Velleity]

Mornac, explain to me why the rich are richer than ever, and so giving tax cuts to the rich, making them even richer than they ever were, is going to solve all of our problems.

Help me out. I'm having a real hard time understanding the "conservative" panacea here.

[Observer]

Your hatred and envy of "the rich" is reminding me more and more of Lucy every day.

Do you believe everyone is entitled to equal treatment under the law?

A simple yes or no will suffice.

[Mornac]

Why?

Because I simply don’t think it’s polite to laugh at the prognostications of others.

[Mornac]

Mornac, explain to me why the rich are richer than ever, and so giving tax cuts to the rich, making them even richer than they ever were, is going to solve all of our problems.

--First explain to me why you think that I feel such an action “is going to solve all of our problems.”

Help me out. I'm having a real hard time understanding the "conservative" panacea here.

--I wasn’t aware that there was a "'conservative' panacea”. Please tell me more about it.

[ivanm]

Mornac, explain to me why the rich are richer than ever, and so giving tax cuts to the rich, making them even richer than they ever were, is going to solve all of our problems.

Help me out. I'm having a real hard time understanding the "conservative" panacea here.

Killing the geese that lay the golden eggs won't save our economy.  Even the socialists of Europe figured that one out years ago. 

There are relatively few uber rich, the group you want to target.  Why don't you concentrate on the millions of those who are not uber rich and advocate ways they can improve their lot without help from borrowed Chinese money?

It is a power game  for you and you couldn't give a shit less about anyone besides yourself.  You want to be big and want the masses to beholden to some fool like yourself.  That apparently would stroke your puny ego.  Get over it Vel, you are just a peon and always will be with your self centered attitude.  The bullshit you are trying to peddle grew stale long ago and you are not imaginative enough to create a new line that might snow the mob and make them swarm at your feet or kiss your ass.

If you would spend less time in the clouds dreaming of a grandiose social utopia and more time on the streets working with real people you would find that the market for your snake oil has dried up.

[IM2]

I'll be bold enough to answer this question. I refuse to believe the american people are stupid enough to buy the snake oil republcans are selling. I just refuse to believe that we are so damn stupid that we are willing to re elect the same people with the same policy that created the mess we are in now into the majority to try it again, thinking that we will get a differnt result.

Your hatred and envy of "the rich" is reminding me more and more of Lucy every day.

Spaer us the childish shit asswipe. Ain't no one envious of the rich. The rich simply don't need any more of our money. They don't need any breaks.  They have all and more of what they need. So then why not allow those who don't have what they need to have a chance to get what they need just like the rich did?

[Observer]

Spaer us the childish shit asswipe. Ain't no one envious of the rich. The rich simply don't need any more of our money. They don't need any breaks.  They have all and more of what they need. So then why not allow those who don't have what they need to have a chance to get what they need just like the rich did?

You mean... EARN it?

What a novel concept.

[IM2]

Observer,

If you took a real hard look at the very rich, you would see that many of them did not "earn" shit. Not if you consider large government contracts given to you because you contribnuted large sums of money to a candidate earnign it.

[dagon]

Observer,

If you took a real hard look at the very rich, you would see that many of them did not "earn" shit. Not if you consider large government contracts given to you because you contribnuted large sums of money to a candidate earnign it.

it's even worse than that.  if you look at vast majority of the very rich (warren buffett and bill gates exclude; they're progressives anyway) then you would realize that most of them "inherited" it.  that's why the right's freak-out over the estate tax is so laughable.

even "self-made" man donald trump only got started because his dad gave him a million when he was starting out and said, "have at it".

most of the people against the estate tax wouldn't be affected if they had 10 times their net worth.  you know who it's biggest advocates are?  guessed it,  warren buffett and bill gates.  both said they would leave the vast majority of their net worth to charity.  they get it.

peace

[IM2]

True enough Dagon.

[Velleity]

--First explain to me why you think that I feel such an action “is going to solve all of our problems.”
--I wasn’t aware that there was a "'conservative' panacea”. Please tell me more about it.

Everyone else knows what I meant. Why do you pretend you don't?

[Velleity]

There are relatively few uber rich, the group you want to target. 

Nice straw man.

Do you really wonder why I regard you as profoundly stupid?