Other - Politics & Government - August 2007

programs favor those who make no impact on society and just leach off the system?

Make no mistake, tax cuts help EVERYONE across the board. Look, if 4 of us sat down for dinner and the bill came to $100. One person pays 60% of the bill, one 30%, one 10% and the last guy ate for free. Then the server comes back and reduces the bill by 10%.... Who got the biggest tax cut? Well... the rich guy got $6.00 back while the other two only got $3 and $1 and the last guy didn't get anything! Everyone got the same break.. those that put the most into the system would appear to get the most back.. But they put the most in... still more than the other three combined! The poor guy STILL ate for free. However, notice that because the discount was given 3 of those guys went out to eat more often and allowed the dead weight to come along... they kept the server in a job and helped the restraunt stay in business... the restraunt hires more people and so on... get the point here?

2007-08-11 19:39:49 · 9 answers · asked by Mr. Perfect 5

I consider myself fairly open-minded, politically moderate, realistically iconclastic... etc.

My question is this: Conservatives are often discussed and seen as being closed minded. I can understand this when talking about the far right in particular, especially the religious right. What I fail to understand is how people that say "All conservatives are evil" - "All men just want to put down women"- "Anyone that doesnt think George Bush is an Idiot is stupid" - goes along with the idea of open mindedness.

I feel like i hear just as much closed minded nonsense from the far right AND the far left.

Anyone agree?

2007-08-11 19:18:06 · 8 answers · asked by . 3

Was it because there was nothing in it for them politically?? No political gain in crying for the dead Iraqis? Even now some are still claiming our troops are murdering innocent Iraqi civilians (though they're actually defending themselves against al-Qaeda's foreign insurgents).

http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/27000.htm

2007-08-11 19:00:57 · 17 answers · asked by SW1 6

Canada has one online, and I found one for the U S. Maybe together, we can make it happen.
http://www.conservativeusa.org/

2007-08-11 18:35:19 · 4 answers · asked by Eyes 5

a) Making long speeches to delay parliamentary bills
b) Shouting down opposition MP's in Parliament
c) The breaking in of a horse
d) The practice of MP's to avoid answering interview questions

2007-08-11 18:30:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

as a way to help prevent terror attacks? Do you vote for common sense or political correctness?

2007-08-11 18:29:39 · 16 answers · asked by ballerb j 1

Unfortunately, we often blame George Porgy for screwing up the American pudding and pie, he kissed the American Babies and made them cry, as they are left behind in the educational promise of "no child left behind". When the Iraqians and the Afgahnistanians came out to play Georgy Porgy was missing that day. Another leave of adsent from the call of duty to protect and serve this our great Nation U.S.A. Did the Christian Jesus Christ voted for George to be President of God bless American Nation? Lets learn from yahoo experts of the miseducation of American politics and social commentators.

2007-08-11 17:51:30 · 15 answers · asked by Doktorzero 2

will the same rules shall be applied to trillianes as that of congressman jalosjos?will the newly elected senator be given the chance to serve his term?

2007-08-11 17:49:43 · 1 answers · asked by jasp 1

Maybe I had it all wrong, it was not Democrats or liberals but the socialists/communists in America.

"Sowing the seeds of anti-Americanism by discrediting the American president was one of the main tasks of the Soviet-bloc intelligence community during the years I worked at its top levels. This same strategy is at work today, but it is regarded as bad manners to point out the Soviet parallels. For communists, only the leader counted, no matter the country, friend or foe. At home, they deified their own ruler--as to a certain extent still holds true in Russia. Abroad, they asserted that a fish starts smelling from the head, and they did everything in their power to make the head of the Free World stink."

By one who knows, Ion Mihai Pacepa, Pacepa, “the highest-ranking intelligence official ever to have defected from the Soviet bloc,” so he knows something about anti-American commie tactics.

http://opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110010438

2007-08-11 17:17:15 · 12 answers · asked by rmagedon 6

i think maybe he had gonzals take the exams for him while he was off bein a drunken coked up partyin cheerleader?!!!

2007-08-11 17:16:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If profanity, sex, or violence were publicized as often as religion, if there were as many pornographic images as there were Christmas trees, these left-wing radicals wouldn't even care. In fact, if someone did to profanity, sex, or violence exactly what these radicals are doing to religion, they would be infuriated. Not allowing people to freely say "Merry Christmas" or put up Christmas trees in public is a violation of freedom of speech. It's no different from banning the Harry Potter books because of witchcraft and these are the same people who oppose the ban on the Harry Potter books. So, where's the consistency in this left-wing radical thinking that you can't censor profanity, sex, or violence, but you can censor religion? Why is religion an exception to the principle of freedom of speech and freedom of expression?

2007-08-11 16:24:58 · 15 answers · asked by Maid Mesmera 3

2007-08-11 16:07:59 · 4 answers · asked by julie m 1

2007-08-11 15:23:03 · 10 answers · asked by Dolia 2

98% of all US wars that have taken 6+ years to try & win have NOT been won.

Bush/Rove/Cheney know this all to well which is why they know the war in Iraq is going to be a loss & all they need to do to not to get blamed for that loss is to keep US troops in Iraq until Bush leaves the White House in 2009, at which time, he can hand his Iraq disaster to the next President & not have to take the blame for losing the war.

And better yet if Hilary is the next President she will look like the one who lost the Iraq war which will make her look really bad & the GOP look good again.

But while all this is going on US troops will continue to die in Iraq. Does that seem right to you?

2007-08-11 14:35:46 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-11 14:16:14 · 10 answers · asked by peege 3

There is a new book out claiming that the CIA has for years been operating its own agenda and giving money to favoured regimes.

2007-08-11 13:50:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Our police are being militarized, our liberties taken away, we are becoming the society that germany had in the 1930's. "YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE" sounds a lot to me like "LET'S SEE SOME ID." The crime rate will always be high as long as we continue the war on drugs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=INdcaeeb3ws
http://www.drugwarfaq.com/
http://www.drugwarfacts.org/

2007-08-11 13:41:32 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

And why do any of Bush's supporters continue to enable Bush while HE continues to destroy the United States' sovereignty?

http://www.wallercountycitizens.org/articles.php?ID=256

2007-08-11 12:58:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here's the link about the proud American tradition of dumping our most defenseless citizens on the street. Would Jesus support the American health care system or would he support a system more like Canada's? I thought Jesus wanted us to take care of our poor. See http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/23/us/23dumping.html?ex=1329886800&en=52ec1218193b623c&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

2007-08-11 12:27:12 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

Guess which problem the brain trust of the Republican party is bankrupting our nation trying to solve. How many trillions of dollars are we in debt to the Chinese thanks to the Republican party?

2007-08-11 12:18:30 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

alongside the other famous presidents that are carved into stone in the bla hills of south dakota?!!!

2007-08-11 12:12:03 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

It seems that the current administration is trying to pass laws that directly contradict our basic constitutional rights. It's a troubling issue that seems to be swept under the carpet and ignored by the general public.

2007-08-11 11:57:00 · 27 answers · asked by Zach Martin 1

and financed the rest with sub-prime mortgages

2007-08-11 11:14:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

The Washington Times reported Friday that a new poll shows 45 % of Americans now support the war and the numbers are climing. The surge is working - Less US and Iraqi soldiers are being killed and wounded, far less Iraqi civilians are being killed, former Sunni and Shia militia are now working with American and coalition forces, Iraqi military units are coming online and are getting much better. Let us hope it all continues.

Petraeus is giving his Iraq report in about a month - if things continue to stabilize in Iraq we will definatley extend our mission there and finish the job. It looks as though we may just be able to salvage Iraq and give the Iraqi people a chance at peace and prosperity, as well as protect America - and the world - from terrorist attacks.

Lets finish the job America...we can do it!

2007-08-11 11:11:06 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

He also wants to install a tax for people who live in houses with a square footage over 3000 ft. Can anyone explain his reasoning for this? Or is this just a democrat living up to the definition of a democrat?

2007-08-11 10:49:50 · 8 answers · asked by Classic96 4

do you normally tell people to ignore people in hopes that it wont effect them,
or do you tell people to tell a friend or authority figure if someone is bugging you, in hopes that it is the most realistic way to solve a problem??

because right now there are a lot of questions about people like lips, and some people say ignore them, and some people say they need to report them or gang up on them

2007-08-11 10:30:37 · 4 answers · asked by shheeyya mann 3

Whether it's terror, guns, whatever.

Do you mind being taxed more if it can create a better society?

2007-08-11 10:03:08 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-11 09:51:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Hey, it's worked very well for Alberto Gonzales!

2007-08-11 09:44:06 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous

The terms "liberal" and "conservative" are thrown around so indiscriminately in Yahoo! Answers that I believe many of us truly do not know what each means. I think the divide between the two is not as wide a many think and that many confuse political partisanship with an understanding of ideology. I am looking for a clear definition of each. I have my own definition but it is not important that your definition and mine be the same. I will consider clear, respectful answers only. No crap about how liberals love Osama bin Laden and abort babies for fun and how conservatives want to crucify gays and think everyone should carry a gun.

Also please avoid using the names of politicians or modern political parties unless absolutely necessary.

2007-08-11 09:35:55 · 4 answers · asked by kennyj 5