Why do people say the Dems. don't have a plan, or agenda?

Question

I've heard more from tangible ideas from then than I have ever heard from the Repubs.

Dem plans I have heard:

-Increasing the paltry min. wage.
-Cutting student loan rates.
-Re-examine the 9/11 commission
-Health care for all under age 25
-Working with other countries for more affordable prescription drugs
-Rolling back the "rich" people's tax cuts

Sounds like a plan to me? What do you think? Do you really think this will hurt America?

What was the Repubs. plan? What was going to be done for us, besides suppressing medical technology via stem cell banning or repressing individual autonomy by interfering w/ women's and gay rights? Enlighten me please!?

How can you call the Repubs. fiscally responsible...not a single veto yet on all the pork filled bills that have passed through the halls of Congress.

2002- around 900 earmarks totalling 2.7 billion

2005- over 13,000 earmarks totalling over 27 BILLION!!!

The money is there, the Dems use it for social programs, the Repubs hook up there buddies w/ jobs and contracts.

Exactly Lennon!!! It's amazing what people are scared of...Terrorists (sure there is a chance, but there are MUCH bigger threats)...such as Cancer, AIDS, etc. Plus Iraq was never a haven for terrorists until we got there....hmmmm. I hate that we even went there in the first place. How easily we got hijacked by this agenda...it's scary, really. I just hope it is not too late.

Answer 1

I Can't enlighten you I am with you...
What they are saying is...By saying Dems do not have a plan...
Democrats do not have a plan that Republicans support or care about...they will increasing minimum wagemakes businesses shut down and prices go up...Well really..Oregon has had an increased minumun wage and have grown jobs by 10%... They misinform because...they care not for the guy down the street and only care for the guy they shave with (themselves)...
ELL ARTICULATED AND GREAT POINT..
TK>>>>
You made a point that why let government fund something that is only theoretically helpful... As if during Space Exploration we are doing something except spending money...Why are you not up in arms about NASA...I guess getting TANG...makes it worth it for you....
How about we take the Nasa money and spend it on finding cures...Oh wait I know....You do not have a Disease...So who gives a damn right!!!!
Also I read in a post who is going to pay for these programs...We for 3 years have been spending 10 million dollars an hour for a war of choice getting our heroes killed and occupying a middle eastern country...and Osama Bin Laden ...is not in that country...That is Amazing....and you never Scream..Who is paying for that war....You just keep guzzling Down the right wing Kool-aid....

Answer 2

Sounds good. But look at the big picture.

Increase minimum wage = Higher prices to pay for increase
Cutting student loan rates = cutting teacher salaries and educational programs thus cutting education
Re-examine the 9/11 Commission = more spin, no results
Health Care = You mean like Clinton promised? We're still waiting his great plan that never happened.
Working for affordable drugs = Every republican on the campaign trail promised the same thing.
Rolling back the tax cut = higher interest rates, higher prices and inflation through the roof (like during Clinton's reign = the lowest drop in the stock market since the depression)

Do I think this will hurt America, you ask. You answer.

Answer 3

not sure where the question is here...

Dems do not have a plan because they do not discuss one. They just critque everyone elses plans.

The plans that you pointed out are not really plans, they are OBVIOUS, which makes them contemptable.

Banning FEDERAL TAX dollars in the stem cell debate shouldn't irritate anyone. Why should I HAVE TO PAY for something that has THEORITICAL USE at best??

Interfering with Women's rights? What? Abortion? How is abortion YOUR right? Did you have the baby by yourself? I would like to know why the FATHER has been ejected from the Abortion debate all together? Why is it a womans issue, when the women only plaid 50% of the part in it?

Answer 4

I see you're exaggerating and misrepresenting the reality with the intention to promote a political ecosystem of worry. Wait... enable me wager: you're a republican. i might want to proceed by debunking your claims, yet what's the point? that is too overdue for you; your recommendations is made up and there's no position for truth in there.

Answer 5

The GOP had TOTAL control for the last 6 years, and yet couldn't find a way to do anything of consequence (except get us stuck in Iraq). They had one goal - give the rich lots of tax cuts. Once they accomplished that, they couldn't be bothered to do much else. There's a reason Democrats controlled Congress for 50 years, while the GOP was only able to keep control for little over a decade. I think the next 50 years of Dem control started yesterday.

Answer 6

Well, you can call 'em "plans" if you want - I call 'em income redistribution.

Try this on instead - where are the "plans" for:

Medicaid
Medicare
Social Security

and a whole host of other Dem-inspired good ideas that are financially unsustainable?

There aren't any are there? Believe me - once the doo-doo hits the fan on these and other giveaway programs you'll see members of Congress retiring (read: fleeing) so fast it'll make your head spin!

Answer 7

I think what's most important is that both parties come together and determine what is the best plan in keeping with our safety, our joy and our rights. I feel the people need to play a part, too, rather than sitting back and watching the show. We've seen that one-sidedness gets us nowhere.

Answer 8

The Big Fish is Iraq. if they have a plan that will withdraw the troops and stabilize Iraq within 15 months, they deserve the predicency

Answer 9

i dont know, i am with you though...Kerry (for example) always had plans laid out to explain the topics he felt strongly about but people were so feable minded during that election and allowed themselves to succumb to the powers of fear mongerers. thank goodness the fog lifted a bit but we still have many years of cleaning up to do and IQ's to try and lift up out of the basements so to speak so that the people of America will learn that strategy takes more than just brute force.

Answer 10

Who are the people , my first question? if they r the neo-cons , they are washed away by the American people. certainly there are some plans and positive new plans indeed.

we have more important role to play in the global scenario rather than sending our sons to die in a far away land.