Who would you vote for in 2008?

Question

I'm just curious to know who your candidate of choice is and WHY you are voting for them.

It would help if you would also point out the only things that concern you about your candidate(their pitfalls, etc.)

I'd also like to know who you are NOT under any circumstances voting for and why.

I haven't chosen a candidate yet because, frankly, I don't think the selection is very good. Maybe what you point out will get the wheels turning in my brain.
(But don't worry, this gal will not vote in ignorance. One, being the election is JUST SHY of my eighteenth birthday, and, two, I won't take sides based on opinion. It takes a lot to impress me, and I plan on running for office one day. So answers and opinions are greatly appreciated.)

Best Answer goes to:

The most convincing and well thought out.

Martinx07, this is a true question, I'm not attacking you. Just clearing that up before anyone jumps on this.

When you say he is going to 0% taxes, what taxes are you talking about? ALL taxes? Including income, sales, property, etc.? And if you do mean, in fact, ALL taxes, how can a country run when there isn't taxes?

Secondly, as for the FED, are you attacking something the FED HAS done, or are you attacking the monetary policy? Because I think that the monetary policy is very instrumental in keeping our economy stable and avoiding recession and inflation. Recession and inflation is what has dissolved the middle class in countries such as Venezuela and Bolivia. Because with LESS gov. regulation on business and NO monetary policy, isn't economic doom inevitable? Won't the rich take over, cause inflation, and create that gap between the rich in the poor?

I really just want to know if I am completely understanding you.

I know this probably seems like I'm trying to prove you wrong, but I just enjoy a healthy debate that leads two parties to more healthy conclusions.

You said that the country ran fine for 137 years without the Fed, but the Fed was created because banks were unreliable and the economy wasn't stable?
Also, the monetary policy is in place to be able to prevent inflation. They can take paper money OUT of the system as well as they can add paper money TO the system.

And, doesn't the IRS keep people FROM cheating other people? It keeps track of how much money is coming in and can detect where there are pitfalls. How else will we detect embezzling of funds and such? And in the movie Say Anything(not that I get my opinions from movies, this is just an example), don't you think that the IRS played a positive role?

Do you have any suggestions for reform? In the IRS and the Fed? Or do you think there is absolutely NO hope, and they SHOULD be dissolved completely?

Answer 1

You might not heard of him, but you will now. Ron Paul.

He's running for president in the Republican party. Unfortunately, the Republican had changed a lot. It isn't the old traditional platform when it was for low taxes, no nation building, limited government, and no wars. That's why the GOP has lost its ground real bad. Ron Paul has been advocating a foreign policy that no other candidate has to offer since the 1970's when he was a Congressman: Withdraw from Iraq, wants to cut taxes real low as 0%.Seriously. Get rid of the harming IRS and FederalReserve, since they tend to crash our dollar and eat away the poor and middle class. Protect our borders instead of fighting no-win wars. Withdraw away from UN and NATO, simply as our Founders put it: "Entangle alliances with none". Simply, Ron Paul isn't an isolationist, but a non-interventionist. That's why we've been in so many conflicts. Ron Paul did serve in the USAF as a draftee. He served as a flight surgeon. He was a former OBGYN/gynecologist, people tend to call him "Dr. Paul", or "Dr. No" since he votes against taxes, against unbalanced budgets, and against the war. Dr. Paul has been advocating in order to have a perfect nation, you'd need the Constitution, notice how the current presidents get turned down when they disobey it. Especially it's our foreign policy that entangles us into too many conflicts: Aid to Israel, which angers its arab neighbors, 9/11 was caused due to having military bases in Saudi Arabia. We have secret prisons runned by the CIA, in which they torture innocent detainees, we lost haebus corpus, we have a Patriot Act that undermines our Constitution, civil rights, and liberties. This is what im trying to say in a whole. The more the government creates more wars, more spending overseas, bigger government, we lose our liberties. Here's a quote from Ben Franklin: Those who try to sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither. And it's very true. Ron Paul is the only one running from saving our dollar, dissolve the thugs of the IRS and Federal Reserve, bring back our troops, protect our borders, and revive our Constitution. I hope this makes sense to you. Good luck on voting if you're planning to.


You don't need the Fed and IRS
They need you.
Have you any idea how much paper money they have produced and handed around the world in the form of dollars?
And what will happen when the rest of the world stop using them? Here's my point: He supports the poor and middle class by eliminating the IRS and FederalReserve. The FedReserve are responsible by printing worthless paper backed without a currency. That is why our dollar value just keeps heading to an all new low. They both sleep in bed together by creating inflation and make huge deficit which is impossible to pay off, so that's why they tax the middle class. Their policy is actually eating the middle class away because the cost of living has gone up in years. In that case, the richer make the cash while they keep on taxing us for the money you work for. That's why we shouldn't support unConstitutional thugs harming us. They and Wall Street are extremely happy about their jobs. Let's just wait when the economy breaks down, and your money will be worthless for good.

Alan Greenspan: Former chairman of Fed: " I think the country would be better of without the Fed."

The country has been around for 231 years, and let me tell you, it was better off without it for 137 years since its creation.

Answer 2

I support Ron Paul because I believe in small government and I am against the Iraq War.

Answer 3

Mike Gravel. He is one of the few (actually, one of only two) true liberals running. He also has some libertarian sensibilities, which I share. He did great things in the Senate in the 1970s. He isn't a puppet to big corporations and refuses their money for his campaign. He is honest on every issue and is very principled.
We agree on almost every issue. His perceived "unelectability" should not prevent anybody from supporting him.

Answer 4

Hillary makes the most sense. Too bad the far right has brainwashed all the lemmings (on both sides) against her. However, there are still enough intelligent people who will be voting for her.

Answer 5

I don't like Hillary's stance on Illegal Immigration (Amnesty)
I don't like Ron Pauls stance on Stem Cell research (he has always voted NO)
These are (for me) the only two candidates I will consider at this point. I like Ron pauls stance on Iraq...not so much Hillary's....Even though Ron Paul has a slim to nothing chance (my opinion)....I may still vote for him as "poll popularity" does NOT sway me.

Answer 6

hillary for her experiences, qualfications and dedications for public service

Answer 7

Well, I'm probably voting democratic. I share a few republican views, but I hold more ideas with democrats.

I tend to side with Barack Obama. I read his book a while back, and I liked his style of thinking. It's a bit more logical and outside the box. He doesn't envision a perfect society.

He is also a great speaker like Bill Clinton.

Although, his major flaw that anyone can see is that he is inexperienced in politics. And Hillary is pushing that fact prettu hard against hsi campaign.

Answer 8

McCain.

I like his policies and the fact that he was willing to take on the 'religious right' in 2000. In addition he has been right about Iraq - and his background gives him credibility to lead a nation in time of war.

I will not under any circumstances vote for Hillary. She is a fake and has a habit of changing her story to fit the current audience. I want somebody who I _know_ what their core beliefs are. In addition there is nothing in her resume that would have prepared her to run the largest organization (US Government) on earth.

Answer 9

McCain, without national security and a strong, wise commander in chief there is nothing. No social programs, no economy if our enemies win.

Answer 10

Ron Paul.