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socialindependocrat

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8. OF, BY and FOR the people
Mon Sep 24, 2012, 04:16 PM
Sep 2012

Government FOR the people -

The government will govern in a way that is beneficial to all the people of America.

Elected officials will not be swayed to benefit special interest groups
Elected officials will govern in a way that is balanced and takes into consideration the wishes of all the people.

If 50% want to be progressive and 50% want to be conservative we should have rules and laws that consider both halves of the country

Gee, with health care we seem t be able to do just that! We provide heath care that allows the concerns of all people to be considered. If you want to partake in certain offerings of your health care package - you certainly can. The problem comes when one group trys to say that "I don't want to use all the offerings and I don't think anyone else should either." Sorry folks - you get to choose how to live your own lives but you don't get to choose how I run mine.

I pick my church
I pick my house
I pick my car
I pick my food and meals
I pick my own cloths

If you don't get to make your own choices and someone else makes them for you then we just have communism. That's not what wer're about as a country.

I will support your ability to choose your lifestyle
But I will fuck you up if you try to choose mine, too!

This year the teabaggers get voted into obscurity.
Let's be reasonable: I 'll leave you alone and you leave me alone!

I think the disagreement, here, would be how much more socialist. el_bryanto Sep 2012 #1
A government OF, BY and FOR: THE PEOPLE. chknltl Sep 2012 #2
OF, BY and FOR the people socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #8
Republicans voted into obscurity too! chknltl Sep 2012 #19
. n/t porphyrian Sep 2012 #3
No Socialism without Democracy...No Democracy without Socialism.... Junkdrawer Sep 2012 #4
I think the US should have a mixed economy meow2u3 Sep 2012 #5
Exactly. nt AverageJoe90 Sep 2012 #7
Given that European Socialist Democracies Speck Tater Sep 2012 #6
A no-brainer indeed! n/t pampango Sep 2012 #24
just a tad more... we need a handle on medical and insurance cost. i think that is going to have seabeyond Sep 2012 #9
your poll got freep'd n/t PowerToThePeople Sep 2012 #10
None of the above until you define your terms fairly completely ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #11
Howabout If The Government Owns All Means Of Production........ Paladin Sep 2012 #12
More - nt Ohio Joe Sep 2012 #13
I'd say the WORLD could stand to be at least a little more socialist... Blue_Tires Sep 2012 #14
Other tama Sep 2012 #15
More. Specifically: Any basic necessities should at least have a public option, redqueen Sep 2012 #16
Yes. H2O Man Sep 2012 #17
A lot more socialist. Starry Messenger Sep 2012 #18
more nationalized functions--airlines! health care! banking! mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #20
When one family owns as much as 40% of the rest of the population TBF Sep 2012 #21
Yes. redqueen Sep 2012 #22
Alice is my particular favorite - TBF Sep 2012 #23
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