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In reply to the discussion: We The People OWN 65% of The Government's Revenue. doesn't that ummmm... [View all]Heather MC
(8,084 posts)We have 2 ways we contribute to the government
Our taxes,
Our vote
And a 3rd way that doesn't count anymore but it should and that's polling data
When you factor in all 3 of those assessments
You can come up with what the majority of the country wants and the direction the majority of the country wants to go in.
Even when they pull republicans on an issues without telling them which side it's on
Even republicans tend to want a more fair approach to issues
Example Republican politicians want to end abortion, However the polling data, and the voting in States like Kansas and Mississippi suggest that is not what the majority of us want.
If you just talk to people about affordable health care, Without calling it Obama care the polling data demonstrates that most people want universal health care of some type in this country
And then you factor in the vote that is the main way we speak to the government
And the last time we had a national election more of us voted than voted in any other election in American history 155 million people voted
81 million voted for the winner.
The vote that should always matter more than the electoral college is the majority vote.
But we live in a country that treats us as if we owe the government something for existing.
Actually it's reverse the government owes us for its existence. Because we the people are paying most of the bills.
I'm not talking about the individualistic selfish Republican views about taxpayers.
I'm talking about how the money should be spent that it should benefit those of us who are contributing the individual taxpayers and I'm not slighting people who don't pay taxes because everybody contributes in some way,
For example everybody has to pay sales tax if they live in a state that has the sales tax correct.
Anr even those that are down-and-out they still contribute to society their shelters created for homeless people those shelters provide jobs, Those shelters are a construction contract,
And those shelters provide a useful service to all the people who fall through the capitalistic cracks in this country.
Have I clarified my position a little better.