Why should I vote Democratic?

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52. Alot of misinformation in one post

Guns, a bogus issue if there ever was one. There simply is no effective drive to regulate guns, anywhere in either party. I might prefer that there was one, but there isn't.

Taxes, It is really this simple, taxes are not punishment, they are the dues we pay to live in a more or less civilized society. It is our patriotic duty to pay them. Flat taxes are bogus. Why does it make sense to collect taxes from people below the poverty line, only to end up giving the money back to subsidize their housing and feed their kids. We are doing this now and it simply does not make sense. Progressive taxation runs back to the very founding of this country. In particular it was intended that taxes be applied to estates to prevent an inherited permanent upper class, or financial royalty. It was sound thinking then and remains sound today.

Properly understood "affirmative action" is simply what it states. You take "affirmative actions" to assure that all opportunities are available equally. It actually means that you post job openings in the usual places, but also take the additional step of specifically posting them in places where minority candidates are more likely to find them. There is nothing in current law that requires that anyone hire less than the most qualified candidate. Quotas are illegal and have been for quite some time. As a hiring supervisor, I have been trained in the fine points of "affirmative action" under current law and precedent.

Viagra is in fact covered for men, so birth control should be covered for women. Simple enough?

Environmental Protection, this is my field professionally. You are spouting an utter crock of nonsense. You can find a handful of earth firsters out there that might vaguely resemble what you describe, but no professional in the field that I have met comes even close. We are generally happy to be allowed to stop people from poisoning each other, and destroying lakes, rivers, and streams. There is still plenty of work to be done there, just to accomplish that.

The right to healthcare is really simple too. Back in the day there were these things called plagues. Lots and lots of people died because they caught bad stuff from those who did not have access to medicine. We are all better off when we are all more healthy. Secondly, there is this damn oath the doctors take where they will treat anyone who shows up sick, whether they can pay or not. When they can't pay, guess what, you do. However, because they have no access to preventive care, they show up at the emergency room really, really sick, and cost a ton of money to help. Now if we start paying for a little bit of preventive care, it happens to turn out that we will save a ton of money. It is simply a pay me a little now, or a lot more later deal. You might think we could go with a "if you can't pay, just die in the gutter" plan, but we won't. The Dr.s will not do it, and besides, stepping over the sick and dying on the way to work will prove politically unpopular.

The whole "fast and furious" conspiracy is right wing fantasy land bs. Once again, there is no effective plan or movement to regulate guns in either party, it does not exist.