If You Can Stop Circling the Wagons Around the ACA, There is Someone I Would Like You To Meet

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63. Ah, but that would mean going against the 'tough guy' GOP instead of the 'weak' Dems. I've seen how

this works.

IRL, the people willing to make government work, when they are being starved of the funds to make such work; the ones who try to get anything passed that can be labeled socialism going, are met with death threats from baggers, Glenn Beck and Infowars fans (as ALL of my Democratic elected officials and ALL generations of their families were, and eventually sent to jail - yes, they were that serious) and going to town meetings where the baggers, CTers, larourchies and libertarians let them know that they hate them so much that they will not even allow them to discuss social programs and this in a blue state; where the real plan being pushed by the right is so much worse than anyone imagines, and puts their hands over their eyes and ears and pretends it doesn't exist and hasn't already eaten the walls of the social safety net; and in Texas, where their Senator wanted the entire federal government to DEFAULT so the lady in question would not have a place to live, food to eat or any medical care, PERIOD.

Let's not look at that, since it's a scary thing to confront, so let's keep whipping the help, because it's what the tough guy GOP taught them to do to be popular. That's really going to change things for the better. Willful ignorance is the quick solution to anything, as it doesn't require any work.

Those who want to see what is going on need to take a read at what the powerful in Texas and other states that not only eviscerated their previous social safety net under Ann Richards, and are just as reluctant IRL as on online, to say anything to get progressive change are really doing. Some pretend the powerful people are not the cause of the problem, because it's convenient to find the same enemy as the GOP does always. Hey, Obama, Democrats and government, you are a slow moving target, so let's practice taking potshots.

Some useful information follows about what we're up against here, which is the brainwashing of the nation and creates a comfort zone to attack anything that the Democrats do.

But where from the mental landscape dominated by Perry, Cruz and the rest, not just Texas, are the bitter complaints against terrorizing those on Social Security, public workers, women and minority rights?

Oh, I know, those are small things and they didn't wear the Democrats out one little bit fighting. Except they did stop them, didn't they:

Rand Paul says default can be 'framed as a reasonable idea' and Tom Coburn wants to default to face a 'managed catastrophe.'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3820816

Where are the ones calling for changes for the elderly, poor and disabled in this platform, sweeping Texas, the red states and even savaging blue ones. We can try to find link from MSM, or a popular radio show that pipes it daily to the heads of millions like Rush, FNN, Infowars, etc. Except there is no such thing.

This is a national plan, and some don't want to fight. As far as the lady in question. how will she fare under the coming system, promoted by the cool, hip crowd:

Here are just a few excerpts of the Libertarian Party platform that David Koch ran on in 1980:

“We urge the repeal of federal campaign finance laws, and the immediate abolition of the despotic Federal Election Commission.”
“We favor the abolition of Medicare and Medicaid programs.”
“We oppose any compulsory insurance or tax-supported plan to provide health services, including those which finance abortion services.”
“We also favor the deregulation of the medical insurance industry.”
“We favor the repeal of the fraudulent, virtually bankrupt, and increasingly oppressive Social Security system. Pending that repeal, participation in Social Security should be made voluntary.”
“We propose the abolition of the governmental Postal Service. The present system, in addition to being inefficient, encourages governmental surveillance of private correspondence. Pending abolition, we call for an end to the monopoly system and for allowing free competition in all aspects of postal service.”
“We oppose all personal and corporate income taxation, including capital gains taxes.”
“We support the eventual repeal of all taxation.”
“As an interim measure, all criminal and civil sanctions against tax evasion should be terminated immediately.”
“We support repeal of all law which impede the ability of any person to find employment, such as minimum wage laws.”
“We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended.”
“We condemn compulsory education laws … and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws.”
“We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether profit or non-profit.”
“We support the abolition of the Environmental Protection Agency.”
“We support abolition of the Department of Energy.”
“We call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation.”
“We demand the return of America's railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system.”
“We specifically oppose laws requiring an individual to buy or use so-called "self-protection" equipment such as safety belts, air bags, or crash helmets.”
“We advocate the abolition of the Federal Aviation Administration.”
“We advocate the abolition of the Food and Drug Administration.”
“We support an end to all subsidies for child-bearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children.”
“We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and ‘aid to the poor’ programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals.”
“We call for the privatization of the inland waterways, and of the distribution system that brings water to industry, agriculture and households.”
“We call for the repeal of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.”
“We call for the abolition of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.”
“We support the repeal of all state usury laws.”


In other words, the agenda of the Koch brothers is not only to defund Obamacare. The agenda of the Koch brothers is to repeal every major piece of legislation that has been signed into law over the past 80 years that has protected the middle class, the elderly, the children, the sick, and the most vulnerable in this country.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024806298

Note, the lady in question will be left out in the cold and the Governor doesn't care, but somehow this draconian platform does not generate much outrage from those who focus on Obama and perceived failures in this milieau, caused by not electing more Democrats who believe in providing health care.

Having lived in Texas a good deal of my life, I saw it go to hell under the Shrub's watch, and knew what was being stolen upclose as Dittoheads and complainers did nothing but repeat the memes and complain. Meh.

Thanks for your words, I'm not that succinct, but I want people to see information, Sunseeker.