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2. One would think they would have separated after ALEC's support and implementation of the
Tue Sep 23, 2014, 06:54 AM
Sep 2014

horrific SYG laws; especially on the heals of Sandy Hook school shootings. ALEC is implemental in creating the relaxed gun laws that we have today. I would think they would have thought about leaving the group back then.

Also, their policies of creating local, state, and Federal economic policies that support limiting take home pay for workers and huge tax breaks for the wealthiest would eventually take down the likes of technology companies who roll out new and expensive toys all the time. If you don't have money, you are not going to go out and buy the latest gizmo product that they are offering. They would be better off encouraging middle class economic growth since that is the market that will buy the most of their products and bring in more profits for them in the long run. Especially for the likes of Microsoft who is normally introducing a new gizmo or product or a whole knew line of "must haves" every year or so. If you want people to buy that latest tablet and program, don't you want to be able to compete on the product; not worry about a limited segment of the population that can afford the tablet? (When you are limited to middle to upper middle class working people, you are now having to compete with Apple and people who can afford Apple product lines for their kiddos and selves all around).

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