The Neverending "Hundred Hours"

Oniw17 said:
Liar. Nobody has that choice. You have to pay taxes unless you own your own bussiness and can get a lot of tax write-offs, and even then, you have to pay taxes, it's not a choice.
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you are only allowed to think in the way that the law says, then? since you have to pay taxes, then we can't consider the justification for those taxes in the first place; or if there is a reason to raise or lower them?
 
river-wind said:
you are only allowed to think in the way that the law says, then? since you have to pay taxes, then we can't consider the justification for those taxes in the first place; or if there is a reason to raise or lower them?
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Yes, you have to pay taxes no matter what. You don't decide whether to raise or lower them. I have no idea why you think that has something to do with thoughts. And I don't pay taxes.
 
I work with the local towen gov't, and I vote for people to represent me in the state and federal governments. In my local roles, I have personally been involved in getting public works projects funded and built; I have played a role in forcing a major developer to re-design thier storm water drainage system such that it would not dump directly into the local water system; I have voiced opinion in the balance of local mill rates used in calculating property taxes, and with the help of 100 others, was able to completely change the council's 2007 tax plan (while keeping the overall budget balanced).
I'm currently working with the local county government and the local Power Company and the local rail company to provide right-of-ways for a bike path along the proposed commuter rail line, as well as two sets of canoe/kayak boat ramps above and below the existing river dams in the area.

My thoughts, when solidly backed by facts and spoken out loud, effect the mindset of those around me. Those who represent the area, while influenced by big money, also have voters to deal with in the end.

I think you need to get more involved, and realise how much of government is mearly people doing the best they know how. Find out how much influence you really can have on the democratic process when you add your knowledge and expertise to the mix.

It only starts with voting. "The squeky wheel gets the oil".
 
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Baron Max said:
Yeah, but the part that bothers me the most is that they propose taking MY money to use for their liberal, mamby-pamby, give-away projects
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How's that any worse then when Bush uses MY money (or anyone else's) for things I/they don't support.
 
spidergoat said:
House Democrats beat 100-hour clock,
They passed their six-bill, 100-hour agenda with 13 hours to spare.
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Tackling issues people want to see accomplished; Raising the minimum wage. Overwhelming public support. Cutting interest rates on college loans. Overwhelming public support. Plugging tax evasion holes used by the oil barons. Time to pay up. Overwhelming public support. These are just the few I know offhand. What did the Republican government accomplish over the last decade? Record debt. A war. Corruption. Our enemies are stronger than ever. 3000 dead soldiers. Pourous borders. Ports for sale to sheiks. Divided the country like never before. Made sure gays can't get married. REAL impressive there righties! The people have spoken.
 
Prince_James said:
Democrats hate America and they hate, you know, keeping "promises" and being "good citizens".
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They champion causes widely supported by the public. Something Repubs have never done. The right divides the country and only champions anti abortion legislation, making sure gays can't marry, stopping scientific research and spending us into the biggest debt since Rotting Reagan drove us into the pavement.
Republicans hate America. All but white christian fundamentalists and the oil barons.
 
MadAnthonyWayne said:

To me, of course, a Democratic Congress that doesn't do anything is the next best thing to not having a Democratic Congress.
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What kind of Congress would you like? The present alternative has already shown itself to be not only incompetent, but openly detrimental to American health, security, and prestige.

Right now we have the benefit of the "lesser of two evils", as well as a small measure of genuine hope for the country. We'll know by November, 2008, whether of not this Congress can produce anything useful. In the meantime, though, aside from pipe dreams, I'm not sure what kind of Congress one could wish for. Perhaps all of those decent, helpful, smart conservatives will finally get off their asses and put forward a reasonable alternative? Maybe an independent or libertarian Congress to dismantle the entire purpose of government and society in the name of individualism? Obviously there is a vast range of intermediate degrees, so what exactly should we hope for?
 
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