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Originally Posted by uh-oh
...if you make under 50k your best bet is republican...
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I'm sorry but you're misinformed. I can't be a cheerleader for the Democrats. But, I can be cliche (but truthful), and tell you that they are the lesser of 2 evils. By far. One thing you are right about is the two-party system has a stranglehold on things. And it doesn't benefit too many people. Especially the working poor.
Let's not underestimate "actual poverty" though. People with "actual disabilities". People who don't buy crab legs on foodstamps, but rather decide between 1 cheap/unhealthy option vs. the other. Poor senior citizens, etc.
I wouldn't call myself a bleeding heart. But I can sure sound like one,by attempting to respond to some of your baseless claims! You have been programmed to buy into the divide&conquer strategy-- that the "takers" are the cause of financial woes and "decentivizing work". You should ask your friend Rand Paul how much one F35 fighter jet costs, or how much one naval aircraft carrier costs. I didn't quote it, but your statement about Repubes being better on budgets, spending, etc, is an absolute joke, when it comes to the Federal Government. Simply not backed up by facts. The data contradicts it.
(by the way I liked Rand's dad, Ron.. Rand is becoming a sellout& flip-flopper with some of his positions. I guess he feels like it's politically prudent, but trust me, it's not good).
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Originally Posted by uh-oh
...you help the poor by helping the rich...
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Voodoo Economics? Really bro? Doesn't this rhetoric ever end? It's like, no matter how many times it's proven wrong, propagandists still spread the lie, and you gobble it up.
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Originally Posted by uh-oh
...so he's getting taxed CRAZY. this in turn means he can't hire the people needed to do the job. i can't work overtime not because he's cheap, but because it doesn't MAKE SENSE...
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I'm sorry but this is another misconception. Business owners don't hire based on taxes, or how much they are taxed. It's based on
demand. Period. And I'm not making that up. I've been told by a couple successful business owners. And.. there is also a lot of evidence for it.
If another worker is needed for the demand, the worker will be hired. If not, then guess what, you
will get your overtime.
By the way, I doubt your employer is getting taxed "crazy". America's corporate tax rate is high, but the effective rate is actually quite low. The majority of
small businesses (especially the ones claimed on a personal income tax situation) are taxed a relatively small amount.
Again, I'm not making this up. There have been studies done.
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Originally Posted by uh-oh
...my main point is republicans help small business owners...
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I disagree. I don't feel like I need to elaborate.
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Originally Posted by uh-oh
...the prices of everything in every facet of business would have to be raised as well to compensate...
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Another misconception which you expounded on.
There have been multiple studies of
adjacent counties- one with a higher minimum wage- where the data shows that prices of goods and services did
not in fact shoot up.
It sounds as though your main gripe is that you have to pay for health insurance because you're not poor enough to qualify for medicaid. Perhaps you should take one for the team and tell your boss you'd rather make minimum wage than the 10 you're currently making.
That sounds smarmy, lol, but I'm being serious.
Tbh though, I will be very soon be in your same situation, and I currently make a very similar salary. It is a challenge for sure. But it's not "Democrats' fault & Republicans will fix it", by ANY means.
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And I must ask, if you weren't pay for health insurance before, that means you either were receiving full assistance, or you didn't HAVE any.
And who would fit the bill if you were hospitalized?
Moocher! Taxpayers paying for your E.R. visit.
And/Or you'd fight with the insurance companies&hospital and be bankrupt for the rest of your life.
You know how Republicans say "repeal and replace"? I will shit a brick.. hell will freeze over.. if i hear one, just one of them, go into any detail on the "replace" part. The health care system wasn't working, and it was getting worse. Frankly Obamacare just made things get worse at a less faster rate. lol. And that was the goal sadly.