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June 8, 2007 at 7:27 AM #9251June 8, 2007 at 7:56 AM #57849The-ShovelerParticipant
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I vote financial interests in mind first , followed by new renewable energy Tech and Tech industry supporting interests.
June 8, 2007 at 7:56 AM #57874The-ShovelerParticipantNor_LA-Temcu-SD-Guy
I vote financial interests in mind first , followed by new renewable energy Tech and Tech industry supporting interests.
June 8, 2007 at 8:43 AM #57859slackerboyParticipantI think all the old rules have been broken with the current administration. We have a social conservative and a fiscal disaster in office right now. Our governer is more liberal than many Democrats, so I vote for fiscal conservatives that are socially liberal, mainly a Libertarian point of view. The Republicans are for larger government and so are the Democrats. The basic difference is the R’s borrow and spend and the D’s tax and spend. I would say tax and spend is better, at least we are spending cash and not making our grandchildren pay for our follies. By the way my household income is around 200k and and I paid cash for my modest condo and drive a 2000 Toyota, so I know I am not typical when it comes to the American way of life. We have zero debt… But we also only have to work part-time 9 months of the year and the rest of the time we over at the beach in the south of France.
June 8, 2007 at 8:43 AM #57884slackerboyParticipantI think all the old rules have been broken with the current administration. We have a social conservative and a fiscal disaster in office right now. Our governer is more liberal than many Democrats, so I vote for fiscal conservatives that are socially liberal, mainly a Libertarian point of view. The Republicans are for larger government and so are the Democrats. The basic difference is the R’s borrow and spend and the D’s tax and spend. I would say tax and spend is better, at least we are spending cash and not making our grandchildren pay for our follies. By the way my household income is around 200k and and I paid cash for my modest condo and drive a 2000 Toyota, so I know I am not typical when it comes to the American way of life. We have zero debt… But we also only have to work part-time 9 months of the year and the rest of the time we over at the beach in the south of France.
June 8, 2007 at 8:54 AM #57869no_such_realityParticipantso I vote for fiscal conservatives that are socially liberal, mainly a Libertarian point of view
Ditto.
That said, I tend sway based on which front is being messed up more. Sadly, I often find myself voting the lessor of two evils.
June 8, 2007 at 8:54 AM #57894no_such_realityParticipantso I vote for fiscal conservatives that are socially liberal, mainly a Libertarian point of view
Ditto.
That said, I tend sway based on which front is being messed up more. Sadly, I often find myself voting the lessor of two evils.
June 8, 2007 at 8:57 AM #57867PerryChaseParticipantI vote my ideals, my wallet be damned. The more you have, the more you should give back. That doesn’t necessarily mean more taxes since the government can be very wasteful.
I believe in a world where people of all classes and backgrounds relate and are kind to one another.
I believe in doing the right thing, not the self-serving thing. And to me that means being a liberal.
Real estate wise, I despise gated communities. Architecture and urban planning should enlighten people’s lives rather than separate people. We currently have dreadfully ugly urban planning. San Diego could be so much better.
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slackerboy, tu parles francais?June 8, 2007 at 8:57 AM #57892PerryChaseParticipantI vote my ideals, my wallet be damned. The more you have, the more you should give back. That doesn’t necessarily mean more taxes since the government can be very wasteful.
I believe in a world where people of all classes and backgrounds relate and are kind to one another.
I believe in doing the right thing, not the self-serving thing. And to me that means being a liberal.
Real estate wise, I despise gated communities. Architecture and urban planning should enlighten people’s lives rather than separate people. We currently have dreadfully ugly urban planning. San Diego could be so much better.
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slackerboy, tu parles francais?June 8, 2007 at 9:18 AM #57879lostkittyParticipantSlackerboy-
You are right. TAX & SPEND is a much better approach than borrow & spend. Tax & spend keeps things current.
Keeps it real. Makes even the common man want to understand/investigate/appreciate what is happening in his goverment, because it affects his wallet today……
I used to feel a little bristly when someone would talk about tax & spend liberals. But your comment makes me think of it in a new light. I am now PROUD of the TAX & SPEND LIBERAL cliche. Thank you.
June 8, 2007 at 9:18 AM #57904lostkittyParticipantSlackerboy-
You are right. TAX & SPEND is a much better approach than borrow & spend. Tax & spend keeps things current.
Keeps it real. Makes even the common man want to understand/investigate/appreciate what is happening in his goverment, because it affects his wallet today……
I used to feel a little bristly when someone would talk about tax & spend liberals. But your comment makes me think of it in a new light. I am now PROUD of the TAX & SPEND LIBERAL cliche. Thank you.
June 8, 2007 at 9:23 AM #57881AnonymousGuestLike Perry, I’m an idealist and never vote ‘self interest.’ My ideal is ‘Traditional America’ — fiscally and socially conservative — which has historically meant, ‘Vote Republican.’
President Bush has shown himself to be an imposter; he fooled me. The Governator, I figured out, and refused to vote for him. I will not be fooled by McPain or Giuliani.
Go Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Fred Thompson!
June 8, 2007 at 9:23 AM #57906AnonymousGuestLike Perry, I’m an idealist and never vote ‘self interest.’ My ideal is ‘Traditional America’ — fiscally and socially conservative — which has historically meant, ‘Vote Republican.’
President Bush has shown himself to be an imposter; he fooled me. The Governator, I figured out, and refused to vote for him. I will not be fooled by McPain or Giuliani.
Go Mitt Romney, Ron Paul, and Fred Thompson!
June 8, 2007 at 9:41 AM #57887Ash HousewaresParticipantI vote for “leave me the hell alone.” Don’t force your beliefs on me, don’t start wars in my name, don’t tell me who I can/can’t marry, and don’t tax me any more than a bare minimum. So I’m a libertarian, but there’s never a libertarian to vote for on election day. In the last two elections I supported the democrats- like others have said, it was a choice between my wallet and my social beliefs. Since I was a poor student, it was an easy choice- I had no money for them to take.
June 8, 2007 at 9:41 AM #57912Ash HousewaresParticipantI vote for “leave me the hell alone.” Don’t force your beliefs on me, don’t start wars in my name, don’t tell me who I can/can’t marry, and don’t tax me any more than a bare minimum. So I’m a libertarian, but there’s never a libertarian to vote for on election day. In the last two elections I supported the democrats- like others have said, it was a choice between my wallet and my social beliefs. Since I was a poor student, it was an easy choice- I had no money for them to take.
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