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ParticipantConsider taking the world’s smallest Political Quiz (it takes about 30 seconds if that):
Participant[quote=Rich Toscano][quote=paramount]
There already is such a party: The Libertarian Party[/quote]I think you missed this part:
(not reflexively averse to any and all government regulation or assistance or involvement)[/quote]
No, I didn’t miss that part.
All parties should be reflexively opposed to gov’t regulation and involvement; that should be the default position.
Participant[quote=spdrun]What about one of the non-Mass. New England states? Generally educated/civilized population, strong tradition of good/locally-based governance, beautiful towns and landscape, NH and VT both have unemployment rates lower than TX.
Also, look at TOTAL tax burden, not just income tax. Property taxes in TX are often much higher than CA.[/quote]
New England is awesome, I have family there and have spent a lot of time in Boston and even Vermont.
Here’s the thing: I want to be free, I want to live in Freedom.
That can’t be done in any state that is controlled by public employee unions, with massive gov’t regulation.
California and Vermont and New England in general are about the same in terms of the freedom deficit.
Now, I realize the federal government has rendered the constitution meaningless, so in a sense it doesn’t matter where you go in the U.S., but at least Texas does assert it’s independence.
Participant[quote=zk]
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again now (I frequently repeat myself after several drinks, anyway). We need a new party in this country. Liberal on social issues. Strongly for science (e.g. stem-cell research and climate change). Against massive government but for government and regulation where needed and sensible (not reflexively averse to any and all government regulation or assistance or involvement). A pragmatic, flexible approach to problems without a rigid ideology. A basic decency on humanitarian issues.
There are so many people who agree with most of those stances. The first party that jumps on that platform (or a new party that stands on it) would, it is my guess, dominate for decades to come.
I’d be very interested to hear if people think I’m out in left field on this one, or why people think such a party is not happening.[/quote]
There already is such a party: The Libertarian Party
ParticipantBy the way, you have to respect a state that tried to pass a TSA anti-groping law.
Participant[quote=CA renter]
BTW, you still didn’t answer my question in the other thread: are you one of those people who constantly votes for bonds without ever thinking about where the money is supposed to come from to pay them off?
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If I understand your question, I campaigned strongly against Measure Y, which was a “bond measure” in the Temecula school district.
This recent election was a real wake up call in so many ways, and BTW I am not a republican at all.
ParticipantIt’s not reasonable, no accounting for future recessions for starters.
If were not in a recession right now, we probably will be in the near future based on history.
ParticipantU.S. heading for another crash, debt crisis looms: top economists
Bair, who stepped down as head of the FDIC in July 2011, said she believed the United States was heading for a financial crash on the scale seen when the housing market collapsed.
November 11, 2012 at 11:50 PM in reply to: Big government and absurdly strong unions destroyed Greece and Spain. Expect no less for California. #754424ParticipantI think there is a middle ground: I’m going to drastically reduce dining out, no discretionary purchases.
In general I’m going to reduce my expenditures.
November 11, 2012 at 6:35 PM in reply to: Big government and absurdly strong unions destroyed Greece and Spain. Expect no less for California. #754398Participant[quote=spdrun]Because keeping school and university funding isn’t good for everyone concerned? Sounds like voters made the best choice possible.[/quote]
No, because 1) none or precious little of prop 30 money will make it to the schools and 2) because in a state controlled by thug public employee unions it’s easier to raise taxes due to a stupid electorate than to make cuts.
California has a spending problem, not a revenue problem.
Participant[quote=dumbrenter]This is sickening. Didn’t some other posters get banned for needlessly bringing in partisan politics on every thread?
[/quote]The thing is, it’s not partisan.
Companies don’t layoff because of election results – they are more rational than that.
They layoff because of real life economic conditions, often times the result of administration policy.
November 11, 2012 at 2:41 PM in reply to: Big government and absurdly strong unions destroyed Greece and Spain. Expect no less for California. #754377ParticipantThat Prop 30 easily passed illustrates the glaring problem with direct democracy: The average voter is not only utterly uninformed and clueless, they are also self-centered. Tragedy of the commons.
November 11, 2012 at 2:06 PM in reply to: Big government and absurdly strong unions destroyed Greece and Spain. Expect no less for California. #754374ParticipantI wonder how many of the under 25 crowd who voted for prop 30 think: we’re so smart our generation even invented the iphone and ipod and I’m an expert at using these gadgets.
I’m so smart.
When in reality, I’d say the vast vast majority of later generation y’ers are utterly clueless.
November 11, 2012 at 1:48 PM in reply to: Big government and absurdly strong unions destroyed Greece and Spain. Expect no less for California. #754367ParticipantI agree it may finally be time to leave, but at the moment I have a fairly high paying job in SD. With the job market so iffy is it really a good time to leave your job assuming it’s somewhat stable? Maybe I could get a transfer.
Also, do you leave your properties behind or sell?
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