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[quote]Please tell me how this affected you.[/quote] (Wall Street Journal, 3/27/06) Median household income has declined $1,273 from $47,599 in 2000 to $46,326 in 2005.

[quote] When Mr. Bush and the republicans wanted to drill for oil to reduce gas prices we were all told that it was a ploy because Mr. Bush was in bed with “Evil” oil. The environmental lobby put a stop to that. The environmental lobby demanded we use bio-fuels in order to save the planet, and reduce the fuel price. The result was less food, more expensive food, fuels that are more expensive and less useful than gasoline. And now all food is more expensive because the price of getting it to mark

[quote]Degrees only mean something when it is the person you are rooting for. When it is the opponent they mean nothing. The current president has an MBA, his business solution was to give the people their money back. It worked. Now the lawyer wants to take it all away. That is idiotic in my view.[/quote] Sure, Bush gave us a tax cut, but for millions of hard-working middle-class families, life under Bush rule has grown less affordable and less secure. President Bush’s record of fiscal

You guys need to wake up! Do we hear the oil companies complaining about offshore drilling or any other place to drill for oil? No, because they have approximately 50 to 60 million acres of leased federal land including offshore with oil deposits, in which they have not drilled a single well. Even if the oil companies were given 30 to 40 million more acres of offshore land, who’s to say they would drill a single well and who would make them if they didn’t? you guys should be ashamed of yourselv

[quote]So is it your suggestion that we not vote for a republican because it will make it easier for us four years from now? the last time we did that we ended up with 8 years of William Jefferson Clinton, a recession, and oh yeah 9/11 and the war on terror. Sorry I am not that much a slave to the ideology I would rather pick the best person from the choices we have than the one that will make it easier for us. Remember during those four or eight years we will still be under attack from terroris

[quote]Doc, remember the book the presidents plane is missing? This time I think it will head into the Bermuda triangle and never be found. Oops. [/quote] Psalm 23:4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

[quote]Which one? Egos will interfere, but I think Hillary will be Veep. IN which case, I am investing in a life insurance policy on Obama - for my retirement.[/quote] Don’t be afraid of the black skin,--the guy is human.

[quote]Cocky he can get. He is going to be the next President--no contest![/quote] What country will he become president?

[quote]But is it fair? I get to deduct my 4 children, you dont as you only have one child.[/quote] yes

[quote]What about Deductions? can I deduct for my 4 children? My mortgage? State taxes?[/quote] If these deductions are available for you, certainly you have a right to take advantage of them.

[quote].So You are saying I should only be taxed at 9% as well?[/quote] Yes!

[quote]Thank you!So now, I get a BIG raise. I paid $800k in taxes and you paid $8k in taxes (on incomes of $4m and $80k respectively). After the tax cut, I paid $40k less, and you paid $800 less. I still paid a lot more in taxes on a much higher income, I just paid less than before, as did you. But because the taxes I pay is higher, the amount I get to keep after the tax cut is now more than you.Is that fair? NO WHy?[/quote] Although both of us would receive a 1 percent tax cut, you wou

Children, children, children, can we have a decent conversation about who is the better candidate?

[quote]That's nice, but as I am not a Christian, quoting scripture to me is like quoting fairy tales to an adult.Don't venture into the forest alone or the big bad wolf might gobble you up![/quote] Now that you have got this off your chest, can we please get back to the subject of concern--why poor whites vote republican.

[quote]Oh wait, no need. You've already proven yourself a moron.[/quote] I apologize if I offended you. Believe me, it wasn’t my intention. Proverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.

[quote] Thank you!So now, I get a BIG raise. I paid $800k in taxes and you paid $8k in taxes (on incomes of $4m and $80k respectively). After the tax cut, I paid $40k less, and you paid $800 less. I still paid a lot more in taxes on a much higher income, I just paid less than before, as did you. But because the taxes I pay is higher, the amount I get to keep after the tax cut is now more than you.Is that fair?[/quote] No[size="6"][/size]

[quote]And how would you equalize it? Let's take an easy example. You make $50k, I make $80k. We are both middle class. I paid $16k in taxes, and you only paid $10k (again I am making this easy). We get a tax cut. I pay $800 less, you pay $500 less. So is that fair?[/quote] [size="6"]Yes[/size]

[quote]After the Civil War they had to find a way to keep workers on the plantationsThe only difference now is that they don't have to work for their keep. The middle class carries that burden for them. But they are just as enslaved as they were back then.[/quote] Inference is defined as: 1. conclusion: a conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning 2. logic reasoning process: the process of reasoning from a premise to a conclusion 3. implication: something that is implied Based

[quote] I did not ask you for facts, just your opinion. Dont you have one?[/quote] Last year, Warren Buffett said (you know him, the world’s second richest), he was taxed at 17.7 percent on his taxable income of more than $46 million. His receptionist was taxed at about 30 percent.

[quote] And how would you equalize it? Let's take an easy example. You make $50k, I make $80k. We are both middle class. I paid $16k in taxes, and you only paid $10k (again I am making this easy). We get a tax cut. I pay $800 less, you pay $500 less. So is that fair?[/quote] Proverbs 1:22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge? Look it up!

[quote]Oh, he also has an extra toe on each foot, and Michelle's favorite douche is fried-chicken scented.[/quote] Proverbs 9:13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.

But only for black people! He's also for killing as many white police as possible. And he believes that those who have both coffee colored skin and huge jug-ears are intellectually superior, and should have a special school system just for them.[/quote] Proverbs 1:22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

But only for black people!He's also for killing as many white police as possible.And he believes that those who have both coffee colored skin and huge jug-ears are intellectually superior, and should have a special school system just for them.[/quote] Proverbs 1:22 "How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

Good! I see that you , little-whip and the rest, have done your homework. Now, since you have listed your reasons why “poor whites vote republican,” perhaps, we can have a reasonable and sensible conversation without hurling insults toward one another. Correct me if I’m wrong, your reason for voting republican is based on the following: taxes and welfare. Now, let us debate these issues separately and hopefully we may find some common ground. As for me, I have never met a person who di

Republicans Do Nothing As U.S. Jobs Move Overseas Overall private sector employment was hurt by job losses at U.S. multinational companies who shifted more jobs to their overseas operations. These firms reduced their U.S. workforce by 2.1 percent in 2003, following a 3.0 percent reduction in 2002 and a 4.1 percent reduction in 2001. (Bureau of Economic Analysis, April 2005) At the same time, employment at their foreign affiliates based overseas increased by 1.2 perce