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Tora: I've been hearing the same thing too. Basically, completely rework the tax system on a scale like the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and go with private investment accounts and you might accelerate growth past the growing deficit. Combined with tort reform and taking some heat off Medicare, and he could make some breathing room by the time he leaves. Let's hope we get lucky with a result like the 1965 tax cut.
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quote:Originally posted by Mucus: Yes, I'm sure that American's take notes from provincial politics.
Dalton McGuinty is great anyways, he's saving me about $990 this year, $1140 the next, etc.
Huh? I have to cough up at least $450 more in *coughcough* Premiums *coughTAXEScough* this year. And I was making $26000 a year. How can this be?
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"It seems that many Americans were smart enough to pay attention to Ontario's Election when it really counted."
"Many Americans" aren't informed enough to find Canada on a map. Of Canada.
It's times like this that I wish the US were not powerful and not prosperous. At least then, with a less complacent population, it would be possible to have a revolution.
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quote:Originally posted by Tora Ziyal: Well, I just read some article saying Bush wants to focus on cutting down the deficit by half AND reform social security, but he also admits it's difficult to do both at once. We'll see, I guess.
I want to go to both the Moon and Mars but since I dont know shit about either, I'm in the the same position Bush is.
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quote:Originally posted by David Sands: Tora: I've been hearing the same thing too. Basically, completely rework the tax system on a scale like the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and go with private investment accounts and you might accelerate growth past the growing deficit. Combined with tort reform and taking some heat off Medicare, and he could make some breathing room by the time he leaves. Let's hope we get lucky with a result like the 1965 tax cut.
And maybe if he just clicks his heels together three times and heads off to see the wizard, then we'll get some real action.
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quote:In my own country, a film director can't make a controversial movie anymore, for fear of being brutally murdered. A politician can't publicly oppose the Islam without needing body guards and hiding his family. What the hell happened to that 'Dutch tolerance'?
I read about Van Gogh in Sweden's Metro-paper, I understand he was a columnist for your edition of Metro. I was really saddened by the news. At least he forced them to come out of the woodwork, effectively making him a martyr. I hope something good comes out of that.
Jay:
quote:Although that could change when the Republicans amend the Constitution to allow for another term in office for Mr. Bush because we in the middle of a war and all.
Belarus comes to mind. Man I'm tired of that Lukasjenko.
I'm tired of Bush too. I hear that moral values were one of the most important hinges in the election. That's such a sham, like the collective moral energy will rise with Bush but fall with Kerry (that's what Bush seems to imply) and that that will make any difference ten years down the road. It's the ultimate political trick; "I stand for good values! Family values! Your values!" Doesn't matter that no one can define family values as something specific, but it still gets old mums and dads wet with excitement.
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Well, regardless of one's position on them, the sorts of values being promoted have been specified: no homosexual marriage, for instance. The Republican platform, whatever else you want to say about it, makes no attempt to hide that, and other things.
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The impression I get is that the anti-gay marriage thing is largely driven by a religious belief. Whereas over here, it seems to be more a case of "urgh, I don't want some man bumming me while I queue for a McDonalds".
Was any attempt at all made by the Republican party to disuade the "God says you must vote for us" attitude I've read about in some places somewhere?
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THe problem with the marriage thing being a religous offshoot is that the right-wing CHristians will now wield unprecedented political power: Kerry was careful not to take a stand against them because the huge number of voters they claim to have (and indeed there are many reports of churches openly endorsing Bush to their congregations) so whoever runs for the Democrats next time will take even less of a stand in favor of church/state seperation (or gay rights for that matter).
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"...attaining one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the pinnacle of excellence. Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence."
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