I haven' seen this story on progressive shows on TV or Huffington Post.This is a man who is a "control freak" and very calculating. He rarely criticizes the Republicans, unless they inadvertently help the economy,or raise taxes! In interviews you can see, that his answers are well thought out and rehearsed...he leaves nothing to chance.
The reason Norquist doesn't want to raise taxes, is to destroy all entitlement programs to "to balance the budget"and...leave the government crippled. The government will not have the money to provide the services that people are used to..so they will be privatized.We will be paying for something ,we used to have for free! And guess who profits from this! He doesn't care, that with our worsening economy and debt crises,will turn the USA into a third world country. You think the 1%, won't make huge profits,while having cheap labor! The rich don't care if we get rid of entitlement programs ,they don't need them...but they still take it anyway! Norquist feels that the rich are entitled to everything they have, because they are smarter and superior to the rest of us! This is based on the premise, that only the strong survive! It's your own fault, if your not rich... or even poor! You are simply inferior!
We have almost lost our voice and we need to realize, how much work needs to be done! We can't sit quietly anymore "talking" to each other...though this is so important! We have to aggressively fight this! We also have to realize that the "liberal media" is often very critical of Obama. They say he is weak and that he caves and he didn't achieve EVERYTHING he promised! They conveniently forget ,what he was up against and what he inherited! It's not fair that Obama gets unfairly criticized from both the right AND the left! Read the facts! Put in any journalist name, then Obama and you will see for yourself!I realize Obama has made mistakes..but I believe he has the best interests of the people...which in this climate, means a lot!
I get tired of people telling me, "that everything will be fine, it always is". It's not fine! Poorly informed voters are so harmful. They vote because of a single issue, a sound bite, partisan TV shows,a liberal elite bias,that "looks down on them"..(ignoring how the Republicans really treat them),laziness, and my favorite "because I always voted this way". People are so easily manipulated! Their is a heavy price we pay,when people let someone tell them the "facts"and validate their unexamined and often harmful belief systems. They reinforce that they are right,that they are on their side,and will stand up for them against the liberal elite..who look down on them and that they are the only ones who really understands them and appreciates them. It's so much better to be validated and valued,what need do they have to search for anything more..like perhaps the truth! Sometimes religion doesn't focus on the true teachings of Jesus...to help the poor, to treat people like you want to be treated,ect. Instead they focus on the wedge issue of abortion. I feel it is a woman's right to choose, but I also think women pay a heavy toll,feeling guilty,etc. We have had a Republican president for 20 years since 1980..have they done a single thing to change the law, concerning abortion? Of course not! They don't want to loose votes or their wedge issue!
These changes have been done over a period of 40 years! I often feel like we are the frog in water, where the temperature is slowly raised..the frog dies ...because he feels no "threat" and doesn't leave!
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