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Originally posted by cthulu23
Wow, that out of context quote has legs. Shes talking about Bush's tax cuts, which every economist knows must be rolled back. We are currently in the midst of the greatest bout of deficit spending in American history. Any good conservative knows that such spending is a bad thing.
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Explain how that is that out of context. She's talking about how people should give up more of their money in the form of higher taxes, for "the common good". It's just that "roll back the tax cut" sounds better than "raise taxes". It doesn't matter if her statements were aimed at some people at a political fundraiser, Bill Gates, or starving orphans. Socialism is socialism.
And when did I say anything about how defecit spending is a good thing? I advocate lower taxes AND lower spending, which is a view not currently supported by either party because they're so far to the left. The current political climate is one of Republicans advocating spending more on social programs, and Democrats freaking out that any given program is not expensive enough.
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In recent years, conservative politicians have increasingly begun adopting populist rhetoric; for example, promising to "get big government off your backs", or to stand up to "the powerful trial lawyer lobby", "the liberal elite", or "the Hollywood elite".
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Republicans are indeed trying to show that they're "looking out for the common man" by increasingly supporting expanded unemployment benefits, Medicare, prescription drug subsidies, and so on while at the same time being socially conservative and *claiming* to be in favor of a small decentralized government. I consider that view to have pretty strong populust elements.