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Originally Posted by pan6467
First, I do sincerely appologize for the tone. I just do not understand someone who promises one thing then does another. I know that's politics but this man continually does it and it is very frustrating and hurtful to the nation.
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Perhaps. But priorities change. Resources change.
Things change. Or, maybe he
is just a lying sack of shit. I don't know. But it is certainly not unique to this president, nor even his office.
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That said, again, if the man cuts ATPs and corporate welfare, then afterward, he cuts education, I wouldn't say shit. But to leave corporate welfare alone, while cutting social programs and education?????? Even the most partisan GOP has to wonder why?
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You keep bring up "Corporate Welfare". But in a lot of cases it's necessary...whether we want to admit it or not. Let's say that I'm in charge of opening a new manufacturing plant, for my company. I can locate it in Twinsburg, Ohio...or Johnstown, PA. Johnstown has fairly high unemployment. They want me there...
bad. So bad, in fact, that they offer me no property tax on my plant for the first 5 years,
and they'll update the infrastructure to my plant before we open it. What will Twinsburg do to compete? Oh...they'll do something, believe me. It's within their best interest to.
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NO the answer isn't throwing money into something broke, but conversely, it isn't starving something broken either. YOU FIX IT.
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Or
trash it.
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You don't just cut and cut and cut and think less money will fix the system, it won't.
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Neither do you feed and feed and feed a fat cat school administration, and expect the system to be fixed. It won't. I believe in more mony spent on students, and less on administrators. That's a whole other thread.
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You say you want to keep America "Drug free", the education programs are working. So why cut them?
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I see a lot of dealers in the 'hood, wearing D.A.R.E. t-shirts. Ironic at best, no? Besides, as much as I want premium channels, on my cable TV...when times get tight...they've got to go. Sacrifices. Sometimes they hurt, but it's trimming the excess.
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You say you want kids to go to college but you cut grants and loans, but allow colleges to raise tuitions, so that people cannot afford to go.
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I hate to say "Back in
my day"...but I will. I worked full time, went to school part time, and paid for the whole thing out of pocket. The
whole thing, as my 8 years of military service meant nothing in the way of educational benefits, because I enlisted in a 6 month gap between GI Bills.
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I still do not understand how anyone can want tax cuts, support corporate welfare yet be happy with social and educational cuts. It makes no sense.
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My guess is that you are bitter about the cuts because it affects you directly...personally. Some may feel differently that want a plant to open in their town. I'm not saying that you're wrong...because you're not. It sucks. In fact, it sucks a whole awful lot. It always does, when you have to choose phone service over cable TV. Same thing.