aceventura3

This is getting old. There are racists in the Tea Party, Libertarian Party and Republican Party, and even in whatever party you belong to, but generally the US is not a nation of racists - nor is the memberships of the Tea Party, Libertarian Party and Republican Party. Today most people are focused on issues other than race. It is 2010, just because someone disagrees with Obama does not make them a racist.

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I think you can have all of the above. First, the concept of "cut taxes" has more to do with the establishment of a fair tax code consistent with a clearly defined role for the federal government and then on down the line to all taxing entities. Reasonable people can disagree on this point - but I don't know of anyone who is not willing to pay their fair share of taxes. The few on the extreme end are rare.

Reduction of the deficit or debt comes from first having a vibrant and growing economy. A vibrant and growing economy can easily be achieved through government maintaining an environment consistent with economic growth and innovation. Reasonable regulation is not at odds with economic growth and innovation, in fact our economy requires regulation. However, it is important the regulation adds security and stability to markets. In many cases regulation favors some over others and this restricts competition and actually hurts the economy. An example is financial reform that will consolidate the banking industry at the expense of small and regional institutions - this is why many big firms are not really in the fight against what Congress is doing.

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