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in response to ustwo and milkyp thanks for your feedback, i know I came off strong and missed some things so here are some extra points:
I agree with toophat that I'm not at all saying people should vote for who I believe they should vote for, only that they shouldn't vote for image they should learn more. It is perfectly reasonable to think that two people, like say myself and milkyp, could learn about the candidates, spend some effort thinking, and pick two different candidates and that would make me very happy because my goal is not for people to vote my way, but to put in effort in voting.
This goes further to what ustwo was saying...I think you missed my point when you said:"Not voting is also a GOOD thing. If you don't take the time to learn the issues, why the hell should you vote? I know plenty of people like that, and it would be irresponsible for them to vote." Obviously I agree with you that if you dont know then dont vote... my point was that it really is the duty of a citizen in a democracy TO know and then they should vote. Also, of course there is the school of thought that by lowering taxes you release more money into flow and more small businesses start up etc. etc. I'm no genius in economics, but I'm sure there is some legitemacy to that, but I doubt most people were thinking about the possible economic welfare of our economy with a boost rather than their tax rebate in the mail and the new pool in their backyard. Also, I have no problem with paying higher taxes as long as the money is going to the right place, like public campaign funding or new energy research and not into the military... however, thats a whole other topic, just as thorny, and before you attack me, I'm actually just a little bit over halfway on the war in Iraq. Thanks for listening
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