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Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging The Economy For Political Gain?

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Corporate board members, financial advisers, and other professionals are bound by a principle called "fiduciary duty," in which they are required to act in the best interests of the clients or companies they are serving.

As an American citizen, I would think--or at least hope--that elected government representatives would be bound by a similar principle--that they would put the country's interests firsts, even if those interests conflicted with their personal desire to gain more power or get re-elected.

My colleague Dan Gross, however, who has covered Washington for two decades, thinks that this principle--if it ever existed--has been thrown out the window.

Basically, Dan argues, Republicans are doing everything they can to ensure that the economy remains a mess when it comes time for the 2012 election. The Republican hope here, Dan explains, is that Americans will vote with their wallets in 2012--and, in so doing, vote more Democrats out of office.
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Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging The Economy For Political Gain?

Yet another article expressing the same view.. It makes sense to me.. Still no jobs bill or even mention of jobs from the republicans.. They are still crying about the debt and the deficit, which has little to no impact on the economy??

What about it?? Are right wingers really sabotaging the economy in attempt to get some political gain??
 
DemonMyst said:
Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging The Economy For Political Gain?

Yet another article expressing the same view.. It makes sense to me.. Still no jobs bill or even mention of jobs from the republicans.. They are still crying about the debt and the deficit, which has little to no impact on the economy??

What about it?? Are right wingers really sabotaging the economy in attempt to get some political gain??
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I can't be sure about that. That's quite a bold claim, and I would doubt that republicans could even organize a mass plan like that. If they got caught it would be too devastating. Whether it is intentional or not, the lack of regulation and prosecution on the corporate giants that caused the recent collapse to begin with, we are asking for continued trouble in the future.
 
I don't know if I'd go that far, but the fact that they keep talking about jobs but haven't even put through any legislation to help do anything with jobs is pretty dismal.
 
And they're eating children, too. Don't forget that.
 
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What it all boils down to is anyone who disagrees with some folks politically, is out to destroy the world. If the Democrats are doing something Republicans don't like, then it's the end of the world. If the Republicans are doing something Democrats don't like, it's the end of the world.
 
DemonMyst said:
Are Republicans Intentionally Sabotaging The Economy For Political Gain?

Yet another article expressing the same view.. It makes sense to me..
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Then this intentional sabatoge also makes sense to you...........

Unemployment Rate Since Democrats Took Over Congress
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Still no jobs bill or even mention of jobs from the republicans..
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Perhaps because Republicans realize government doesnt create jobs...........

..........Trillions of Obama subprime government spending and a rise in unemployment later.......you should too.

They are still crying about the debt and the deficit, which has little to no impact on the economy??
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Your living the impact my ignorant friend

What about it?? Are right wingers really sabotaging the economy in attempt to get some political gain??
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When you elected a President who never even ran a lemonade stand or anything else.........were you trying to sabotage the economy?
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This is ridiculous. It's just another talking point designed to villify one side of the debate. Much like "death panels", "throw grandma from the cliff", "party of no", "republicans hate poor people", etc., etc., etc. Both parties are playing a game with the electorate right now, trying to do what they feel will better guarantee their victory in 2012. If we wanted to make a statement we'd just vote 'em all out and bring in a brand new group...but that won't happen. Instead, we'll sit around and whine about how they're just trying to win votes....votes that we keep giving them.
 
The Democrats already did that to great success thank you.
 
The republican party is only supporting its constituents. That is, those who give them the most money, and thus provide the most help in getting elected. It just so happens that those people are intentionally sabotaging the economy for personal gain. In this case, they sabotage it by funneling the whole thing into their own pockets. They reap all the rewards, while the rest of us get our homes foreclosed on. The republican party is not the evil overlord, just the funny little minions who do the big baddie's bidding. Of course, a lot of the democratic party is on the same payroll... Keep in mind, I mean the party's leadership, not the individual voters.
 
are progressives intentionally making us dependent on big government for political gain?
 
ARealConservative said:
are progressives intentionally making us dependent on big government for political gain?
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Not ALL of us, but just enough to try to hold a majority of the constituency they're addressing at the time, and it is couched in terms like "we here to help, for the children, health care for all" etc.
 
Misterveritis said:
In your opinion what method will be used to ration care? You know it is coming. It happens in every socialist system.
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let's start with means testing and premiums/co-pays based on those tests. That'll open the door, and then we can walk through it and assess the rest.
 
tessaesque said:
let's start with means testing and premiums/co-pays based on those tests. That'll open the door, and then we can walk through it and assess the rest.
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And what is the result when care is rationed? One receives care and another does not. One is given medicine and the other, aspirin. How does that differ from a death panel?
 
Misterveritis said:
And what is the result when care is rationed? One receives care and another does not. One is given medicine and the other, aspirin. How does that differ from a death panel?
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means testing and sliding scale financial obligation isn't rationing, first of all. secondly, if you're terminal, why should i pay for a yearly colonoscopy?
 
tessaesque said:
means testing and sliding scale financial obligation isn't rationing, first of all. secondly, if you're terminal, why should i pay for a yearly colonoscopy?
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Do you see my point? If a panel is deciding who gets care and who does not, as you just decided not to allow a colonoscopy how is that not a death panel?
You know, it will start off with cases few will dispute or complain about. Gradually the cases will dip lower and lower into the age scale. I predict anyone who is not a member of the Communist Party of the Unite...uh, Democrat party, who is no longer paying taxes will be high on the list for denial of services.
 
Misterveritis said:
And what is the result when care is rationed? One receives care and another does not. One is given medicine and the other, aspirin. How does that differ from a death panel?
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Yeah, because that's totally different from how it is today.
 
Moon said:
What it all boils down to is anyone who disagrees with some folks politically, is out to destroy the world. If the Democrats are doing something Republicans don't like, then it's the end of the world. If the Republicans are doing something Democrats don't like, it's the end of the world.
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then why dont there work both together for what is good for the country? :sun:
 
tessaesque said:
means testing and sliding scale financial obligation isn't rationing, first of all. secondly, if you're terminal, why should i pay for a yearly colonoscopy?
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Because it's not you paying for someone else. It's everyone paying for all of it. You're getting just as much benefit from it as everyone else. And the point is that all of society is healthier if all the people in it are healthier. Even if you want to boil it down to cold hard numbers (which seems kinda inhuman to me, to place a dollar value on human life and health), if we're all healthier, we'll all need less health care. We won't spend as much money.
 
Paschendale said:
The republican party is only supporting its constituents. That is, those who give them the most money, and thus provide the most help in getting elected. It just so happens that those people are intentionally sabotaging the economy for personal gain. In this case, they sabotage it by funneling the whole thing into their own pockets. They reap all the rewards, while the rest of us get our homes foreclosed on. The republican party is not the evil overlord, just the funny little minions who do the big baddie's bidding. Of course, a lot of the democratic party is on the same payroll... Keep in mind, I mean the party's leadership, not the individual voters.
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So money from Unions/The Mob, Trial Lawyers, Wall Street, Public Sector Unions Slobs, The Welfare State/DNC Base.........

.........those arent special interests?

.....do Democrats support anyone other than their constituents?
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Badmutha said:
So money from Unions/The Mob, Trial Lawyers, Wall Street, Public Sector Unions Slobs, The Welfare State/DNC Base.........

.........those arent special interests?

.....do Democrats support anyone other than their constituents?
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I like how you ignored the whole point of my post. Both parties just watch out for their constituents. It would be pretty dishonorable to accept their support and then not serve their interests. No, my point was that the constituents that republicans are tied to, and have been since the 70's, are using their wealth and power to funnel all the benefits that society creates into their own pockets, as opposed to the constituents of democrats, who want to make sure everyone gets to eat from the pie. The guys funding the republicans want the whole pie for themselves.

I apologize if my posts are too long for you to read more than just the first few sentences. Should I bold the really important bits like a middle school textbook?
 
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