Why is this man not out next president?

[The Ghost of RubangB]

TheRealMafoo said:

The Ghost of RubangB said:
I was really pissed when Ron Paul and the Kooch both got shafted during all the debates of the primaries. I think if the election was between those 2 (and Barr and Nader on the side), the world would be a better place.

But seriously, I go to school on the tax dollars, so it's against my interests to vote for Ron Paul. And his whole "taxes are unconstitutional" argument is pretty stupid.

I love the guy and I want him to get more media coverage and think he's a great voice for libertarian ideas, but I could never vote for him.

I wouldn't say never. Some day you will be working, and realize 3 out of the 5 days you go to work are for the government, so they can pay for people to go to school. When you are on that side of the dollar, you will probably change your mind.

It's easy to be a Democrat when you are taking the money out of my hand, let's see how easy it is when someone reaches into yours.

As a person who went to school on the tax dollar, I would be proud to know that I am helping other people get the same chances I had.  Getting rich is not going to make me switch my stances on same-sex marriage, abortion, the death penalty, foreign policy, drug laws, and it's not even going to change my stance on taxes.  I LOVE TAXES.  Not because I'm broke right now.  But because I'm fiscally liberal as hell.

I've worked before.  I couldn't get financial aid until I was 24, because that's when the department of education considered me an independent for some stupid reason.  For the years before that I was going to community college and working 2 jobs at once.  And I was a waiter, so I even got taxed on my tips.  And they taxed my tips before I gave 10% of them to the bar, 10% of them to the foodrunner, and 15% of them to my busser.  So I got taxed on 100% of the tips even though I got to keep 65% of them.  But I never complained, because I was making way more money than the rest of them.

Ask Warren Buffet how becoming the 2nd richest man in the world made him stop voting for Democrats.  Oh wait, he endorsed Kerry (even donating insane amounts of money) and now he supports Obama.  Not all rich people switch parties and start voting from their wallets.  Many people think there are many more important issues than taxes.  Please don't assume I'll change my mind when I make some real money.  Even if I agreed with McCain's stance on the economy, that would be the only issue I agree with him on, and there are too many other issues I care about.