akuma587 said:
halogamer1989 said:
What do you think about the following piece I wrote?
My Viewpoints for a Successful GOP Resurgence
1. Drop abortion from platform. Although it is inherent to specify the nature of God by the Republican nature that all life is precious, use PACs as ends accomplish those controversial means.
2. Observe more on the middle class by appointing more “everyday USA” candidates. Voters see eye to eye with the people who they can best relate to, VP candidate Sarah Palin is a perfect example. Stick by this. When the converse from the left occurs, as in the instance of calling the AK governor “Sarah Plain” subjectively point that hypocrisy to the Democratic platform—Why criticize the middle class when you strive your best to work for them?
3. Implement Fair Tax rhetoric. It is simple idiotic to see the laments of the average business and worker suffer from a broken tax code that is outdated and insufficient for the modern 21st century.
4. Implement a GOP “New Deal” of sorts. Know thy enemy and work from within. Use refitted factories during war. Implement a recycling program that uses the metal and steel from old cars that are ruined, specifically in the South and landfills. Do not waste what is already here and contribute to more “PAYGO” debt.
5. Eliminate all earmarks and utilize the private sector to seek out flaws in government spending proposals.
6. Seek out and destroy all wasteful military waste. Account for the “black budget” and make all secret programs known to members of the Congress and the Executive branch. Subversion of government and unknown uses of citizens money to undermine the Constitution or potential free will is not only dangerous and opposite of the Founder’s intentions but evil.
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I agree with just about all of these except number 3.
#2 is good, but you choose a really poor example...at least from my point of view.
Everything else is pretty sound and I think could benefit one or both parties.
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1. Agree
2. Yes, but why does middle class have to equal ignorant?
3. Fair Tax always sounds great but the tax burden then falls evenly on every American, I believe that money made off of the of American investment markets should be taxed more than money from labor. Taxes on spending only isn't very fair to any one who invests in bonds or deposit accounts instead of things like the stocks, commodities, etc (which are the motivating factors behind most wars cause much of the poverty).
4. More socialist sounding than any of Obama's programs.
5. Earmarks are one of the most important parts of our federal system, a state should be able to ask for money for programs then the entirety of congress should judge its value to the entire nation. However, I do think that earmarks should be limited to certain types of bills. Eliminating all earmarks removes the Federal Government from it's role of service TO the states.
6. I do not trust all member of congress to keep their mouths shut, bipartisan committees are just fine. To do #6 would require security clearance for all, that would be bad and would be used by theparty in power to weaken the minority party's ability to get competent people into office.
