Why do people vote for Hilary and Obama?

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takeru51 said:

ssj12 said:
dear god everyone switch to republican and vote Ron Paul and save America

Seriously? Ron Paul would not "save" America... He has some very appealing Libertarian viewpoints, but I would much rather have my roads, schools, and hospitals be built by tax dollars than private corporations. Contrary to foolhardy opinion, we need taxes for the country to work. If we started taxing the right people, our country would be very "saved" and we could actually have some decent public works again.

Where to start :)

Ron Paul has sent all of his children to government school. He doesn't want to end the government schools, which are almost completely funded by the state and local governments, anyway. That is right, even though he doesn't want to end government schools, he has no power to end them anyway.

Most roads and almost all road funding comes from state and local governments. Yes, the federal government does collect gas taxes and it sends most of the money back to the states to help them pay for the interstates they build.

Most hospitals are owned by private companies in America. There are some local and state hospitals, also. The federal government has some control over these but gives almost no funding. There as also military hospitals, which Ron Paul supports. Ron Paul doesn't want to end taxes. He wants to make taxes more fair and easier to understand. Yes, he supports much lower federal taxes and much more state and local control, but he certainly understands the need for some federal taxes and has even proposed some increases in federal taxes.

Ron Paul's big things are-Most Americans want to end the war in Iraq. There are around a 1/2 dozen people running for office that are very interested in the idea but only 3 that are very serious about this and Ron Paul is the only Republican.Most Americans want lower taxes and Ron Paul is the only person running for office that is serious about this issue.Most Americans support a smaller and smaller federal government every year and Ron Paul is the only person running for office that supports this.Most Americans support less lobbyist control in Washington and Ron Paul is one of about 3 people running for office that doesn't get much money from lobbyists.

I urge everyone that is able to learn more about Ron Paul and maybe even donate money (only Americans may) to him on the Boston Tea Party date in December.