So I should only vote on issues that directly affect me? That's just plain myopic.  That's the kind of attitude that kept women from voting, that allowed men to kill their wives without being punished by society, that kept black people in slavery, and that kept kids working in the coal mines for 80 hours a week.  That's the kind of attitude of someone who doesn't deserve to live in this country.

Next time I go to the polls I will only vote for any of the propositions that say, "The state of Texas will give akuma587 X amount of dollars in cash," and the ones that say "Akuma587 will be our unquestioned leader from now on."

I am more inclined to vote Obama than McCain, but I will vote for neither of them. They both advocate many policies I disagree with...only McCain advocates a foreign policy that we can no longer afford to perpetuate.

Most attractive = least repulsive. Voting for the lesser evil is sometimes necessary. Plus, as a wise man once said, "if you don't vote, you don't get to bitch."  (Oh wait, are you voting for Barr?  Well, I guess that means you don't give up the right to bitch, even though you might as well have voted for yourself.)

Support runoff voting!

I was talking about liberties like: Having a private phone call and the government staying out of my individual transactions.  Requiring the government to go through the check (judi. brnch.) before the executive can imprison me or other citizens.  This would include getting warrants and allowing an arraignment to procede.  Not holding people indefinitely with out a trial.

When I vote not to spread the wealth, it's not my wealth I am voting to protect. How pathetic of an attempt to vilify me.

I think the government is good at taking away one thing, and bad at taking away another. I think they shouldn't take away either, so I vote in the direction that limits them taking away the thing they are good at taking away.

Sorry your small mind can't see that past your hate. How is it you care about anyone else? Sure doesn't show with regards to me. I guess I have to be poor for your to give a shit about me.

Because wars are fought for poor peoples interest, right? Oh, and all those bank bail outs, 2-3% of home owners who borrowed too much it's their fault and the other 97%'s fault the banks went under. Oh,disregard that most of the foreclosures were mostly speculators and house flippers, they're probably going to get a bail out to because they were bought under a company name.

$1.1 Trillion on bailouts so far, has nothing to do with the people who make interest or profits off of banks (capital gains).

So far we have 1/3 of the national budget (defense) and all the bail outs going to the people 1% of the population.

If you think of medicare, retirement and unemployment as guarantees companies don't have to offer as incentives to come work for them, a portion of those programs would have to be counted too.

The point? The rich have more to gain from a stable country, and pay more taxes because of that.

"All the poor people should have everything handed to them" (Communism)
"All the rich people do all the work" (Corporatism)
or "Everybody for themselves" (Libertarianism)

The world is not that simple.

What you need is a big pile of rice to sit on and a shotgun to protect it from the government and poor people.

I guess Robin Hood wasn't one of your favorite stories when you were growing up.

Robin hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. he didn't steal money from the rich for himself.

Not that I condone steeling, but he put his life at risk, so he could then do something better for others. I give more to charity then probably anyone who I am arguing with.

He earned it (well stole it, but risked his life for it), and then chose who to give it to. That a lot different then stealing it for himself.

I think whoever earns the money, aught to say who it's given too. I have no problems with rich paying more for programs. I have a massive problem with my government taking a citizens money for the sole purpose of giving it to another citizen.

That's not the country I was born it, but I guess it will be the country I die in.

Were you born in America before the Depression or something?

never has a candidate before Obama run on a platform of taking from the rich to give to the poor. I know a lot have wanted to do so, but it was never part of there platform.

When your insulted by saying you want to "share the wealth", and you don't even realize it's an insult... and that wins you votes, this country has become something I don't recognize.