Replies to post #339166 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[ForReal]

"I was a Democrat for years. But, Reagan said it best. "I did not leave the Democrat Party, they left me".

As the Democrat Party stands today, choosing a candidate is like trying to choose the least offensive turd in the septic tank.
I'm serious when I say that it saddens me to see what the Democrat Party has morphed into. Democracy, to me at least, is having two (or more) strong parties that compromise, to meet the needs of all.
Unfortunately, the Democrat Party has morphed into total socialism or lesser degrees of it. Countries like Venezuela, Cuba and even China have survived because capitalism is so successful that we tend to offer them support and aid. Even countries like Sweden and Denmark are moving more toward capitalism, after experimenting with an expanded welfare state, supported by their capitalism. In every instance, greater government control has reduced the prosperity of a capitalist society.
No form of government can or will eliminate poverty. It is unrealistic to even think it will. Can you imagine what many countries would be like if the United States and our capitalism, did not share with them? And we want to be more like them? We could hardly afford the proposed programs, let alone help others, if we were to start to travel that path.

[hookrider]

conix{ You like to put words in a "Democrat" mouth. Lets see how that works by putting words in republicans mouth.

God I can't vote for a republican that lies every time he/she opens there mouth.

God I can't vote for republican that say's they will make another country pay for a wall when he/she knows damn well they want. When they want pay I will build it with taxpayer money anyway.

God I can't vote a republican that eats, sleeps and goes out to play golf on taxpayers money when ever they want and not do there job.

God I can't vote for a republican that sucks up to Russia.

God I can't vote for a republican that sucks up to North Korea.

God I can't vote for a republican that sucks up criminals.

There is a hell of a lot more but you should get the point by now. I just can't vote for Trump!!!!

[Dale C]

Without an idiot proof majority in the house & senate Bernie won't get any of those pipe dreams through congress. I don't believe he can dazzle them with brilliance nor baffle them with bullshit.

[arizona1]

because I do not see how we can pay for what he says we want".

Then explain this Miss fiscal conservative. Please do tell us how trump and the MAGATs have paid for all this debt?

President Trump promised to balance the budget. Instead, he gave a $1.5 trillion tax cut to corporations and the wealthy. What did this do to our national debt?