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Originally Posted by Beemnseven
In a way, the Republicans share much of the blame here. Certainly not on this particular vote, as they all voted against it. But think back to when the GOP had control of the House, the Senate and the Presidency. How hard did they fight for Tort Reform? For allowing the purchase of health insurance plans across state lines? For dismantling some of the insane mandates that do nothing but hike the costs?
Nope. The Republicans didn't do any of that -- in fact, they did much worse. They added an unconstitutional, outrageously expensive entitlement of their very own! I'm speaking of the Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization and Improvement Act of 2003.
You have to hand it to the Democrats. When it comes to advancing their agenda, they are much more tenacious than the GOP has ever been. When was the last time the Republicans enacted major legislation that empowers the free market, the individual, that advances capitalism? Apart from some tax cuts here and there, I can't think of any.
As the saying goes, no matter who you vote for, government always gets elected.
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Nice post . Two parties ... 2 F's ... maybe D* ? As far as capitalism , they have lowered tax rates , income > from 70% to 28 % , cap gains taxes cut in half as well as dividend Taxation .
History of the Income Tax in the United States — Infoplease.com Dividend tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . The death Tax ,,,, could hurt millions of small business owners again ....
What is the Future of the Estate Tax?. That is the type legilation that screws hard working Americans , so while you made some very good points , some of the Dems agenda costs hard working Americans .... millions .