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[lazchan]

A bit of a political thing here and there-- not too much--

but parts of this election make you really stop and gape at all the stupid that's running rampant on both sides. I half want the country to give up on both sides and vote for Nader. :) My dad and I were joking bout that the other day; Nader wouldn't know what hit him.

But just think... "Joe the Plumber" is going to be one of those things that we'll look on years later and go 'seriously? this was such a major factor?' All the sniping and back-biting and crazy crap that goes on during this time of the year makes me want to crawl under a rock and not emerge until it's all over. I got lucky that I was in Japan for the first half of it-- then came back for the real nasty part of mud-slinging. Just going on the defenders of their presidential hopeful (and no, this isn't pointing fingers at any one person, all the people on my F-list are really cool about the whole thing) people get so crazy about so many things and yeah, it's great to defend your side, just as long as you don't forget that you and the person you're kicking down are both human beings and honestly, would you act this way when it wasn't the election?

I have my own choice for president and I've decided this not just because of the party they're from, but from their platform, their stance --their running mate and what the outcome could be in the long run. Peopl

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[enogitna.livejournal.com]

The best part about Joe is that:
he name isn't Joe, he isn't certified to be a plumber,
and he owned a crazy amount of money in back taxes b/c he never paid taxes. C'mon you gotta see the humor in that.

[lazzchan.livejournal.com]

:D

I do, does the rest of America? XD

[enogitna.livejournal.com]

I do! XD

[phoenixdown7.livejournal.com]

I do!

[azurite]

Peopl--- I get the feeling part of your entry got cut off. Or is it just me?

[magharabi.livejournal.com]

Yeah. A part of me died when "Joe the Plumber" was brought up in the first place. I thought it was rather irrelevant to the issue at hand. In the actual debate, McCain was getting all over Obama because Joe Plumber wanted to buy the company he was working for, but if he did then he'd owe more taxes. Well... DUH! Buying your company means you are making more money, since you are the owner, meaning you should pay more bloody taxes, because you have more money to tax. The math isn't that hard to figure out. I really wish we could go to a flat tax rate for everyone. You know, everyone pays 15% of what they make. Yes, I know Bill Gates will probably end up paying like, 10% of the national total, but he MAKES that much to begin with, so it's fair.

Sorry. I've been all ranty on this stuff lately. I hate what being interested in politics has done to me. This is why I always avoided it before. Grr....

[kitesareevil.livejournal.com]

But just think... "Joe the Plumber" is going to be one of those things that we'll look on years later and go 'seriously? this was such a major factor?'

Sorry, but I'm of the firm belief that anyone who isn't thinking this NOW needs a lobotomy. XD