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Originally Posted by BigFish
What if you think the choices all SUCK?!?!?! I can't vote for someone I do not believe in! It is, as many of you say a right to vote? I also have the right not to vote! This country is in severe need of reform......this system is way outdated and at this point in time is nothing more than a means for politicians to line their pockets! They do not act or cast their votes in "OUR" best interests!!! They do it according to their personal "BOTTOM LINE"! Fuel prices are skyrocketing and does the government do anything about it??? ANYTHING!!!! No.....they don't even concern themselves with the fact that these oil companies are turning record profits off our hard working a$$es!!! Talk about sheep being led to slaughter......you folks ought to take a good hard look at the folks in office......I have and I hate what I see! I do not expect miracles from these people, and not everyone is going to be happy at the same time, but given the situation with the price of crude oil and the obvious gouging that is going on......I believe they should be doing more than just turning a blind eye while they cash their dividend checks and we pay their fuel bills as they simply "expense" their fuel costs as a business expense! They have yet to remove the fuel tax....how much is that a gallon??? We pay exise tax......HELL the way it looks we are going to have to PAY FOR THE RIGHT TO FISH very soon! Like we already don't!!!
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PRECISELY why we all need to get out and vote. In RI there are enough conflicts of interest in the legislature that they all (or at least most) need to go, just can't get the people to vote out the incumbents because of the way they cater to the special interest groups (read State, County and Municipal Workers).