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Originally Posted by zimmy
Jimmy,
Those independents re-elected Bush. I think, if anything, that supports my statement. The whole "if you don't elect Bush, you are in danger" scare tactic is exactly what I am talking about. Just because independents are "successful,educated..." doesn't mean they aren't susceptible to propaganda. I am also curious if you think tea party people are independents.
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or.....they thought John Kerry was an elitist snob from a massivley liberal state. Again - the people picked the lesser of two evils
A portion of the tea party are independents. Google the news reports - there is a breakdown. I think its just over 10%.
The majority of the people I know, including many in this forum, some who are libs - agree with the tea party. I am independent, educated and I agree with everything the tea party seems to stand for. I'll give you a REAL world example - I just returned from visiting my in-laws in Northern CA. As we all know CA is bankrupt. Contra Costa county, just outside SF has a county sales tax of - 10.5% !!! Think of that Zimmy - for every dollar you make - 25-30% goes to the Feds, 5-10% goes to the state, and every dollar you spend - 10% goes to the county. Now add in property tax, all the taxes on phones, intranet, etc. How much of your hard earned dollar do you get to keep? 35 to 40 cents?????
Maybe you think its tea party non-sense. But its cold, hard facts. Now add in raising taxes and lowering deductions for people over 250K, think of what they get to keep is it 25 to 40 cents of every dollar? How inspired will these people be to work hard and innovate?
Can you tell me clearly what you do not agree with the tea party?