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Originally Posted by
Daly
As a person who leans Libertarian this whole situation is why I feel like we are Fuct.
Vote for "America Party, or Ross P, the Tea Party, or Libertarian party or any other party that isn't R" and you are not only throwing your vote away you are de facto casting a vote for D.
So you "do the right thing" and cast your vote for R...... because they represent most of your views..... and then every few years its another debt ceiling catastrophe.
My economics background tells me we probably cant go zero deficit without huge negative impacts but I sure as shit didn't sign up for this Bill in entirey.
At this point if the option is voting for R and getting betrayed is it maybe better and vote D because at least you get the benefit of the social security blanket. I habe never thought in these terms before but the results are driving me in that direction.
wife and i have decided we will no longer vote for anyone in the republican establishment - which means we simply won't vote. if that means we are tacitly voting for dems, so be it. at least you know what to expect with them. our votes don't matter anyway. the republicans continue to betray the people who put them in power, again and again. they don't deserve the time it takes us to vote.
regarding social security, both parties will end up agreeing to means testing for it anyway. and sure, it will only make a small dent in the problem, but it will make the rest of the country who is broke feel good. this is a lock. i will try to jump on at 62, but don't think i will reach that before this is done.