Ten Reasons to Vote for Rocky Anderson in 2012
- The promotion of the public interest through the defeat of the systemic corruption that has caused massive failures in public policy.
- An immediate end to the on-going wars.
- Essential health care coverage for all citizens.
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Urgent international leadership by the U.S. to prevent against the most catastrophic consequences of climate disruption.
- Adequate revenues to balance the budget through fair taxation.
- Treatment of substance abuse as a public health, rather than criminal justice, issue.
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Control of the Federal Reserve by the Treasury Department and Congress.
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A balanced budget (or a surplus) except in times of war or major recession.
- An end to the legal concept of corporate “personhood;” a constitutional amendment to overrule Citizens United.
- An end to the stranglehold on our government by the military-industrial complex.
Byron Foster commented
2012-03-22 18:33:44 -0600
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Wow Rocky, really stepping outside the liberal box here aren’t we?
1) How exactly do you propose to defeat corruption? That’s about the most ambiguous statement I can think of.
2) Yes, end the wars. Call it quits in Afghanistan and piss on the ashes of the brave men and women who have given their lives to try to help the Afghani people. Leave the country to a regime who treats women worse than Michael Vick treats his dogs.
3) What is essential health care? Who defintes it? Where do you draw the line between essential and non-essential? Should we really give government the power to decide whether the treatments we seek are essential or not?
4) This sounds like a blank check for environmentalists. Let’s start enforcing yet more regulations on american manufacturers to give them yet one more reason to take their jobs overseas. Good Job Rocky!
5) Fair taxation. Fair for whom? 50% of the country already pays no taxes. Another significant portion of the population actually receive a refund in the form of credits. How much more “fair” does it need to be? Will you not be happy until the rich are paying 100% tax?
6) I actually agree with you on this one. Shocking, I know.
7) Don’t be a wuss – just get rid of the Federal Reserve
8) I also agree with you on this one, but you can’t have both big government spending plans and a balanced budget plan…unless you plan to tax everyone (read rich) to death.
9) How original….wage warfare on corporations. Oh, and at the same time why don’t beg them to also create jobs like Obama is doing.
10) Yes, let’s start reducing our military strength and hope the rest of the world plays nice with us. The weakest kid on the block has historically always been left alone, right?
