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Will you vote 3rd party?
Poll ended at 25 Nov 2008, 6:55 pm
Yes - Definitely! 17%  17%  [ 5 ]
No - Definitely Not! 34%  34%  [ 10 ]
I think I will 21%  21%  [ 6 ]
I think I won't 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
Other 24%  24%  [ 7 ]
Total votes : 29

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28 Mar 2008, 6:19 pm

Eagles1986 wrote:
Proportional representation and instant run-off voting wouldn't hurt either


We agree on this much, at least.


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29 Mar 2008, 7:28 am

Eagles1986 wrote:

I may live in Canada but i'm a dual citizen and I grew up in Cleveland. So I vote by absentee ballot. Can I ask why you believe Kucinich and Nader are "loony". Kucinich is a true Democrat that speaks the truth. Clinton and Obama are corporatists and they both have aggressive foreign policies. They go out and make speeches about healthcare and Iraq but they have done nothing in the Senate to change this. They could vote against funding, and they could stop taking money from insurance companies!

Nader has accomplished more in his career than Clinton, Obama and McCain combined without even holding elected office. The man is a true public citizen and he would make a great president.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I have great respect for both of those men (Nader and Kucinich). I just deeply disagree with many of their political views- eg Kucinich is a socialist and I am for laissez-faire. But I like that Kucinich is actually an honest politician, a very rare creature indeed. Similar things could be said for Nader.


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29 Mar 2008, 7:34 am

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You may like the idea of government playing Robin Hood, but I don't. If you restructure the tax burden to steal from the rich and give to the poor, you will harm the economy by discouraging investment and entrepreneurship, which are arguably the two most vital components of our economy.


There is a difference between being Robin Hood, and in believing that a person living off a trust fund should pay the same tax rate (or a slightly higher one) as a plumber or truck driver.

I don't believe I ever advocated a regressive tax rate, so this is rather a pointless statement. I want to cut everyone's taxes, not only the rich but also the poor and middle class. The Robin Hood statement is valid because Obama (and you, by the way) advocated raising taxes on the rich and using that money to fund programs for the lower classes. That is definitely a Robin Hood mentality.


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