GOP Reaffirms Their Commitment to Corporate Interests With A 'Pledge To America'
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[QUOTE=Fox News]House Republicans on Thursday rolled out their "Pledge to America," a sweeping conservative agenda that calls for reining in federal spending, permanently extending all of the Bush tax cuts, and repealing President Obama's signature health care law.
Republicans are hoping the agenda, released just five weeks before crucial midterm elections, will help power them back into the majority in the House.
"Across America, the people see a government in Washington that isn't listening, doesn't get it, and doesn't care," House Minority Leader John Boehner said as he and other Republican leaders released the 21-page document at a news conference at a hardware story and lumber yard in Sterling, Va.
"This new governing agenda, built by listening to the people, offers plans to create jobs, cut spending, and put power where it belongs: in the hands of the people," he said. "'A Pledge to America' offers a new way forward that hasn't been tried in Washington: an approach focused on cutting spending instead of accelerating spending, and eliminating uncertainty for the private-sector innovators and entrepreneurs who create jobs."
The plan is divided into five policy areas: the economy, government spending, health care, government reform and national security. Republicans are calling for, among other things, a reduction in federal spending to fiscal 2008 levels except for national security, cite constitutional authority when introducing legislation, and require all bills to be posted online three days before votes.
But the plan didn't delve into specifics on critical issues, such as how it will "put government on a path to a balanced budget. It also steers clear of social issues.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, whose "Contract with America," helped Republicans take control of Congress in 1994, gave his blessing of the latest agenda.
He said in a statement that it offers a "choice between the job killing, big government, high tax agenda of the Democratic Party and a Republican Party agenda to reverse out-of-control spending, restore fiscal accountability leading to a balanced budget, create confidence in the private sector to spur new job creation, and strengthen the family."
Democrats immediately dismissed the pledge.
"If it sounds familiar, it's because it's the same litany that got us into this mess -- tax cuts for the rich that costs millions of dollars," White House chief spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said if the GOP plan is implemented, it "will visit a plague on Americans.
"Just imagine what plague would be visited on your family if we were to repeal the patient's bill of rights," he said.
A spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in an e-mail, "Congressional Republicans are pledging to ship jobs overseas, blow a $700 billion hole in the deficit to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires; turn Social Security from a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble; once again, subject American families to the recklessness of Wall Street; and take away patients' rights."[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/23/house-republicans-unveil-pledge-america-tax-spending-cuts/[/url]
So instead of saying exactly how they plan on cutting the deficit and federal spending they offer very specific plans on how they will repeal Obama's health care bill that provides health insurance to people couldn't get it before and how they will keep on cutting taxes for millionaires and billionaires. How un-American.
Yeah, its bullshit.
STOP THE FUCKING PRESSES
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It's all a bunch of lies and bullshit and the people know it. A Pledge for America? My fucking ass, Republicans voted NO On repealing don't ask don't tell.
[QUOTE=R3mix;25009718]It's all a bunch of lies and bullshit and the people know it. A Pledge for America? My fucking ass, Republicans voted NO On repealing don't ask don't tell.[/QUOTE]
While it is not clear, I'd presume they are also against gay marriage still with this thing... "We pledge to honor families, traditional marriage, life, and the private and faith-based organizations that form the core of our American values." IMO gay marriage is more important then repealing DADT, but either way it's civil liberties the GOP doesn't stand for.
Oh it also pledges to keep Guantanamo bay open.
Here's an interesting list of what it essentially says on it from USA Today,
[quote]•Repealing the health care law signed by Obama.
•Extending tax cuts enacted under then-president George W. Bush that are due to expire in December. Obama favors extending tax cuts to all but those couples with taxable incomes above $250,000.
•Freezing hires in all government agencies except the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security.
•Opposing taxes on carbon fuels. The president has proposed a tax to discourage the use of fuels that produce greenhouse gases.
The GOP pledge reiterates the party's opposition to abortion rights and gay marriage, and promises to keep trials of suspected terrorists off U.S. soil and in military, rather than civilian, courts. Republican leaders are also vowing to boost funding for a missile defense shield and allow state and local law enforcement officials to enforce federal immigration laws.[/quote]
Oh and let's not get this confused with regular republicans, this is more or less the retarded GOP.
Good god, and I'm waiting for republicans to defend these points with great zealotry.
[quote]"This new governing agenda, built by listening to the people, offers plans to create jobs, cut spending, and put power where it belongs: in the hands of the people."[/quote]
Yeah, [I]rich[/I] people maybe.
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;25010201]Good god, and I'm waiting for republicans to defend these points with great zealotry.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Ridge;25009657]Yeah, its bullshit.[/QUOTE]
Funny how that worked out. And yea this is insanity, I really hope people aren't stupid enough to vote in these morons come Nov.
[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;25010227]Funny how that worked out. And yea this is insanity, I really hope people aren't stupid enough to vote in these morons come Nov.[/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure the tea party doesn't even like the GOP anymore. It's like the GOP have become extremists and just don't give a fuck about moderates anymore.
It sounds like they're rehashing a lot of the policies in the past that have been problematic.
[QUOTE]"If it sounds familiar, it's because it's the same litany that got us into this mess -- tax cuts for the rich that costs millions of dollars," White House chief spokesman Robert Gibbs said.
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Yeah. This.
[QUOTE=Jimpy;25010389]I'm pretty sure the tea party doesn't even like the GOP anymore. It's like the GOP have become extremists and just don't give a fuck about moderates anymore.[/QUOTE]
the TEA PARTY would HATE SOMEONE for being EXTREMIST?
[QUOTE=Jiyoon;25010456]the TEA PARTY would HATE SOMEONE for being EXTREMIST?[/QUOTE]
The Tea Party doesn't commit to social issues as much as the GOP, it's all about money for them. I don't know it's a big mess, but what do you expect out of such a fucked up situation? One thing that did confuse me was that they vote out GOP republicans, but they put in O'Donnel, even though she's strongly... anti-sex. I think more or less the only radical part about the Tea Party is that they are anti-establishment.
Here is the problem with our two party system. The Democrats want to expel corporations from politics so they can snoop into corporative activity, and the Republicans want to bring the corporations farther into the government. When will we learn to have a separation of corporations and state?
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25010590]Here is the problem with our two party system. The Democrats want to expel corporations from politics so they can snoop into corporative activity, and the Republicans want to bring the corporations farther into the government. When will we learn to have a separation of corporations and state?[/QUOTE]
When the matrix controls us all.
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25010590]Here is the problem with our two party system. The Democrats want to expel corporations from politics so they can snoop into corporative activity, and the Republicans want to bring the corporations farther into the government. When will we learn to have a separation of corporations and state?[/QUOTE]
because unlike religion, you can't trust corporations to manage themselves without screwing someone one way or another.
[QUOTE=Jiyoon;25010686]because unlike religion, you can't trust corporations to manage themselves without screwing someone one way or another.[/QUOTE]
People can run their businesses whatever way they want as long as its legal.
That is all that needs to be said.
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25010821]People can run their businesses whatever way they want as long as its legal.
That is all that needs to be said.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but that's when the government needs to intervene into business, by creating laws an regulations.
So If you just let the government do what it wants and let the businesses do what they want, then you'd have a government doing what it's not supposed to be doing and having businesses raping everybody, so you need to have the government regulate the businesses
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25010821]People can run their businesses whatever way they want as long as its legal.
That is all that needs to be said.[/QUOTE]
Business need regulation, the legal part is the regulation part, and republicans want almost no regulation, leading to us all suffering the consequences of that.
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25010821]People can run their businesses whatever way they want as long as its legal.
That is all that needs to be said.[/QUOTE]
Creating laws that regulate corporations is intervention.
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Well of course I support a small degree of regulation. When I say legal, I mean no regulations on business with the exceptions of things like murder, theft, tort, and adequate working conditions. No more is needed than that.
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25011030]Well of course I support a small degree of regulation. When I say legal, I mean no regulations on business with the exceptions of things like murder, theft, tort, and adequate working conditions. No more is needed than that.[/QUOTE]
What about when a monopoly abuses consumers?
[QUOTE=hypno-toad;25011413]What about when a monopoly abuses consumers?[/QUOTE]
Or when a business exploits its workers? Like with china?
Or when they colonize other countries and abuse the people there
[QUOTE=Jiyoon;25011473]Or when a business exploits its workers? Like with china?
Or when they colonize other countries and abuse the people there[/QUOTE]
What about the environment?
[QUOTE=Derubermensch;25011030]Well of course I support a small degree of regulation. When I say legal, I mean no regulations on business with the exceptions of things like murder, theft, tort, and adequate working conditions. No more is needed than that.[/QUOTE]
ok this is one thing i've never understood from people who say this
where are the motives for this?
do you think people just go around regulating things because it's fun?
there's obviously a reason why regulation was introduced around Teddy Roosevelt's presidency
So do the CEO's really need more money?
Honestly, I believe that we should have a single-payer, non-profits system run by the government. Making a market out of sick and dieing people was just a retarded thing to begin with.
All it is: Contract with America take two. And like the first one, it won't actually be anything but a rallying cry to take back America from the librhuls.
Just the same old shit they've been hawking for years. The very definition of conservatism is "No new ideas, ever."
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;25014702]Just the same old shit they've been hawking for years. The very definition of conservatism is "No new ideas, ever."[/QUOTE]
So true.
Fucking missile defense, really? WTF, is it 1988 again?
And the GOP herp derp across our democratic republic again.
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