Quote Originally Posted by Hotel_Detect
Fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Me too. That is why I vote Democrat. Everybody is fiscally conservative. I have never met a single person, liberal or conservative, that doesn't want to lower taxes and bring down the deficit. The only difference in the candidates tax proposals this year was that Kerry would have raised taxes on folks making over $200,000 in order to reduce the deficit, which I consider to be fiscally conservative. And this how it was in 2000 as well.. and with Clinton. I just don't get how people say that Democrats want to raise taxes and spend the country into oblivion. If you look at the proposals of Democratic presidential candiates over the past 12 years, it doesn't hold true, except for taxes raised on the +$200,000 folks.
Except I earn over the 200k mark and it is unfair that I should have to pay more than my current 35% rate. And for other people, making over 200k does not all of a sudden make you fabulously rich. What if you have a few kids in college, are not eligible for financial aide and have to give 100k to the federal government under a democratic administration. I also believe taxing the rich hurts the economy in a more general sense. I know that at a higher tax percentage I would have less available capital to invest in businesses.
I've got no problems with that then. I just wanted to make sure you knew what you were voting for, and you do. You're willing to give up some individual freedoms in order to increase your take home pay. Well, actually, you're willing to give up the individual freedoms of other people in order to increase your take home pay (somehow I doubt that you're gay or that you'll ever want an abortion). Sorry, I couldn't help but take a litte shot at you there, but seriously, you do hold a logical and defendable position. For me, social issues are more important which is why I voted for Kerry.