Re: If Kerry is elected...

From: Tom Seim (soar2morrow_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/19/04

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    > Democrats believe that everyone should benefit when society advances,
    > not just the few. A majority of those bible-belt Robertson republicans
    > would agree with this, I think. This view is, basically, the Christian
    > ethic.
    >
    That might be democrats with a small "d". Democrats with a big "D" are
    much more into income redistribution. This is also called "robbing
    from the well off - er, I mean rich - to give to the less well off -
    er again, I mean poor."
    Republicans believe that when society does well everybody does well.
    By well they mean better. The difference, and it's huge, is that
    Republicans feel this should be done by market forces; Democrats feel
    this should by done by them for those that vote for them.

    I ran a small business for years. I created real jobs for real people.
    One of the most satisfying part of that experience was handing out
    Christmas bonuses when we had a good year. Needless to say, one of the
    least satisfying experiences was informing my employees that there
    would be no Christmas bonus that year. I felt, strongly, that the
    bonus was a major factor in retaining good employees.

    > Regressive tax policy, and unchecked corporate power, despite the best
    > intentions of those who are working towards them, is *not* a way to
    > bring us closer to the goal. It simply does not work. Strong government
    > control of corporations, and progressive tax policy is what leads to a
    > better environment, a healthy infrastructure, and a swelling middle
    > class, which is, in my mind anyway, the right thing to be working towards.

    Boy, do you have a lot to learn. What leads to a swelling middle class
    is a strong and vibrant corporate infrastructure. Strong government
    control of corporations was tried by the Soviet Union without success.

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