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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
8. I needed to come back to this thread, too, thanks for kicking it up in my My Posts list.
Sun Oct 6, 2013, 11:35 PM
Oct 2013

A look at my Journal will show where my mind is at right now.

It's not a good place. Possibly no SS next month for well over 50 million Americans. And no end in sight. If you read my Journal and the posts with the links, you see my reasons for being upset.

One good thing that is sinking is in one of the posts. It is a thread by ProSense in which she gives another reason the GOP hates the ACA and is going all out to destroy it, other than the basics.

The basics being that it will work and convince people Reagan was wrong; that it registers people to vote, who will not vote for the GOP when they see that they have been lied to; and it forces the over privileged in Congress to start paying.

Remember the ruckus over CPI in 2012, etc? And the solutions being offered such as removing the cap on FICA taxes? The ACA did that in 2010.

Many that have defamed this president never gave him a chance because they did not read what a revolutionary law the ACA is. Of course, many who defamed him did because they did know what the law was going to do.

And those who claim there is no revolution by the ballot box, are just going along with the meme that 'voting doesn't matter' to avoid criticism by the group thinkers, influenced by pundits paid by rightists to repeat that endlessly, to maintain the worst of the status quo. It s a scam and won't help.

Because we saw a revolution in 2008, 2010 and 2012. Two to the left and one to the right. With default, 2014 won't be much of an issue, solutions and decisions will be made we don't want and they may come from the GOP in 2014 and Rand Paul in 2016 if the revolution at the ballot goes to the right again.

Very tough days ahead.

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That was good treestar Oct 2013 #1
So true mimi85 Oct 2013 #3
Oh me too! treestar Oct 2013 #4
To some extent IrishAyes Oct 2013 #6
Thank you for the wonderful post and poll, Cha Oct 2013 #2
Thanks, Cha and all freshwest Oct 2013 #5
I don't know how I missed your thread! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #7
I needed to come back to this thread, too, thanks for kicking it up in my My Posts list. freshwest Oct 2013 #8
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