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Vincardog

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7. WE have to be loud proud and on point. Lift the SS Cap. "Fix" medicare by requiring the Govt. to
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 01:52 PM
Aug 2012

negotiate drug prices. Remove the age limit on Medicare.

Pay for it all with a Financial Transactions Tax on wall street, one they are not allowed to pass along to the general public.

Real clear populist plans that we enact along with Public financing of elections,
Universal free public education at ALL levels,
a guaranteed minimum income for everyone,
Paper ballots and hand counts,
a progressive federal tax that increases at least 1% for every $100,000/year and treats investment income the same as ordinary income,
An end to all the flat earth "free trade" deals that place corporate profits over human rights,
pass a law removing any "human" rights from corporations and forbid the SCOTUS jurisdiction over all such laws,


That will be a nice start.

Recommend! I totally agree! Let's talk up the accomplishments while we're at it! nt babylonsister Aug 2012 #1
Completely Agree - We Have A Lot To Be Proud Of ..... global1 Aug 2012 #2
I agree TlalocW Aug 2012 #3
And no props! pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #4
Absolutely. The Democrats can be the grownups. n/t pnwmom Aug 2012 #5
I hope we show how the WHOLE IS GREATER than the sum of its parts. nt patrice Aug 2012 #6
WE have to be loud proud and on point. Lift the SS Cap. "Fix" medicare by requiring the Govt. to Vincardog Aug 2012 #7
I 2nd THAT. bvar22 Aug 2012 #11
A Better Convention Roy Rolling Aug 2012 #17
I'm with you on all that except the guaranteed income. Qutzupalotl Sep 2012 #47
Think of it as an earned income tax credit. It guarantees everyone a living income. Vincardog Sep 2012 #49
Well said! arcane1 Aug 2012 #8
Foo Fighters, James Taylor, Mary J Blige librechik Aug 2012 #9
Is that the lineup for the DNC? Webster Green Aug 2012 #33
yes, among others I can't recall. Foo Fighters will do indeed. librechik Aug 2012 #37
I agree. We don't need to respond to irrational, crazy, doddering nutjobs. TwilightGardener Aug 2012 #10
I disagree. HooptieWagon Aug 2012 #12
I also disagree LiberalLovinLug Aug 2012 #21
I'm thinking animatronic empty suit Romney with an etch a sketch Motown_Johnny Aug 2012 #29
True, but it will be old news by then. Qutzupalotl Sep 2012 #45
DNC! DNC! DNC! ellisonz Aug 2012 #13
No Lies! SCVDem Aug 2012 #14
Yes--no lies! Freddie Sep 2012 #52
Be loud. Be proud. But don't fuck it up by acting like Republicans! randome Aug 2012 #15
I agree... JohnnyRingo Aug 2012 #16
They should go after the Republicans for sure. But yes, be focused and don't NYC Liberal Aug 2012 #18
I hope the Dem message is a warm & fuzzy one of unity. It would be a stark contrast valerief Aug 2012 #19
some folks on twitter were advancing the idea SemperEadem Aug 2012 #20
That would be winner. geardaddy Aug 2012 #25
I'd like her to take a long look at that chair, sit down and nolabear Aug 2012 #32
Chris Rock's great "empty chair" suggestion alterfurz Aug 2012 #39
I agree!! I said the same yesterday, stay positive focus on all good Obama has done! SaveAmerica Aug 2012 #22
I agree nt Progressive dog Aug 2012 #23
Good point. Hopefully SNL will pick up the slack nt ecstatic Aug 2012 #24
SNL doesn't start for another 2 weeks I think alp227 Sep 2012 #55
Focus on the American people and do not succumb to the hate rhetoric Iliyah Aug 2012 #26
+1 "Let the RNC's complete derailment pale in comparison to Democratic organization." Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2012 #27
Not to mention fact checking all speeches twice - no accidental errors. jwirr Aug 2012 #28
Competence wins over silliness and lies loyalsister Aug 2012 #30
I agree. We're just in comedown fantasy mode. nolabear Aug 2012 #31
k&r... spanone Aug 2012 #34
Absolutely agreed! silverweb Aug 2012 #35
Yes to everything you just said. nt Chorophyll Aug 2012 #36
Agreed. Let's leave the RNC & their high school tactics where it is ... below us. Myrina Aug 2012 #38
Awww. I was kind or enjoying my fantasy of Cloris Leachman mykpart Aug 2012 #40
I agree, I think we should just plow FORWARD and ignore all that BS. Let's rock it out! Firebrand Gary Aug 2012 #41
RNC was pretty scary, Like Invasion of the Body Snatchers-Style LiveNudePolitics Aug 2012 #42
Yeah its unnerving to watch LiberalLovinLug Sep 2012 #50
I agree wholeheartedly green917 Aug 2012 #43
But will George Clooney clydefrand Aug 2012 #44
Vision of a better tomorrow for the USA and the world. B Calm Sep 2012 #46
Couldn't agree more. We have serious problems that call for serious solutions and hard WORK. nanabugg Sep 2012 #48
Is that you, Barack? BeyondGeography Sep 2012 #51
This message was self-deleted by its author arely staircase Sep 2012 #53
I agree. IGNORE that squalid RNC enterprise. WinkyDink Sep 2012 #54
The DNC was everything that I both hoped and expected it to be MrScorpio Sep 2012 #56
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