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mmonk

(52,589 posts) Mon Dec 19, 2011, 08:06 AM Dec 2011

We're not oddballs or unrealistic nutjobs. [View all]

I'm speaking of those of us that want a fully funded public sector and are against austerity. Those of us who want a strong regulatory regimen. Those of us who do not want the safety net monkeyed around with. Those of us who want living wages and balanced trade policies. Those of us who demand corporations and the well to do to pay more as they have in the past. Those of us who want those in government and all its functionaries to be bound to Constitutional compliance and restraints. Those of us against privatization of government functions. We're not pie in the sky unreasonable wide eyed crazy liberals. If we complain about course of events and "compromise" at this point, please think of other ways to describe us rather than "purists", Nader supporters, people that don't understand "process", Obama haters or whatever. Just argue your position straight up and if we are wrong, show us where we are wrong.

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We're not oddballs or unrealistic nutjobs. [View all] mmonk Dec 2011 OP

K&R me b zola Dec 2011 #1

What is your definition of "well to do?" NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #2

I know, but I don't think he's mentioning the million specifics? Merely a GENERAL CONCEPT that Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #5

I retired from an auto factory so I am not rich NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #11

Nope. You and I are the people we DO NOT mention regarding having to pay more taxes Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #12

Property taxes are local, not nation wide issues, Don Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #13

Don't agree about this not being a federal issue NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #19

I know, Don. People are living on the edge. Right wingers have destroyed this country. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #25

I'm a Marxist. Tax the 1% at a 99% rate socialist_n_TN Dec 2011 #35

You don't think I would be against that do ya? NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #37

They may not be directly a federal tax issue hootinholler Dec 2011 #28

That much of an increase is unconscionable. dawg Dec 2011 #20

$1200 is what the taxes on our home were when we moved in 22 years ago NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #21

Some people can't really understand a problem until they face it themselves. dawg Dec 2011 #22

And how much of that was attributable to the housing bubble? mmonk Dec 2011 #23

Most of it is attributable to our factories closing up NNN0LHI Dec 2011 #24

I was asking because home re-evaluations mmonk Dec 2011 #27

I haven't noticed that argument. mmonk Dec 2011 #6

The problem is that property tax is now the major form of wealth tax eridani Dec 2011 #26

You have a house? abelenkpe Dec 2011 #29

k&r unapatriciated Dec 2011 #3

I AGREE!!! And you're right. Opposers don't argue their position straight up. nt Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #4

apparently, it's alright here to call someone defending the President 'morally bankrupt' bigtree Dec 2011 #7

That was not me and I don't condone that approach. mmonk Dec 2011 #10

If I as a gay man decided I could speak to all people based on the words of a few Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #15

I see bigtree Dec 2011 #17

No sir, I must disagree. dawg Dec 2011 #8

Why do you hate UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #9

hehehe SammyWinstonJack Dec 2011 #16

I'm a proud liberal leftie... ananda Dec 2011 #14

They do have that glazed over look. mmonk Dec 2011 #18

++ Those ideas are only extreme when viewed from an extreme point of view. DirkGently Dec 2011 #30

Exactly. mmonk Dec 2011 #33

purists don't accomplish much. MjolnirTime Dec 2011 #31

define "purist". nt tomp Dec 2011 #34

be careful, or some idiot will call you a PURIST Skittles Dec 2011 #32

I don't see too many people accusing others around here of being WI_DEM Dec 2011 #36