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Huckabee massively increased spending (65%) and state taxes ($500 million). I suppose increasing taxes is one way to finance a spending spree without increasing debt, but that's only a short-term solution, since high taxes eventually kill the economy.
Regarding abortion - moral / religious issues should be left up to the individual states.
Regarding unwanted children - the number of unwanted children shouldn't affect your stance on abortion, unless you think it's ok to murder people just because they aren't wanted. Why stop at babies? Why not old people, the homeless, etc.? This particular argument doesn't hold water, imho.
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So you are saying that issues of murder should be left to the state? I strongly disagree. That is a political philosophy that I cannot hold onto in regards to universal moral abstracts like murder. The ramifications philosophically is that if murder is left to individual states so should slavery, genocide and any number of other moral universal abstracts.
BTW, to call some thing a religious moral law and dismissing it as such is also unreal. Morals, by their nature, are either religious or they are made up. In the philosophical realm it is impossible to account logically for morals without religion. Philosophically they are only matters of opinion or convenience for a certain segment but they are essentially illogical.
Again, I would never vote for someone based upon monetary issues first when issues of such import is the issue. I would have voted the same on slavery and hate to make life subservient to taxes.
BTW, what did those taxes go to? That has not been explained in Arkansas. that is an important issue. Reagan raised taxes higher than any other governor in the history of California when he was governor. Yet, that is only part of the story.
BTW, to call some thing a religious moral law and dismissing it as such is also unreal. Morals, by their nature, are either religious or they are made up. In the philosophical realm it is impossible to account logically for morals without religion. Philosophically they are only matters of opinion or convenience for a certain segment but they are essentially illogical.
Again, I would never vote for someone based upon monetary issues first when issues of such import is the issue. I would have voted the same on slavery and hate to make life subservient to taxes.
BTW, what did those taxes go to? That has not been explained in Arkansas. that is an important issue. Reagan raised taxes higher than any other governor in the history of California when he was governor. Yet, that is only part of the story.
It's a choice between having the federal government decide it and having the individual states decide it. There is no third option.
Regarding moral issues vs financial issues - if the economy tanks, tens or hundreds of thousands of people die due to lack of food, health care, etc. While this certainly doesn't mean you should compromise to the point of supporting a candidate who's in favor of state-funded abortion (Giuliani), you can't just eliminate the financial end of things from consideration entirely either.
Regarding moral issues vs financial issues - if the economy tanks, tens or hundreds of thousands of people die due to lack of food, health care, etc. While this certainly doesn't mean you should compromise to the point of supporting a candidate who's in favor of state-funded abortion (Giuliani), you can't just eliminate the financial end of things from consideration entirely either.
[quote="jkenney1973"]Ceili, I couldn’t agree with you more. Especially about the politicians we have here. I have voted Rep. for years, but I’m seriously looking into Obama because he was the first one of the viable candidates to talk convincingly about change. Of course I saw an interview with him years ago and told my wife that he might make a good president.
But of course you now have all the candidates jumping on the “changeâ€
But of course you now have all the candidates jumping on the “changeâ€
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