So here I am, Wednesday, a quiet night in the house (for the most
part), everyone's getting along better it seems, and the job situation
seems to be improving, though I'm not getting confident yet. I
seriously believe we are inching closer to a recession, though I want
to believe I'm wrong. I want to believe this economy will stabilize
before that happens, but I'm not seeing any evidence of it. The
housing market is crumbling, the credit market is tight, the Federal
Reserve is fighting a loosing war trying to stave off inflation (if
that's even possible). It's more expensive than ever to buy basic
foods (just in the last few months I've seen a half-gallon of milk
jump 40 cents and a small loaf of generic bread jump 30 cents). So
tell me that we're not in the midst of at least a downturn in the
economy, if not the brink of a recession.
So my dear American readers, have you decided which presidential
candidate to support? And my foreign readers, IF you were American,
who would you vote for? And all of you, why? I don't know about all of
you, but I'm still undecided. I hate Hillary's "universal insurance"
which Edwards and Obama are pretty close to her on (can you imagine
how high our taxes will get?) and I hate Huckabee's killing the income
tax altogether, instead of putting it all on sales tax (putting it at
25% when we currently average 6-8%). Romney strikes me weird for some
reason, and I hate McCain's stance on illegal immigration and the
border. So who am I supposed to support? I'm lost, confused, and
disenfranchised. No one fits my bill. I want to see lower taxes on the
lower classes but I want to see the national debt down too (so taxes
would have to go up a little but I want to at least see loopholes
closed), I want the border fence BUILT all the way. I'd rather have a
cement fence than no fence at all. I want to see a president that
understands the gravity of sending our children to war and therefore
will redeploy our soldiers out of Iraq. I want to see an increased
focus on education, but not just on test scores, but on actual
intelligence. But will I ever see this candidate? I don't think so,
sadly.
So on top of my earlier question, I'm going to give you all a chance
to get my stance on any political issue, to which I'll answer in a
future blog. So ask away. I'll answer the best I can.
1 comment:
Hi Lynx, I believe that there was, is, or ever will be, a perfect candidate for President or Leader of any country. All have their strengths and weakness, and you have to choose the one that either satisfies you the most, or offends you the least. Either that or don't vote at all! And that allows the candidate with the best machine to win.
That's why although I think it a pain in the neck to vote, I at least believe the Commpulsery vote, like here in Australia is best. It forces everyone to at least vote for the least offensive candidate, and you elect a leader with the majority of the country's vote and not just of those who felt committed enough on a particular day to vote for their candidate.Walter
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