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Discuss the US Presidential Election & the Economy

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-that-matters dept.

A number of folks have been submitting topics that indicate that they want to have a serious discussion on the issues surrounding this election. Since we're under a week now, I've decided to run a series of discussion stories to give you guys a place to discuss the issue. So here's the first one: The Economy. It's the biggest topic these days, eclipsing even war as the most important issue to most Americans. But how will that affect your choice next week? And why?

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  1. Re:Oh, Is there an election going on? by Bob-taro · · Score: 0, Redundant

    After weeks of relentless doom and gloom (and coverage of the US election), ...

    Careful, you might get modded "redundant" for that.

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  2. Re:Ridiculous by Dripdry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'm sorry, I can't stand to see this statement again, joke or not.

    http://www.snopes.com/quotes/internet.asp

    It was a conservative talking point designed to shoot down the guy. Al Gore never claimed he invented the internet. Get over it. It's dead. Yes, someone licked all the red off my candy last night, so I apologize for any troll-ness.

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  3. Mod parent up! by Abcd1234 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Excellent response! While I do disagree with your assessment to some degree (I think your take on Europe is based more on personal and cultural bias rather than fact), your conclusion is, IMHO, spot on.

  4. Re:Ok..how about taxes? by Foobar+of+Borg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Every single one of the Libertarians that I know are people who grew up poor, or with nothing "handed" to them, and have pulled themselves up by their OWN bootstraps. Conversely, anyone I know that even TALKS about social welfare as an "obligation" is a democrat who grew up wealthy or well-off, who never HAD to work to survive.

    Perhaps you should get out more and meet new people. Your personal sampling is obviously far too low.

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