Re: Challenge Accepted, Sheetwise (What Democrats Believe)
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For example, ending poverty for the elderly is a wonderful goal, noone is opposed to such a thing.
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Ha...I just saw this. You know who was opposed to such a thing as Social Security when it was first proposed? Conservative, Wall Street REPUBLICANS. It was the ONLY measure on the table to keep our elderly from becoming impoverished, it has worked QUITE well over the years, and Republicans said "hell no."
In another 50 years, it'll be things like gay marriage, universal health care for the poor, strict environmental standards, and high-paying teacher salaries that someone like you will say, "no one opposes that." Exactly -- but they did when the ideas were proposed, and it took Democrats to break through and establish them as STANDARD PRACTICE.
And again, instead of just making a blanket statement like, "Social Security is absurdly bad," why not ACTUALLY EXPLAIN YOURSELF.
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