2016 Election
Aug 10th 2015, 7:01 am
#976
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Re: 2016 Election
off all and sundry? really? they have taken nothing off me. And i'd rather vote against their religious agenda which they seek to impose on everyone else, which is what I've originally tried to say. I hope that clears things up.
Aug 10th 2015, 7:10 am
#980
WTF?
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Re: 2016 Election
What's going on in here like?
Aug 10th 2015, 7:11 am
#981
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Re: 2016 Election
Perhaps indirectly they have. Many major charities are run by religious organisations and tell me they're not skimming off the top ...
Anyway, aside from that, they have absolutely no problem scamming their own followers every week into giving lots of lovely money tax free every Sunday morning.
It's not right. There is an estimated $71 billion in 'lost taxes' due to the religious exemption. $71 billion - think what could be done with that money.
Well then we are in agreement. In a very roundabout way.
Anyway, aside from that, they have absolutely no problem scamming their own followers every week into giving lots of lovely money tax free every Sunday morning.
It's not right. There is an estimated $71 billion in 'lost taxes' due to the religious exemption. $71 billion - think what could be done with that money.
Well then we are in agreement. In a very roundabout way.
Aug 10th 2015, 8:13 am
#983
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Re: 2016 Election
Conclusive proof she has a screw loose, surely?
Aug 10th 2015, 8:44 am
#984
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Re: 2016 Election
Makes me wonder why most businesses aren't non-profit (untaxed) paying the defacto owner a wage as big as they like, just like most churches. There must be some law about this, but the NFL got away with it for a long time.
Aug 10th 2015, 8:51 am
#986
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Re: 2016 Election
I'm not sure. One theory is that they view Bernie as the one candidate most likely to make changes that will actually help solve structural racism, but they don't hear him saying what they think he should. I'm not sure they're that smart though. Anyway, with the new policies he's unveiled it looks like he is listening.
Aug 10th 2015, 9:04 am
#987
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Re: 2016 Election
I just took this quiz and I side with (1) Bernie, (2) Hillary, (3) O'Malley, (4) Rand Paul (5) Jeb Bush and (6) Donald Trump ----> 
https://www.isidewith.com/elections/...sidential-quiz
https://www.isidewith.com/elections/...sidential-quiz
I found it to be far more than just a fun an' games diversion.
On the contrary - it actually breaks down all the salient issues (many of which I'd not considered before) with great specificity.
It then allows you to compare how you feel about each with all 18 (so far
) candidates.Really useful and informative, I felt
oh yeah....my responses similar to yours - with exception of Rand Paul. He's near bottom of my list w. Cruz and Carson in the basement.
Aug 10th 2015, 9:23 am
#989
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Re: 2016 Election
Thanks for posting that
I found it to be far more than just a fun an' games diversion.
On the contrary - it actually breaks down all the salient issues (many of which I'd not considered before) with great specificity.
It then allows you to compare how you feel about each with all 18 (so far ) candidates.
Really useful and informative, I felt
oh yeah....my responses similar to yours - with exception of Rand Paul. He's near bottom of my list w. Cruz and Carson in the basement.
I found it to be far more than just a fun an' games diversion.
On the contrary - it actually breaks down all the salient issues (many of which I'd not considered before) with great specificity.
It then allows you to compare how you feel about each with all 18 (so far
) candidates.Really useful and informative, I felt
oh yeah....my responses similar to yours - with exception of Rand Paul. He's near bottom of my list w. Cruz and Carson in the basement.
Aug 10th 2015, 9:34 am
#990
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Re: 2016 Election
Thanks for posting that
I found it to be far more than just a fun an' games diversion.
On the contrary - it actually breaks down all the salient issues (many of which I'd not considered before) with great specificity.
It then allows you to compare how you feel about each with all 18 (so far ) candidates.
Really useful and informative, I felt
oh yeah....my responses similar to yours - with exception of Rand Paul. He's near bottom of my list w. Cruz and Carson in the basement.
I found it to be far more than just a fun an' games diversion.
On the contrary - it actually breaks down all the salient issues (many of which I'd not considered before) with great specificity.
It then allows you to compare how you feel about each with all 18 (so far
) candidates.Really useful and informative, I felt
oh yeah....my responses similar to yours - with exception of Rand Paul. He's near bottom of my list w. Cruz and Carson in the basement.
Not sure how the 'nuanced' choices affect results; one can imagine that my response on same sex marriage of "Take the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision" would push me into Rand Paul land.
Anyway my results were Bernie 97%, Hilary 88%, O'Mally (who's he?) 79%, Huckabee 39% (HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!), Trump 36% (!!!!!), Rand Paul 28% ... Very curious to know how Huckabee is so 'high' ...
