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TheGame · 02-08-2009, 01:30 AM

This whole thread is just funny to me. Starting it with a video from fake news.. I mean fox news first already put it on the wrong foot. From what I know, here are a few pieces of truth.

1) Republican's answer for this financial situation is to have more tax cuts. We watched Bush do tax cut after tax cut after tax cut, and we see how perfectly it worked. If it were up to the republicans we'd get down to 0% tax before they start thinking logically. Tax cuts and giving out free cash to spend to the public does not help the economy, it hurts it.

2) Jason is right to an extent, the republicans do NOT want to play ball with the democrats. As much as Obama is sucking up to them, they truly have no intention of buying into his agenda. NOT because the fact that what he's doing may be bad for hte country in the long run, but because they need something to stand on politically. The fact is Obama could come up with a stimulus package that looked like it was written by the heads of the GOP themselves, it could be exactly what they think the country needs, and they'd still reject it for political reasons. They dont' give a shit about the country, they want to have a chance in the next elections..

Which brings me to my third point...

3) The republican party right now is stuck. By them being such a small minority now, with having such a high approval rating president, they have to be a bit more wise about how they go about voting.

They could sit back and cock block and vote against the stimulus packages that Obama comes up with, and not allow it to pass. If they do this, and the economy gets worse, they will get blamed soley for every problem that happens. Especially considering Obama reached out to them to help them mold the package, they'd be an easy scapegoat for any issues. "We tried to fix things, but they didn't want to help."

I really don't think they have a choice but to go with it in the end. Even though they're talking a lot (since Obama empowered them), it'd be a political nightmare for the party if they fight it.

02-08-2009, 01:30 AM	#35
TheGame The Greatest One TheGame is offline Location: Bakersfield CA Now Playing: Shut the hell up and quit asking me questions Posts: 3,412	Re: The Stimulus Package This whole thread is just funny to me. Starting it with a video from fake news.. I mean fox news first already put it on the wrong foot. From what I know, here are a few pieces of truth. 1) Republican's answer for this financial situation is to have more tax cuts. We watched Bush do tax cut after tax cut after tax cut, and we see how perfectly it worked. If it were up to the republicans we'd get down to 0% tax before they start thinking logically. Tax cuts and giving out free cash to spend to the public does not help the economy, it hurts it. 2) Jason is right to an extent, the republicans do NOT want to play ball with the democrats. As much as Obama is sucking up to them, they truly have no intention of buying into his agenda. NOT because the fact that what he's doing may be bad for hte country in the long run, but because they need something to stand on politically. The fact is Obama could come up with a stimulus package that looked like it was written by the heads of the GOP themselves, it could be exactly what they think the country needs, and they'd still reject it for political reasons. They dont' give a shit about the country, they want to have a chance in the next elections.. Which brings me to my third point... 3) The republican party right now is stuck. By them being such a small minority now, with having such a high approval rating president, they have to be a bit more wise about how they go about voting. They could sit back and cock block and vote against the stimulus packages that Obama comes up with, and not allow it to pass. If they do this, and the economy gets worse, they will get blamed soley for every problem that happens. Especially considering Obama reached out to them to help them mold the package, they'd be an easy scapegoat for any issues. "We tried to fix things, but they didn't want to help." I really don't think they have a choice but to go with it in the end. Even though they're talking a lot (since Obama empowered them), it'd be a political nightmare for the party if they fight it. __________________ "I have been saying this for some time, but customers are not interested in grand games with higher-quality graphics and sound and epic stories,"-Hiroshi Yamauchi I AM TheGame, and I am THAT DAMN GOOD Last edited by TheGame : 02-08-2009 at 08:44 AM.