Yeah, no.

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Again with the flat tax. This idea has been dismantled here many times, and by virtually all economists. You really should stop.

It seems logical to me that this is how Man came about.

The income tax is a poor way to raise money. What most folks don't get is that the calculation of income in the corporate world is infinitely complex especially amid globalization (ever hear of unicap?). In addition, special interests carve out goodies for themselves. Thus, you have a system that is easily gamed, compliance is difficult to police, and it costs lots of money to file.

Then there is the perverse disincentive for work under an income tax system. You encourage spending over savings and investment. Thus taxing consumption is a much better way to go.

Now that leads us to all sorts of regressive tax problems. The most thoughtful solution is that you either exempt certain items from taxation such as food and medicine and/or you send rebate checks back to low income folks to neutralize their sales tax liability.

Ted Cruz is creepy, weird and one of the most disingenuous politicians I've ever seen.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .

Feel free to lay out your top 10 wishlist from the Dems. Then I'll cherry pick and bash a few.

So it's a negative that Carson has faith? In a country that values religious freedom, how can that possibly be considered a negative?

It would trouble me more to vote for someone that has no moral compass.

I am not a legal expert, how many times do I have to say it?

I am not sure there is much in the realm of new in the political arena. Here is what I liked.

1) I appreciated Kasich's approach to the Iran Agreement. He is willing to give it a chance and only reimpose sanctions if they violated the treaty.
2) I thought Ran Paul was spot on with the 10th Amendment and State's Rights including drug legalization.
3) There are several tax plans on the table to either move to a deduction less flat tax or a consumption based tax.
4) Several folks recognized a few problems in the immigration system. It was stated that 40% of the "illegal" problem is from folks overstaying visas. Clearly we need a new regime for folks coming legally but overstaying.
5) Christie advocated increased use of nuclear and solar as well as cap and trade schemes to reduce power plant pollution. He cited his own state as improving in that area.
6) Many folks agreed that we need to balance the budget and address the ever growing $18T debt problem. Social security fixes were mentioned by Christie.
7) I liked the debate about the role of the courts and the rule of law. Some argued for ignoring the courts, which of course we should not do. Others stood up and basically said issues like gay marriage are now settled law and we should move on. That was nice to see.
Most candidates agreed that we need a new approach to dealing with non violent offenders. That will reduce the amount of people in jail.
9) Everyone recognized our failed approach to ISIS and Syria. I lean toward the approach of having a strong military but rarely using it, meaning dialogue with our enemies while projecting power. I would not want boots on the ground, and lean toward candidates who take a cautious approach to such matters.
10) I do not like the government shutdown idea over "petty" matters. Some want to shut it down again, while others talked about being restrained and pragmatic about budget issues.

There's my top 10. I watch the entirety of both debates.

So do we want the status quo or do we want change?

A flat tax helps the middle class, & forces the 1% and corporations to pay more taxes.

Then again, maybe you're right & the current system is great & any talk of tax simplification & reform is crazy.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Ted Cruz is creepy, weird and one of the most disingenuous politicians I've ever seen.

So it's a negative that Carson has faith? In a country that values religious freedom, how can that possibly be considered a negative?

It would trouble me more to vote for someone that has no moral compass.

Right now it looks like this:

Trump
Carly
Rubio
Carson or Paul

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Kasich is by far the best candidate. I've been telling you people about him for years. Hillary will easily win if he isn't the nominee.

Scorehead is clueless once again. Another low information voter.

Gee, I'm sorry for pointing out there is a lot of lip service coming from your guys. Say one thing, do another.

I'm on Team Bernie

1. Try to slow down climate change (as opposed to being in complete denial).
2. Overturn Citizens United.
3. A sensible immigration policy, not mass deportations and wall building.
4. Stop this ridiculous battle against gays and women (birth control, abortions, PP) There is no war on Christians.
5. Hold the banks accountable for their actions.
6. Legalize weed.
7. Diplomacy, rather than war mongering.
8. Making sure that full time workers can feed their family without gov't assistance (a.k.a. hating job creators).
9. Fight racial inequality and police brutality
10. Make education more affordable

Of course, he can't wave a magic wand and fix everything, but being aware of these problems is a good start. It's certainly a better start than living in the fantasy land where your guys reside.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Bernie Sanders is full of shit when it comes to most of that stuff though. He knows he can just say whatever because he'll never have to get it done. I think Ron Paul at least believed what he said. I don't think Bernie Sanders does. I would vote for Donald Trump before I voted for him.

Change the "born here" law and draft Arnold.

Our hotel smelled like dead hooker vagina (before you ask I had gotten a detailed description from beardown)

Change the "born here" law and draft Arnold.

Well Mac told me to to tell you to go FUCK YOURSELF!!! ..So now it's been said .. .