It's not like I love paying taxes, but my income is a result of the society in which I live. I do better when people have good roads to get to work and a good education to perform the intricate work required to keep us moving forward. If I make more money, then I want to pay my fair share in order to keep health care options reasonable and not discriminate against women; they are a big part of my success. I feel a responsibility to the society that has created the conditions that have allowed my success. I didn't get where I am solely on my own. I had good police and fire protection, I relied on an education system that produced enough other people that were articulate, well enough informed to think critically, and people who enjoyed the fruits of their civil rights not because they had the same perspective and made the same choices as me, but because they were free to live without fear of reprisal for who they are.
Yes my life is richer for all these things and I am voting for Obama in the hope that we won't head in the direction of tax breaks for those least needing them, cutting off support for the true 'fair and balanced' reporting ONLY found on public radio and television. Big Bird as a talking point? Please. I also can't imagine a world where women's health care would be under attack; I don't care much for abortion, but I believe that it is the result of ignorance on how not to get pregnant or the capability to prevent it. Doesn't it make sense to work on educating and supporting women on how to care for and manage their own bodies, the core mission of Planned Parenthood? I am dedicated to moving forward into a sustainable future, not back into an idealized, and largely fictional, past.
Please join me and vote for Obama so we can realize our potential.
WD~
ReplyDeleteThanks, but one big NO THANKS on joining you in voting for this divider and chief!
My children are all ready $50,000 plus in the hole and they aren't even out of grade school!!
When you don't have a record to run on, you do what he's doing now; name calling, flat out lies, not to mention Benghazi (maybe if I ignore it, it'll go away??!!??)
PBS makes 330 mill a year, umm I think they don't need our $$$$!!
Women?? Who knows a women's body better than the women herself?? Let the women make up her own mind on what should be done to her body. Just don't ask me to pay for her birth control!!
As far as the ad you have there, what an absolute load of crap!!
Whatever happened to teaching abstinence??? Instead let's promote sex, with a really good guy equaling a vote for this president?? Do you think his daughters have seen it??
Anyway, this is what makes this country great, we each can have and express our own whatever that may be!!!
Peace
Anybody but the vulture and his wing boy!
ReplyDeleteI find it quite troubling that our political discourse has devolved into name calling. Unless and until we can have reasoned debates, I think the current acrid lack of collaboration across the aisle will continue and we will all be the poorer for it.
ReplyDeleteI saw this last week and thought it very creative. I am looking forward to the next four years with President Obama and am really hoping we get a big boost in the Senate and House.
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