So, we live in a country where everyday, people break their backs to further the profits and political interests of a corporate structure that hates individual rights, yet demands that its own structure be treated as an individual in the eyes of the law. Sounds a bit fishy to me.

On the subject of Kerry's tax on those in the 200k or over tax bracket. Bush claims this is a bad idea because many small businesses file their business taxes personally and a tax such as this would hinder small businesses abilities to grow. Kerry dodges that issue to try to make the small taxpayer feel that he will only tax millionaires. Well, there's an 800,000 dollar difference between 200,000 dollars and a millionaire. There are two solutions available, but neither of these two jokers care to explore this.

Solution 1: Make the millionaire's tax only apply to millionaires. That seems logical enough.

Solution 2: Correct the situations that make it more beneficial for a business owner to file their taxes personally. Then, allow small business to recieve a tax cut while forcing those making over $200,000 to contribute to the greatness of America that allow them to rise to wealth.

On the subject of healthcare. Let's take a nasty look at things. The liberals believe we all deserve healthcare, but we had 8 years of this philosophy under Clinton and I still have no benefits. The conservatives wonder who the hell will fund such an undertaking and they point to the socialized medicine of canada, what with waiting lists and other such nonsense. This makes me think a bit. If it's a given that socialized healthcare would create breadlines at the doctor's offices and ER's of America, then there is a moot point being valued by the conservatives (of which I count myself a member, proudly). If socialized medicine would create these pill-lines, then so would the reality of every american working hard to get benefits. Even if everyone worked hard enough to pay cash for all healthcare needs, there would still be these pill-lines. It could be the fact that our society NEEDS a certain amount of "expendable poor" that will never recieve healthcare, no matter what, in order to meet the needs of the priviledged many. Sorry, but we cannot take care of everyone. The recent revelation of flu-shot vaccine shortages underscores (but does not stand as sufficient proof) of this very problem. I hear that the suggestion is that we save these limited supplies for infants and the elderly. That's nice, but, if I may show a tinge of heartlessness, let's forget about the elderly and infants for a minute. They do less for our society than any other demographic. I will take the flu vaccine, I have at least 50 more years of living to do, I have a job that needs me there and I have people who would miss me numbering upwards of 50 (three on memestreams.net). Granted, there are about twice as many people who would fancy me dead, but we must prioritize, here. What good are infants and elderly if everyone in-between is dead?

On the subject of war, I wouldn't worry very much. It's very nice to oppose any war for the sake of appeasing the "intelligentsia of liberals" that I prefer to call "chattering masses." In reality, we needn't worry about the effects of war until China decides to invade the U.S. Our Chinese planetmates seem to have little interest in such a triflesome undertaking, so we can breath easy as we worry about the future terrorist attacks that were inevitable whether we set foot in Iraq or not.

Regarding job downsizing and outsourcing, no politician should dare run for president of our country unless they are willing to place tariffs on any company that outsources its employment to another nation. Beyond that, they should be forced to meet the salary of each "downsized" employee for five years from the date of severance including health benefits. That may discourage the company from leaving the US to begin with. If not, then you see the dedication that GMC has to the people of Mexico. That would bring a tear to my eye. By the same token, Corporate Welfare should be an obsolete concept and, for that matter, all welfare should come with a demonstrable civic duty on the part of the recipient.

While we continue on the path of old ideas, there will be little progress. As the world changes, we need creative solutions. I don't need Bush out of office to create a good idea. If you all put Kerry in office, you will only breed new problems, but I care about that as much as I care about those that Bush, Clinton, Reagan, or any other president has brought to our nation. Benjamin Franklin once told us (were we to care, or have the balls to apply it to ourselves) that the foundation of our nation would become obsolete and devoid of benefits when the public becomes stupid and corrupt. At that point, we would no longer have the nation that our forefathers set up, but rather we would have a nation that a corrupt, apathetic, and ignorant people without true vision deserve. WE got it. Shoulda' studied your Franklin folks!