Originally Posted by JimJoe

Are you kidding? I and every other worker have paid into medicare and social security my whole life. Do I expect my money back plus actual interest? YES. BUT.. I (NOR my family) do NOT deserve anymore back than I paid into either program. If I get more back than I paid, I am taking from someone else... it is that simple and that is not right. I'm with you here and lucky enough to be on the receiving end at this time.If I need more I should work longer, save more, or rely on VOLUNTARY charity. I'm on disability and don't consider that charity

I agree there needs to be BASIC health care for everyone to prevent disease. That is a legitimate government function. That's very liberal thinking of you and I appreciate it.

Why do the liberal entertainers go outside of America to adopt foreign babies? Maybe you should ask your adoption question of them. I'll email Angelina & Brad tomorrow. MANY Americans adopt American children, including those that cannot have biological children. There are waiting lists to adopt all over this country. I live in a city where they dump babies in trash cans instead of turning them into hospitals and there are hundreds are children in foster care. Everyone wants an infant and a white one. using straw men arguments.

I have contributed to charities my entire life. Do not preach to me. You do not know me. I tithe.

I am against the government confiscating more and more of my money in the interest of social justice. The Americans have always stepped in like "Big Brother". I'm not very fond of it and I think the rest of the world resents it.

I gladly pay for necessary government services such as police, fire, military (although I would cut our military budget in half at least YEAH), but you know our governments, state, federal, and local, have long ago gone far far beyond using tax money only for those essential services. our social welfare programs are OUT OF CONTROL. Haven't they cut a lot of welfare programs? In CLA we have "Welfare to Work" to stop the generations of welfare. I don't know about other states.

I am against corporate welfare just as much as social welfare. It is not right to give tax money to corporations in the name of job creation because "some other city or state" will give it to get that company. NO tax money from any city, state, or feds should be given to companies.. period!! Agreed

I am not an abortion opponent..I am opposed to the federal judges creating constitutional rights. you assumed that just because I used abortion as an example of federal expansion. Again.. you do not know me and assumed incorrectly. I don't think you can protect a woman's rights at the state level., we are having enough trouble with gay rights - just as racial rights needed protecting. The same way women needed an amendment to vote. I believe that a good number of men still believe women are not equal and cannot think for themselves and, therefore, need the protection of man (and God)... like slaves did.

I support state's rights.. like adoption rights, custody rights, zoning, theft, rape, murder, assault, fraud, and most other crimes, state government exercising the power of the people should decide the abortion issue.

My positions are completely consistent.