185 Forums
175649 Topics
1468845 Posts
Max Online: 3699 @ 05/13/08 12:57 PM
|
|
|
#1402952 - 05/15/08 06:20 PM
What issues are most important to you?
|
Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 12/13/05
Posts: 976
Loc: Central MN
|
With the election getting so much coverage and with the country in the state it is in right now, I seem to be thinking about what issues are most important to me and my family. Lord knows there are tons of them, Economy, War, Immigration, Taxes, Foreign Relations, Healthcare etc. etc... What issues are most important to you? For me.... at least for now
1. Economy
-too steep of an increase in cost of necessary items like food, gas, etc. in too short of time in my opinion
2. War & Immigration is a tie for me
- get it done and bring them home
- we have to start doing something to regulate illegals
3. Taxes
-please use my $$$ wisely, don't just ask for more!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403003 - 05/15/08 07:23 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: john.wells]
|
Sr HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 06/18/06
Posts: 3221
Loc: Willmar area/Elephant Butte NM...
|
Coach you pretty much covered it for me with the exception of foreign relations,Void em all out and start with only our allies and backers.
_________________________
Keeping America beautiful is a one mans job!MINE!!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403004 - 05/15/08 07:23 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: john.wells]
|
Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 11/09/05
Posts: 1517
Loc: South Range, WI
|
1. Taxes, lower them or at worst keep them as they are.
2. Illegal Immigration, stop it, kick out those here illegally.
3. The war. Get a plan together to get out with a win.
4. Find our own sources of oil and build some nuke power plants.
Wanted to add this tidbit
During this political season, let's be reminded of these wise words:
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
Abraham Lincoln
I had forgotten about the above and when I saw it I thought it was horribly appropos for much of the ills which our nation currently faces. There is a reason reflected by this very clear thinking why Lincoln sits on a pedestal, literally and figuratively, in our nation.
Edited by Wade Joseph (05/15/08 07:30 PM)
_________________________
"When asked what a man has done in his life, I can say I WAS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY" John F Kennedy
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403074 - 05/15/08 08:37 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: Wade Joseph]
|
HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 09/19/05
Posts: 282
Loc: Coon Rapids Mn.
|
Very well said. I had to copy the quote. Thank you for that post. I shall pass it on. (reading that made my day).
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403099 - 05/15/08 08:48 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: Wade Joseph]
|
Sr FishingMN Family
Registered: 03/10/06
Posts: 548
Loc: Duluth
|
1. Getting back to our Constitution
2. The Economy
3. Foreign Relations
4. Immigration
5. Taxes
Come to think of it ,,,,Didnt we kick the British out of this country for taxing us too much back in the 1770s??? I have a few ideas about where to send our politicians
Randy
_________________________
Minnesota......The Land That Proves That Men Have Nipples Tooo!!!!!! I got a Harley for My wife ...I kinda missed her...so I got LOUDER pipes!!!! SaltyHD2@yahoo.com
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403132 - 05/15/08 09:14 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: Wade Joseph]
|
Sr HotSpotOutdoors Family
Registered: 01/16/06
Posts: 5154
Loc: St. Paul, MN
|
1. Taxes, lower them or at worst keep them as they are.
2. Illegal Immigration, stop it, kick out those here illegally.
3. The war. Get a plan together to get out with a win.
4. Find our own sources of oil and build some nuke power plants.
Wanted to add this tidbit
During this political season, let's be reminded of these wise words:
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence.
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
Abraham Lincoln
I had forgotten about the above and when I saw it I thought it was horribly appropos for much of the ills which our nation currently faces. There is a reason reflected by this very clear thinking why Lincoln sits on a pedestal, literally and figuratively, in our nation.
You da man Wade!! I enjoy reading every post you right and agree always with them. I will have to pass the Lincoln quote along, one of the best I've read in a long, long time. Thanks for your great posts.
_________________________
"Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." ~Elizabeth Stone
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403269 - 05/15/08 11:20 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: Sandmannd]
|
Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 11/23/06
Posts: 1601
Loc: Princeton, MN
|
I agree with Wade, except I would put #1 at #4.
These things have to change!!
Canada keeps it's borders tight, why can't we.
The only thing I would add is....let's get back to being Americans. Everyone else is on their own.
_________________________
"In order to make the best of our opportunities, we must first have the opportunity" Keep America going, hire Americans. 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403275 - 05/15/08 11:29 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: Roofer]
|
HotSpotOutdoors Specialist
Registered: 03/21/02
Posts: 5313
Loc: Chisholm, MN USA
|
Taxes, we can't continue to pay more in taxes, we pay too high percentage of our income now.
Taking care of our own 1st, we have sick and hungry feed those before we ship money and food overseas.
The economy, say what you will but it just ain't where it should or could be.
Keeping good jobs here instead of shipping them overseas, if we don't start protecting the jobs we have here now what are our kids going to to do for decent work?
_________________________
Ya Sure We Bite Cha!! 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403583 - 05/16/08 09:11 AM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: john.wells]
|
Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 04/24/02
Posts: 1621
Loc: Twin Cities
|
Good question, it makes one try to make sense of the 100 things buzzing about & think about what's most important.
1. Debt/deficit. None of the candidates are talking about this realistically, & both parties made the situation worse when they control Congress. Only fix to this is some healthy gridlock. Solution: McCain.
2. Supreme Court. While I respect the intellectual firepower of Anonin Scalia, I'm alarmed at the severe rightward tilt of the court & the youth of many of the right & advanced age of the left-leaners. Time for some rebalancing. Solution: Obama.
3. Foreign Relations. The Bush Administration has done unprecedented damage to our international image & made enemies where none existed before. We need someone with some brains to come in & let our allies know we value & hear them, & to let the rest of the world know we're not going to be the Unilateral Master Chiefs any more. Solution: either candidate.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403626 - 05/16/08 09:47 AM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: Maximum12]
|
FishingMN Family
Registered: 01/13/08
Posts: 134
Loc: Shakopee, MN
|
Control immigration and everything (welfare,public housing, medical assistance, transportation, etc.,. will fall in line)!
Then the war...come on we can whup these guys [PoorWordUsage]!!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403637 - 05/16/08 09:55 AM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: chasineyes]
|
Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 05/04/04
Posts: 1382
Loc: St. Paul, MN
|
1. Economy and Taxes - Put more money into the taxpayer not the government. This includes the overall redevelopment of the IRS and the Tax system. 17% flat income tax; or 20% sales tax (no income tax)
2. Immigration - find one strategy and stick to it; may it be finding and deporting, building a wall or opening the boarders; just DO SOMETHING.
3. Foreign Aide - Stop foreign aid for one year; nothing! Pay down debt.
_________________________
ducks are us
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
#1403951 - 05/16/08 02:21 PM
Re: What issues are most important to you?
[Re: tealitup]
|
Sr IceLeaders Family
Registered: 02/25/03
Posts: 1446
Loc: Wishing it was Ely
|
This might not be the usual political topic, but I want to see that we do everything in our power to be sure that a nuclear devise does not go off in any of our major cities. This would make everything else talked about a mute point.
Wade - Awesome Lincoln quote. Got that one saved.
_________________________
The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
Ronald Reagan
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
