# Stop coddling the rich

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**Created:** [August 15, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-coddling-the-rich/259979 "2011-08-15T15:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Upstate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b3f665/32.png) [@Upstate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Upstate)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stop-coddling-the-rich/259979/50 "2011-08-17T16:41:04Z")

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> [@Family member interested in the Mazda 3 Hatch. Opinion/Problems/Wheretobuy?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/family-member-interested-in-the-mazda-3-hatch-opinion-problems-wheretobuy/44697/2):
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> Works for congress.
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> Correct me if in wrong but if the idiots split 50/50 on a decision to raise or lower taxes for example, that means half of them don’t know how this works and they are just guessing just like we do here.
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> Well fuck, for a six figure salary they get I can do the same thing.
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> Generally speaking scientists know what they are doing and all agree on theories and that’s why science works.
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> These idiots clearly don’t. In an argument typically one side is wrong. Why do we have people in there they are “wrong” in their theories. (Not picking aside just logically)

Voting “No” on something isn’t the same as not understanding how the system works. Politics is a giant game of chess that you have to be able to play. For example, Rep. Paul Tonko voted Nay on the debt ceiling bill and will tell you that it’s a disaster and it’s the fault of congressional Republicans. What he doesn’t mention is that his colleague, Sen. Schumer voted in favor of it and President Obama signed it. Now take the flip side: Every Republican presidential candidate has said they would not have signed that bill and claim it is a failure of the President for doing so. What they don’t mention is that it was agreed upon by congressional Republicans and a sizable number of Senate Republicans.

So you see, neither side can really claim to be correct because they both had a hand in it. What I’m saying is that the average voter doesn’t understand that and they tend to fall in line behind whichever side they normally lean towards. The same goes for people complaining that Congress doesn’t do it’s job when they wait until the last minute to act on something. They wait because there is no reason to negotiate until you’ve reached your deadline. There’s no incentive for compromise.

Sometimes when I talk to voters it boggles my mind and I’m happy only 40% make it out to the polls. Unfortunately half of them shouldn’t be voting either.

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