Tea Party not in step with the majority

The Ocala Star Banner ^ | October 4, 2015 | James Harris

[Safetgiver]

You are stiffing the taxpayer, anyways, with your subsidized ObamaCare. What’s the diff?

[Maris Crane]

Isn’t there some group you can join? I know that is a rotten solution, but the dreaded AARP services people only 50 or so, if I’m right.
I have a friend who retired from the same bank as I did. I chose the insurance offered by the company and she chose Blue Cross for herself as an individual and at a reasonable premium. She has the better plan. I don’t doctor much, but she does more than I and she couldn’t be more pleased. This is, of course, before POTUS “fixed it.”

[MIchaelTArchangel]

One can make the same claim about the Democrats or the Republicans as well. About one third of people self-identify as Democrats. About one third of people self-identify as Republicans. About one third of people self-identify as neither Democrat nor Republican.

If the mainstream is at least half, there is not political party, movement, or group that is mainstream.

[SaraJohnson]

The worst thing that could happen is that Mr. Harris’ retirement check would be delayed by “the tea party.” That’s the REAL terrorism. He named Cruz as a terrorist.

[CyberAnt]

Get this:

The Tea Party IS AMERICA.

If your goal is to KILL the Tea Party.

Then, your goal is to KILL America.

You have no clue what you’re doing.

[Svartalfiar]

Well where to even start...

-- and this does not include special interest groups whose goals are personal gain or sacrificing those less fortunate.

Good call! Lets get the Feds 100% out of the subsidy business, no more oil/corn help, no tax credit for Tesla cars, etc etc.

76 percent of Tea Party followers believe representatives should support their constituents even if it is not in the best interest of the country.

So, what's the problem? The whole point of having a confederation of states, instead of just making the country one big state, is that each region has different needs and requirements and situations. And should, accordingly, vote as such. Of course, most of this regional support he complains about would be gone if the Feds got their fingers out of pies they ought not to be in.

I fail to see a problem with everyone having access to health insurance.

Sigh, still no understanding. Everyone having access isn't bad. But Fedzilla requiring people to purchase certain things is absolutely an infringement upon the people. The Fedgov shouldn't be involved in healthcare, forcing insurance premiums to go sky-high.

They’d gut Social Security and Medicare

Of course, but it's not gonna be done in the way you think. SS needs a one-time bailout, pay off all outstanding accounts. Then get the Feds out of the forced-retirement account business. And Medicare, again, is something states should be running. NOT the Feds.

Surely better background checks and eliminating gun show and Internet sales is not too big a price to pay if it prevents some of the gun violence.

How do those prevent 'gun violence'? And actually, yes, those are a big price to pay. "...shall not be infringed."

[Eagles6]

Steaming pile alert!

You can buy guns on the internet? Who knew where is the website?

[Kenny]

No shortage of Tea Party hit pieces today. Is that because of Kentucky?