To: AdrianSpidle
The Republican Party is the party of the middle class. That shows up plainly in the fact that in 2000 Bush won everywhere except in the poor districts of the inner city where you will find poor and minorities
and in the toney suburbs.
The rich can afford to pay high taxes, and those who advocate such - e.g., Warren Buffet - do so as a form of conspicuous consumption. They are buying PR for themselves - seperating themselves from the middle class which is really hurt by high taxes.
12 posted on
09/21/2004 7:22:14 AM PDT by
conservatism_IS_compassion
(The idea around which liberalism coheres is that NOTHING actually matters but PR.)
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
Nice Thorstein Veblen salute. And great insight.
16 posted on
09/21/2004 7:31:45 AM PDT by
3AngelaD
To: conservatism_IS_compassion
The Republican Party is the party of the middle class. That shows up plainly in the fact that in 2000 Bush won everywhere except in the poor districts of the inner city where you will find poor and minorities and in the toney suburbs. I'd divide people into three groups:
- Those who want someone to take care of them.
- Those who simply want to take care of themselves.
- Those who want to "take care of" (control) everybody else
Groups #1 and #3 are Democrat. Group #2 is Republican.
24 posted on
09/21/2004 3:58:01 PM PDT by
supercat
(If Kerry becomes President, nothing bad will happen for which he won't have an excuse.)
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