Designing A Republican Bill Clinton

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Sorry to be so blunt, but you're an idiot. You want to let the porkers in Washington keep the income tax AND give them a VAT? Sucker!
(Guest worker idea is good though even if not original.)

David of CA 5:44PM October 12, 2009

It seems as if expecting REMOCRATS or DEPUBLICANS to do anything--other than talk--about fiscal responsibility is comparable to expecting Politicians to act in any way other than their own special interests. So long as members of both political parties act primarily to stay in office,I suspect that we need to vote AGAINST every incumbent in every local, state and national election. At the very least, this will get rid of everyone who has helped create the current mess in Wonderland, DC, in all 50 states and in cities all over America. Disgusted voters could also begin working together to create a new "United Americans" Party. One more crazy idea: We could base this party on the US Constitution
that helped make American the greatest nation on this planet.

Mad American of MO 5:20PM October 11, 2009

Value-added tax as a replacement for corporate and estate taxes -- yeah, let's cut taxes on the hyper-wealthy while we add regressive taxes on the poor and middle class. After all, about 3/4 of our economy is based on consumer spending, so it only makes sense to tax, and therefore, suppress it. I have words to describe what I think of this, but few that would escape the censors. "Dumb beyond description" will have to do!
I actually think the "guest worker" proposal makes some sense. It might come as a shock to many, but many illegals would actually prefer to live in their own countries with their families, but they are forced to come here to find work. Before we decided to make it so damn difficult, dangerous, and expensive to cross the border, most of them returned home every year. Now, once they make it in, they decide to stay because their odds of making it back in again are so low. Of course if we were really concerned about illegal immigrants, we could just fine our friends in the business community for hiring them.
To combine the guest worker and innovation proposals: Our universities produce the best scientists and engineers in the world. But instead of stapling a green card to their diplomas when they graduate, we send them home to start companies to compete against ours. Seems counter-productive to me.

Rich of CO 3:25PM October 09, 2009

As I read your article, everything became increasingly gray. Your "third Option" does nothing but take Republican ideas and convert them to moderate actions. I consider myself a Libertarian who is fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Could you find someone like that to represent me in the White House? One Bill Clinton was really one too many.

Lauren of IL 12:26PM October 08, 2009