I keep waiting for someone to identify those "core values" as they apply to a country of over 300 million diversified people who NEED, not just WANT, good schools, roads and bridges, border security, defense against known foreign enemies, access to reasonably priced health care, better assurance that the food we eat isn't full of critters and toxins, jobs that pay a decent wage, "stuff" to build (not just service), job training for new jobs when old ones "go south," and at the same time maintain a standard of living acceptable to all "classes" of wealth. GOP pollster Frank Luntz researched about a year ago what Americans require, and then after gathering the information, conducted a survey based on those requirements which concluded that most Americans would support higher taxes if necessary to attain it all.
So I keep waiting for your "PLAN" which deals with realistic applications based on the above, not Here's-How-It-SHOULD-Be ideologies.
How about schools with no sto protect the unqualified instructors. Higher pay with performance. Does that sound good to you, Maggie?? How about Instructors teaching their students the 3 R's, and not their politics. Does that sound good to you Maggie? How about job training for the unemployed? How about a welfare system that isn't a career?How about a healthcare system that gives credit to (low wage earners) that can't afford healthcare, and credits to healthcare providers that do provide healthcare to the low wage earners. How does that sound to you Maggie?
I'm all for the roads and bridges. I do want closed borders, but the politicians on each side don't seem to. I want a fair wage for fair days work. I'm not saying that all jobs should be paid the same. When I first started in the job market, it was an entry paying job. I knew I wasn't going to make a career of it. Not all jobs are going to be a career job, Maggie. Your standard of living is as vague as it can get....so I won't even comment on that tripe. I don't feel a crackhead should be living the life of the middle class with the benefits coming from the government.
Maggie our government isn't perfect, and it's not ever going to be. But, we have to live within our means as a country, and as individuals. The country you want will be a 2 class society. The elite, and the lower middle class. Sorry that's not for me. You want to live like that, give your money away...but, I worked hard for mine. I'm not a socialist like you are.
Sidenote for you. Do you think the politicians would accept the healthcare system for themselves that they're going to shove down your throat??? Be honest.