The misguided perception average joe republicans have about the GOP is laughable. How do they not see the evidence?
1) Republicans are always preaching small government yet they are always proposing legislation that intrudes on peoples' private lives (anti gay laws, forced medical procedures for women, drug testing of welfare recipients).
2) Regulations protect consumers and, in reality, do not significantly impede economic growth. (See the BLS statistics for proof)
3) Tax cuts for the wealthy only help the wealthy. Why? Because stimulating supply side means dick if you don't stimulate demand. The Bush tax cuts in total only created 4.6 jobs per million dollar cut.
4) Tax cuts do not pay for themselves. Every dollar lost in revenue is one more dollar the gov needs to borrow to pay the bills. Bush's tax cuts have greatly contributed to our national debt.
5) Congressional republicans constantly push legislation that goes against popular opinion (gay rights, raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance, background checks for gun ownership).
6) They whine and complain about ObamaCare yet offer no alternative to fix our broken health care system. Instead they claim we have "the best in the world". (WHO ranks the US's health system just above Slovenia). Being technologically superior means dick if people can't afford decent care.
1) Republicans are always preaching small government yet they are always proposing legislation that intrudes on peoples' private lives (anti gay laws, forced medical procedures for women, drug testing of welfare recipients).
2) Regulations protect consumers and, in reality, do not significantly impede economic growth. (See the BLS statistics for proof)
3) Tax cuts for the wealthy only help the wealthy. Why? Because stimulating supply side means dick if you don't stimulate demand. The Bush tax cuts in total only created 4.6 jobs per million dollar cut.
4) Tax cuts do not pay for themselves. Every dollar lost in revenue is one more dollar the gov needs to borrow to pay the bills. Bush's tax cuts have greatly contributed to our national debt.
5) Congressional republicans constantly push legislation that goes against popular opinion (gay rights, raising the minimum wage, extending unemployment insurance, background checks for gun ownership).
6) They whine and complain about ObamaCare yet offer no alternative to fix our broken health care system. Instead they claim we have "the best in the world". (WHO ranks the US's health system just above Slovenia). Being technologically superior means dick if people can't afford decent care.