Redalgo
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2013, 07:16:42 PM » |
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On a line of thought similar to IceSpear's, we are going to have a capitalist in the White House either way. At least with Johnson we don't need to worry about his more awful proposals getting far in Congress, whereas with Bloomberg we would get the sort of overbearing rubbish the federal level of government is already quite comfortable passing along in the name of health and safety.
Though Johnson obviously has many awful stances, Michael Bloomberg does have a few of his own beyond the soft drink controversy. He backs strict gun control measures, forced labour in prisons, a cell phone ban for schools, opposes all forms of protectionism in trade, believes taxes should be cut and government streamlined whenever possible and openly expresses a view that the civil liberties and privacy of Americans need to be reined in to better pursue national security interests.
I honestly can only see Bloomberg as the more attractive candidate if TEA party affiliates control both the House and Senate to such an extent as to make Gary's economic plans politically viable.
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