GOP Primary Megathread!

[Sheilbh]

I took absolutely no interest, what so ever, in college politics; I assumed I'd moved away to engage in adult activities rather than Juvenilia.

Same.  The one exception was a friend of mine running for a post in the Uni paper who was running against a very unpleasant girl who smeared him as homophobic and anti-semitic, he's part Jewish and has many gay friends and a gay brother.  But it was really horrible.  That's the only time I even voted in a Uni election.

[garbon]

I wasn't really talking about college politics but rather the political agendas (with regards to national issues) of professors bleeding through.

[Ideologue]

I was already pretty red when I went to college.  I think law school actually conservatized me to some degree.  You know, while I was in it.  Now I'm all about burning shit down again.  Even if things are finally starting to look vaguely up, I will NEVER FORGET.

[Ed Anger]

I was already pretty red when I went to college

Stay out of the sun.

[CountDeMoney]

I took absolutely no interest, what so ever, in college politics; I assumed I'd moved away to engage in adult activities rather than Juvenilia.

Think you're missing the point here on this one, Lance.

[Neil]

I mean, there's a legitimate debate to be had about whether trying to get everyone to go to college is the best approach; but to cast it as being it like that? Seems toxic to me.

I don't even think it's a legitimate debate.  If you see someone who is trying to tell you that everybody go to college, chances are they're either a dangerous left-wing weirdo or they're involved in marketing for the post-secondary industry.

[Ideologue]

Universitas delenda est.

[Zanza]

Does any of the candidates have a realistic plan to reduce the deficit?

[Razgovory]

Does any of the candidates have a realistic plan to reduce the deficit?

I don't think any candidate has any plan to reduce the deficit.

[Viking]

Does any of the candidates have a realistic plan to reduce the deficit?

Yes, Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/09/25/us/obamas-plan-to-reduce-the-deficit.html

[Sheilbh]

Does any of the candidates have a realistic plan to reduce the deficit?

I think the only candidates whose policies would reduce the national debt are Obama and Paul.  All the other Republicans are promising various kinds of unfunded tax cuts and increases tot the defence budget.  Romney promises those two and attacks Obama for cutting Medicare.

[Fate]

Does any of the candidates have a realistic plan to reduce the deficit?

I think the only candidates whose policies would reduce the national debt are Obama and Paul.  All the other Republicans are promising various kinds of unfunded tax cuts and increases tot the defence budget.  Romney promises those two and attacks Obama for cutting Medicare.

Cutting taxes increases growth, thus increases revenues and decreases the deficit. 

[Phillip V]

How much revenue would be generated if we taxed religious organization?

[Sheilbh]

How much revenue would be generated if we taxed religious organization?

You could probably pay off the deficit just taxing Scientology

[Neil]

How much revenue would be generated if we taxed religious organization?

Probably just about nothing.  I would imagine that churches would have a pretty easy time writing off charitable shit, except for scams like Scientology.