Are Conservatives Uneducated?

[DifferentDrummr]

Sorry, I must not understand your bigger point. What exactly is an unfunded tax break? I'm certain the US government could double your taxes, and then half them, is that an unfunded tax break?

By "unfunded" I mean not revenue-neutral.

You do understand the purpose is to bring money home for investment here, don't you?

Did you mean the purpose of offshoring jobs? No, that's not the purpose at all. The purpose is to improve the bottom line and, even if more usable revenue results from that (it doesn't always), there's no particular reason that the corporation doing the offshoring should reinvest that extra income here in the states.

 

[concernedpuma]

By "unfunded" I mean not revenue-neutral.


Did you mean the purpose of offshoring jobs? No, that's not the purpose at all. The purpose is to improve the bottom line and, even if more usable revenue results from that (it doesn't always), there's no particular reason that the corporation doing the offshoring should reinvest that extra income here in the states.

Well, never mind what I mean, what did you mean by unfunded? Off-shoring jobs? Any chance you don't understand the policy today is to reverse that? My goodness, you may very well be a Republican. Pay no mind to the Smart People are Democrats slogan(Q.V. Maxine Watters).
Regards,
CP

 

[Neomalthusian]

Why won't you answer the question? Tell me which Democrats are equally to blame for the fact that there is so much money in politics? As I recall President Obama(a Democrat) scolded the Supreme Court for the decisions in the following State of the Union address. Obama, who by the way graduated from Harvard Law, and for a time actually was a professor of Constitutional Law recognized the damage it would cause, and why it was a terrible ruling that was not based on anything in the constitution.

So please, do tell us. If the biggest problems in our country are money in politics, and Democrats are exclusively against Citizen's United while is is exclusively Republicans who are to blame for it how exactly can that be a problem that is caused equally by both parties?

You sound completely unaware that the nation's largest federation of labor unions, the AFL-CIO wrote an amicus brief in support of the Citizens United decision. The same AFL-CIO whose President campaigned very aggressively for Hillary Clinton.

And now?

AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka offers qualified support for Trump's trade policies
AFL-CIO President Backs Trump's Tariffs, Calls for More Bailouts for Businesses Hurt by Them
AFL-CIO chief calls tariffs good for US, rips media ‘hysteria, exaggeration’

Things are rapidly getting a lot more interesting than your pre-packaged little partisan little view of the country.

 

[concernedpuma]

You sound completely unaware that the nation's largest federation of labor unions, the AFL-CIO wrote an amicus brief in support of the Citizens United decision. The same AFL-CIO whose President campaigned very aggressively for Hillary Clinton.

I can't imagine why he wouldn't have supported it, can you?
Regards,
CP

 

[Top Cat]

Rich democrats are in great abundance in America, but they tend to have a very low opinion of poor people, Christians and conservatives. There are a great number of very intelligent and educated conservatives that do not fit the democrat narrative, but democrats tend to believe their own stupid narratives rather than factual truths. That may be one reason the woman who scorned patriotic Americans as "deplorables" lost the most coveted political race of her tainted life.

You here all week?

 

[marke]

You here all week?

I'm new here. Is there a time limit?

 

[Top Cat]

Ah, so making money off sick people, huh? And then you have the chutzpa to call others cheap. Oh, the humanity...

Just kidding TC. Just kidding.

I make my money selling people free benefits. I **** you not. Dual Special Needs Plans cost clients nothing. They get dental vision, hearing aids, a health club membership, and a whole lot more.


I love my job.

 

[marke]

Notice the masochistic tendency of leftist tactics. Leftists protest by lying down in front of vehicles, they intentionally provoke police or racists to abuse them, etc. These tactics may often be effective, but many leftists use them not as a means to an end but because they PREFER masochistic tactics. Self-hatred is a leftist trait.
If our society had no social problems at all, the leftists would have to INVENT problems in order to provide themselves with an excuse for making a fuss.

Freddy Gray tried to make it look like police abuse by throwing himself around in the police van. He should have been more careful.

 

[concernedpuma]

Freddy Gray tried to make it look like police abuse by throwing himself around in the police van. He should have been more careful.

Hello, chum. Don't expect to see anything here you haven't faced elsewhere. This is an online board, and in some instances, a learning place.
Don't expect to have your gut instinct changed. It is not a place for some sort of Galactical Knowledge, but is best used for free expression of idea's. Theirs, and yours.
Welcome, and best regards
CP

 

[marke]

Hello, chum. Don't expect to see anything here you haven't faced elsewhere. This is an online board, and in some instances, a learning place.
Don't expect to have your gut instinct changed. It is not a place for some sort of Galactical Knowledge, but is best used for free expression of idea's. Theirs, and yours.
Welcome, and best regards
CP

Thanks.

 

[DifferentDrummr]

Well, never mind what I mean, what did you mean by unfunded?

I just said very explicitly what I meant by unfunded. A policy that requires more government spending than the revue the policy can generate. "Not revenue-neutral."

Off-shoring jobs? Any chance you don't understand the policy today is to reverse that?

That is most certainly not today's Republican policy, my naive friend. The GOP has done almost nothing to help replace offshored jobs.
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[concernedpuma]

I just said very explicitly what I meant by unfunded. A policy that requires more government spending than the revue the policy can generate. "Not revenue-neutral."


That is most certainly not today's Republican policy, my naive friend. The GOP has done almost nothing to help replace offshored jobs.

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Yes DD, you did say what you meant by unfunded, but that was earlier. I don't believe I asked the question twice, if I did, it was an error. And, revenue neutral is a good answer.

BUT....the President has done much to reduce off-shoring, simply by making some big business return on-shore. You ought not call folks naïve unless you have a reason, but I am glad to be called your friend. I hope to stay your friend.
Regards,
CP

 

[Howard the Duck]

You here all week?

I'm new here. Is there a time limit?

Don't forget to tip your waitress.

 

[rickc]

Yes DD, you did say what you meant by unfunded, but that was earlier. I don't believe I asked the question twice, if I did, it was an error. And, revenue neutral is a good answer.

BUT....the President has done much to reduce off-shoring, simply by making some big business return on-shore. You ought not call folks naïve unless you have a reason, but I am glad to be called your friend. I hope to stay your friend.
Regards,
CP[/QUOTE]

big business return on-shore?

can you be more specific

 

[concernedpuma]

Yes DD, you did say what you meant by unfunded, but that was earlier. I don't believe I asked the question twice, if I did, it was an error. And, revenue neutral is a good answer.

BUT....the President has done much to reduce off-shoring, simply by making some big business return on-shore. You ought not call folks naïve unless you have a reason, but I am glad to be called your friend. I hope to stay your friend.
Regards,
CP

big business return on-shore?

can you be more specific[/QUOTE]

Let's start with the steel industry. You know what dumping is, right? I worked in the steel end-product industry. We were so very close to losing that key industry, it is scary. That's just one key example.
Regards,
CP

 

[DH Kirkwood]

I reject the question outright. Asking if conservatives are educated is akin to asking if people are educated. It simply doesn't make a lick of sense. A better question for this poll would be to ask if conservatives are generally more educated (higher rates of education, higher rates of higher education) or if they are generally less educated. The way you frame your question implies that conservatives (every last one of them) are either all educated, or are all uneducated. Furthermore, how much education are we talking about? I'm assuming we're talking about more than just a sixth-grade education, and are actually talking about college here.

I went into the workforce right after high-school. Would my being sans an education indicate that all other libtards are uneducated?

I think that the general assumption here is that whichever side is the most wrong, is clearly populated with the least educated, or the least intelligent. I think we too often fail to realize that a massive disagreement in one area, or a person being generally wrong in a field doesn't necessarily make them less intelligent. I mean, how do we account for people who share much of our political stances but not our religious beliefs (or lack thereof)? Which person is the dumber or least educated of the two?

How about . . . which side is plagued more by misinformation?

 

[concernedpuma]

I reject the question outright. Asking if conservatives are educated is akin to asking if people are educated. It simply doesn't make a lick of sense. A better question for this poll would be to ask if conservatives are generally more educated (higher rates of education, higher rates of higher education) or if they are generally less educated. The way you frame your question implies that conservatives (every last one of them) are either all educated, or are all uneducated. Furthermore, how much education are we talking about? I'm assuming we're talking about more than just a sixth-grade education, and are actually talking about college here.

I went into the workforce right after high-school. Would my being sans an education indicate that all other libtards are uneducated?

I think that the general assumption here is that whichever side is the most wrong, is clearly populated with the least educated, or the least intelligent. I think we too often fail to realize that a massive disagreement in one area, or a person being generally wrong in a field doesn't necessarily make them less intelligent. I mean, how do we account for people who share much of our political stances but not our religious beliefs (or lack thereof)? Which person is the dumber or least educated of the two?

How about . . . which side is plagued more by misinformation?

I first want to tell you, you may have added more than you might have otherwise, by going right into the workforce. I did as well, but had a need to go more, for whatever reason. I went to college, but leaned while there, that many of the smartest people I knew, never did. I respect and will never question your opinion, based on the college experience. It isn't all that.
Your point is well taken, but I assumed a bit with my own vote.
I am curious; how did you become a liberal? Was that life experience or reasoning? What do you mean by liberal? I ask that because, it seems that a liberal in Alabama, might differ from a liberal in California, and conservative as well, of course.
Regards,
CP

 

[DifferentDrummr]

Yes DD, you did say what you meant by unfunded, but that was earlier. I don't believe I asked the question twice, if I did, it was an error. And, revenue neutral is a good answer.

BUT....the President has done much to reduce off-shoring, simply by making some big business return on-shore. You ought not call folks naïve unless you have a reason, but I am glad to be called your friend. I hope to stay your friend.
Regards,
CP

The orange guy in the WH does a lot of posturing (regarding jobs and many other topics), but remember that my statement referred to the GOP. Which has pushed for little or no policy changes over the past 20 years to replace offshored jobs.

 

[d0gbreath]

Brains, IQ, and education have nothing at all to do with political lean. Each side thinks the other side is dumb because all we ever see are protesters and rally semi-crowds.

 

[concernedpuma]

The orange guy in the WH does a lot of posturing (regarding jobs and many other topics), but remember that my statement referred to the GOP. Which has pushed for little or no policy changes over the past 20 years to replace offshored jobs.

Understood. I would push the 20 year thing back a bit, but nonetheless, the orange guy( I think you mean the President) is doing something now. Better late, than never, yes?
Regards,
CP

 

[Middleground]

Conservatives are certainly NOT uneducated and not sure why anyone would even think it. What I will say, though, is I believe conservatives generally see things more in black and white as opposed to shades of grey. Not a slight -- just an observation.

 

[concernedpuma]

Brains, IQ, and education have nothing at all to do with political lean. Each side thinks the other side is dumb because all we ever see are protesters and rally semi-crowds.

Reasonable, and well accepted.
Regards,
CP

 

[Lord of Planar]

Why conservatives are more susceptible to believing in lies.

Well, when looking at the perspective that the left tells the truth...

 

[Lord of Planar]

Some are, some aren't... and that all depends on the definition of "educated"...

Are Leftists uneducated?

It seems to me they take agenda driven subjects in college, so they are there for more years. Those extra years are indoctrination though.

 

[Lord of Planar]

conservatives lack intuition which makes them retards ....... :2razz: ........ I'm serious .......... :lol: ...........

The intuition I see from the left, is confirmation bias.