There is no inconsistency between being a feminist and flirting "with the boys." I have never said nor do I believe that all men are potential rapists. I get particularly ticked off at some of the men at DU because they not claim to be feminists while insisting that posting about gender issues is "flame bait." Not only that, some feel entitled to tell me I'm not a real feminist because I disagree with them. I much prefer someone be straight with me then pull that bullshit. It's the dishonest of it all that really ticks me off. They call themselves feminist for purely rhetorical reasons. A number have the annoying habit of saying "I support NARAL" while turning around and telling women to keep their mouths shut or referring to a woman as a "skanky snatch." I get sick of the insinuation that abortion rights are the sum total of acceptable feminist causes. I certainly do not hate men, even if some of them tick me off. Some women tick me off too; that doesn't mean I hate women. So when you see me pissed off over there, it's often because I can't stand the pretense. I also hate the constant efforts to shut up feminists.
First of all, the Democratic Party does not favor redistribution of wealth. That is precisely what the current tax system that penalizes people who work for a wage over the elite who live off investment income. Some of those guys manage to pay zero taxes, despite being mutli-millionares. I think we all know Romney must have had a damn good reason for not releasing his taxes. I see only two logical scenarios: he didn't pay taxes some of those years and/or he applied for amnesty under the IRS program that allowed rich tax cheats to declare money that had illegally stashed overseas if they filed amended returns for a few years. I don't want to refight the election but rather cite that as an example of redistribution. You and I pay taxes for the roads, airports, and ports through which products sold by big corporations are transported, while we pay the taxes for the infrastructure that guys like Romney get for free, despite using far more of it than we do. I have one car. An average family of four might have two. Rich guys have several, yet some manage to avoid paying taxes at all. I have nothing against rich people and don't begrudge them their success, but they should pay their way. A number of corporations also pay no taxes, and while the US has a relatively high marginal tax rate it has a low EFFECTIVE tax rate, meaning what they actually pay.
I will also note that since I live in MN, my taxes are redistributed to the red states, all of which (except for Texas) live off the federal trough because they take in more in federal money than they send to DC. States like MN and NJ are the opposite. That GOP redistribution argument is a smokescreen to hide all the redistribution currently going on. Add all the corporate subsidies, sweetheart contracts, and special.tax breaks, and the whole thing is rigged against average Americans. That is something that extends beyond party and any particular presidential administration.
thanks for playing with us Alex.
Just a note about your (and your friends) assertion about Corporations. What IS a Corporation? A Corporation is a business venture that in most cases are Companies of interest to you that is owned by multiple people.
Let's take an average "evil corporation" that the DUmmies frequently criticize. Let's start, XYZ Corp has 3 billion shares outstanding. That means that XYZ is divided up into 3 billion tiny little pieces. So WHO owns XYZ Corp? Some evil little guy in a suit with an elevator in his garage? Nope.
XYZ Corp is owned by MILLIONS of people in the USA and all over the world. XYZ Corp is owned by school teachers, university professors, union plumbers, railroad retirees and millions of other Americans.
So the DUmbest of the DUmmies advocate taxing the shit out of XYZ Corp. Ok so what then? The value of XYZ Corp will be reduced because of lower profit and lower Market Cap. This means that the taxing entity, the Federal Government is taking money from whom? From a rich guy on a throne in Malibu? Nope.
By taxing a Corporation you reduce the value of the stock owned by millions of Americans. Think of all the reduced retirement accounts, the shrinking 401k's, the reduction in money to send ones grandchildren to college.
Even you, Alex... probably own shares (if not directly, through your retirement fund) of EVIL companies like EXXON, Sempra Energy, AMGEN and DOW.
SO... you tell me Alex, what happens if Corporations are taxed more than they are now? Where will that money come from? Hmmm?
And while I have you here Alex, are you one of those lunatic liberals who believes that life starts upon first breath? Yeah, I saw some DUmmies claim that until a breath is taken, the woman has the right to do whatever she wishes.
Oh and one more thing lol... I'm white and male and I despise Odumbo. Does that make me racist?
I would support Ben Carson for POTUS because he's a brilliant man, a good person and he's incredibly intelligent. AND he's black!!
So all the DUmmies that claim that all conservatives and Republicans MUST be racists... how does that add up in my case? I will answer that, it doesn't.
