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Originally Posted by Izdaari
That's a reasonable position, but it's the typically liberal position.
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I don’t see it this way. The liberal position is to punish anyone who makes a profit and subsidize anyone who does not. The libertarian position calls for making as much profit possible as soon as possible regardless of the consequences. Profitable sustainability is the proper goal for a conservative.
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Again, that's a reasonable position, but it's the typically liberal position.
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It’s the position of the Founding Fathers- none of whom would be liberal by today’s standards. I am merely following the traditional intent of the 2nd Amendment- and upholding tradition is what conservatism is all about.
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Ain't going to happen unless we privatize the roads, and mostly it's just the most radical libertarians who favor that.
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The free market seldom looks out for the common good; I don’t see privatization of roads ever working on a wide scale.
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How do you feel about gas taxes? With your emphasis on conservation, I'd think you'd be for raising them to discourage gasoline use.
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I would rather see higher fuel efficiency standards. Higher gas taxes would be fine if they were coupled with incentives to conserve what we have and develop alternatives.
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You didn't exactly, but you did include #17 Medical Malpractice in the list of issues you didn't like the ACU using for their ratings. But that issue is a huge left vs. right, liberal vs. conservative bone of contention whether we like it or not. I'll score you a half point for not taking sides.
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I am in favor of holding bad doctors accountable when their actions cause death or injury. But, at the same time I think we have too many lawyers. The mere threat of lawsuits punishes the good doctors along with the bad. But, I will accept lawsuits until we can find a better way to deal with bad doctors.
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Ok, good, we're on the same side there. So you should've agreed with the ACU on that one, because that was the side they came down on.
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I likely understand legalese better than most non-lawyers, but I think the ACU isn’t doing itself any favor in the way it phrases the explanation for the issues.
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35 years of political activism for conservative organizations (such as Young Americans for Freedom, to name just one) and candidates. 35 years of personal involvement with the American conservative movement. 35 years of study of the intellectual history of it. 35 years of personal acquaintance with leading conservative activists. Trust me when I say I know what a conservative is and isn't.
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And you still jumped to conclusions regarding what I believe and what you think I believe, thereby concluding that I am not a conservative.