Thread: God help me, I've become a social democrat

I'm voting NDP (all the Canadians will know what that means) .

Fucking education. I knew it would ruin me.

Well you had everything stacked against you...you're in Canada, weed is basically legal there.


Just as an aside, I'm fairly liberal on education myself (yeah I'm a college grad and preparing to go to Law School)...I don't agree AT ALL with "No Child Left Behind". I think teachers should be paid more (especially the good ones) and their jobs should be achievement oriented and if they do poorly for a couple years you should be able to fire them without getting teacher's unions on your ass.

I'm moving in the opposite direction as I get older. More and more conservative all the time. I used to be fairly Liberal, not anymore.


I'm a cranky old bastard!LOL

Originally Posted by Deanrw

I'm moving in the opposite direction as I get older. More and more conservative all the time. I used to be fairly Liberal, not anymore.


I'm a cranky old bastard!LOL

Im finding the same thing in myself. Having lived in a country where income tax is less than 10% for so long, I find myself questioning the sense in countries like the UK where the tax band is so high.

I still think Im pretty liberal but when it comes to issues like how much tax Im paying, then I suppose I have become much more self centred.

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by Deanrw

I'm moving in the opposite direction as I get older. More and more conservative all the time. I used to be fairly Liberal, not anymore.


I'm a cranky old bastard!LOL

Im finding the same thing in myself. Having lived in a country where income tax is less than 10% for so long, I find myself questioning the sense in countries like the UK where the tax band is so high.

I still think Im pretty liberal but when it comes to issues like how much tax Im paying, then I suppose I have become much more self centred.

Roads dont build themselves
We all do better when we all do better
Now I dont really like paying for stupid wars,tax breaks for rich people,intrest on national debt.
But I think I can pony for the greater public intrest,Ive certainly benefited from it,every time I fire up my Jeep

Originally Posted by Trainer Monkey

Originally Posted by miles

Originally Posted by Deanrw

I'm moving in the opposite direction as I get older. More and more conservative all the time. I used to be fairly Liberal, not anymore.


I'm a cranky old bastard!LOL

Im finding the same thing in myself. Having lived in a country where income tax is less than 10% for so long, I find myself questioning the sense in countries like the UK where the tax band is so high.

I still think Im pretty liberal but when it comes to issues like how much tax Im paying, then I suppose I have become much more self centred.

Roads dont build themselves
We all do better when we all do better
Now I dont really like paying for stupid wars,tax breaks for rich people,intrest on national debt.
But I think I can pony for the greater public intrest,Ive certainly benefited from it,every time I fire up my Jeep

I agree to an extent. Infratructure and the like is fundamental. But Korea has good roads, services and pretty much everybody is covered with health insurance. I cannot complain about those aspects of life here and all with a relatively low tax rate. There is too much bureaucracy in Western governments. And probably too much welfare, especially in the UK.

You dont see too many single mothers in Korea. And Im quite sure thats one reason my tax is so low.

Originally Posted by Deanrw

I'm moving in the opposite direction as I get older. More and more conservative all the time. I used to be fairly Liberal, not anymore.


I'm a cranky old bastard!LOL

As Winston Churchill is often quoted, "If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain".

I'm still not convinced the quote is Churchill's though...

Originally Posted by CFH

Originally Posted by Deanrw

I'm moving in the opposite direction as I get older. More and more conservative all the time. I used to be fairly Liberal, not anymore.


I'm a cranky old bastard!LOL

As Winston Churchill is often quoted, "If you're not a liberal when you're 25, you have no heart. If you're not a conservative by the time you're 35, you have no brain".

I'm still not convinced the quote is Churchill's though...

Politics is the art of bullshit and getting away with it. Churchill was right on the money, a typical politician and not a man to be trusted by any means.