well then as Bill says, how about "wealth redistribution"
Sorry, missed this. What wealth distribution?
Tim
well then as Bill says, how about "wealth redistribution"
Sorry, missed this. What wealth distribution?
Tim
http://www.whatsbestforum.com/showt...r-Barack-Obama&p=147728&viewfull=1#post147728
wealth readjustment is what Bill said
Obama and Romney Deadlocked, Poll Shows
By NEIL KING JR.
President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney enter the final sprint before Election Day essentially deadlocked nationally in what looks set to be one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history.
A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of likely voters finds Mr. Obama leading his rival by a nose, 48% to 47%, as the two men crisscross the country to rally supporters in the states most likely to decide the outcome.
Final polls in many of those states, from Virginia and Ohio to New Hampshire, Colorado and Wisconsin, also find the race too close to call.
The two candidates enter the final stage with firm advantages they had from the start. Mr. Obama derives his tiny lead by holding a slightly larger base of support, 51% to 43%, among women voters than Mr. Romney has among men, the poll finds.
The former Massachusetts governor has the support of 51% of men, compared to 44% who back the president.
The poll of 1,475 likely voters across the country has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.55 percentage points.
The candidates are packing their final Sunday before the vote with events across the country. Mr. Obama begins the day in New Hampshire before jumping to Florida, Ohio and Colorado. Mr. Romney will kick off his day in Iowa before hopping to Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
With state polls continuing to show Mr. Romney lagging behind in the critical state of Ohio, his campaign is making a concerted, last-minute push to try to seize Pennsylvania, a win that would scramble the electoral map and negate a potential loss by the GOP nominee in Ohio.
A running average of all national polls maintained by Real Clear Politics now has the two men within 0.2% of one another. The average doesn't include the new Journal poll.
In the similarly down-to-the-wire 2004 clash between President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry, Mr. Bush actually entered the final stretch with a lead slightly above 2%—comfortable, by the look of this year's election.
President Obama got high marks in the poll for his handling of the aftermath of Sandy, the storm that lashed the Northeast last week. Nearly seven in 10 voters approved of how he dealt with Sandy, compared to 15% who disapproved. His approval was higher, 75%, among voters in the Northeast.
Guys, wake up smell the coffee. The markets are driven by loose monetary policy, not fundamentals. If Romney makes good in his promise to fire Bernanke and replace him with someone more conservative the markets will tank. I find it incredibly ironic the president in office during the largest rebound in the Dow jones and corporate profitability in modern history is labeled as "anti business". Even wonder why Obama never mentions these achievements? It would alienate his base. Why does Romney not mention it (he does mention gas and by implication oil price rebound of course...)? It would dispel the anti business Obama myth.
.... obvious they work for the same owners ...
For what it's worth, I was trying to summarize where I think the candidate's were on the spectrum as cast by the opposition and where that fit into their parties' respective platforms, not my own, personal view of either. There's also the 'sound byte' issue, to get media and voter attention, you've got to make it simple. I don't think Obama is actually a socialist, but he does believe in a bigger role for government, I don't believe the GM takeover was a smart thing, other than to save union jobs and related industries dependent on the auto industry and while our health care system definitely needs some serious 'fixin,' I'm not sure what we have, or how we got there, is the best way to do that.
Socialism, wealth *re*distribution, liberal, conservative... It's fascinating to read the complete absence of objectivity in these posts (just like it is with respective to issues in our own little corner of the world, e.g., analog, digital, solid state, tubes, etc.). When you wear pink tinted skiing sunglasses, well, shock, surprise, everything looks pink. Take off the sunglasses and see the real world? Haven't seen it in this thread. A mirror check is in order.
Unlike in physics, in social sciences (including politics) there is no such thing as an objective "real world". The opinions, perceptions and biases of the citizens are an integral part of society itself.
Ron paul would be my candidate , but hes not on the list
Just a tip , keep socialists far away !!
Nothing but trouble
Is this properly categorized as social sciences? And even within the world of social sciences, is it the case that there is no objectivity? Is it the case that there can be no objective analysis of the real world? Is it the case there can be no objective analysis even in the world of politics?
If that is the case, then is it the case that anything and everything goes, i.e., there is no correct or incorrect or, for that matter, more or less accurate?
Is this properly categorized as social sciences? And even within the world of social sciences, is it the case that there is no objectivity? Is it the case that there can be no objective analysis of the real world? Is it the case there can be no objective analysis even in the world of politics? If that is the case, then is it the case that anything and everything goes, i.e., there is no correct or incorrect or, for that matter, more or less accurate? These are, IMO, rhetorical questions.
And, Steve, bad knees and foot surgery, so I don't ski.