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Sure. Regulation caused the banking crisis, and not the removal of crucial safeguards. I buy that.

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Ridiculous to think of one nation as leading the world when everyone can communicate, everyone can work together.

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The idea that the United States is the leader of the world is offensive. The way the world progresses is *together*.

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"We can't continue to be the policeman of the world." And most of the world doesn't want you to be.

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The threat of Islamic terrorism, statistically, is orders of magnitude lower than the threat of domestic Christian terrorism.

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Pff, what did Adam Smith know about capitalism https://twitter.com/DougHenwood/status/664274401165201408

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So far I'm agreeing with Rand on military spending and Trump on the awfulness of the . Shame they're both racists, really.

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Things I would like as a small business entrepreneur:

Universal healthcare +
Progressive taxation =
Peace of mind while we grow

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It's sickening to talk so dismissively about taking care of disadvantaged people in our society when we pay so much to war.

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Personally? I'm pro-infrastructure, but the (huge) amount of tax that goes to the military makes me sad. Let's talk about *that*.

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A flat tax rate is only fair if you don't consider the marginal value of income. Progressive tax is fairer, more sustainable.

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Pretty sure Fiorina's "Obamacare isn't working" is code for "some people aren't making quite as much money".

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I'm all for a free market in healthcare. Just like I believe in a free market for roads, police, and the military.

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"The secret sauce of America is innovation and entrepreneurship." Spot the candidate from Silicon Valley.

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My dad did a doctorate in philosophy and can also weld pretty well. Confused.

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I really appreciate @BeckyQuick's lines of questioning. Digging in, appropriately. Nice to hear facts discussed.

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*Progressive* taxes aren't warfare against the rich; flat taxes are warfare against the poor. Inherently regressive, unequal.

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Flat taxes are regressive when you consider marginal value. They're not warfare against the rich; they hurt the poor. Awful.

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Prediction: two hours of complaints about liberal spending, ignoring that conservatives are historically much more wasteful.

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"Your money. Your vote." is the clearest description of modern American democracy

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If by "kept us safe" Jeb meant W "committed war crimes, tortured prisoners, faked evidence and made us less safe", he was right.

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I actually, genuinely, think Trump is the best candidate. Which is the very definition of "damning with faint praise."

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People keep talking about tackling Islamic terrorism. Domestic, Christian, racist terrorism is actually by far the bigger threat.

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