JOPLIN, Mo. —
Bush kept his promise, he got rid of those nasty Clinton budget surpluses, busted open the Social Security lock box, and doubled the national debt to finance tax cuts for the rich.
Obama gave you food stamps in every pot and bus tickets in the garage.
It’s the Philadelphia story all over again, do you want more Bushonomics or more Obamanomics?
When the doctor told W.C. Fields he was going to die, Fields replied: “All things considered I would rather be in Philadelphia.”
The country is deep in debt, and Sen. Mitch McConnell and the good old boys in Congress should be taking pay cuts, not tax cuts. They voted for tax credits for American companies that built new factories in Asia and closed American factories down.
Can we keep Mitt, and get rid of Mitch?
Twelve years of autocratic government is enough. You don’t have representative government when only liberals or conservatives make the decisions and moderates are ignored. You have the social unrest that comes with autocratic government.
With unlimited power, Paul Ryan would create more debt, cutting Dick Cheney’s capital gains taxes to zero. Dick said debt is not a problem. Ryan’s plan would threaten middle class Americans who aren’t as fortunate as me. You watch your wallet, I’ll watch the debt.
Let’s not be Bushwhacked again.
Steve Goebel
Joplin
Opinion
Your View: Let’s not be ‘Bushwhacked’
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Our View: Absent from House
We can’t figure out why two Missouri legislators think they should be elected to the U.S. House when it appears they can’t seem to show up to take care of business in the Missouri House.
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Your View: Terrorism is terrorism
In the May 13 issue of The Joplin Globe there was an Associated Press article concerning the New Orleans shooting.
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Your View: Should we be outraged?
Were there effusive apologies following the lockdown of Boston as most of the continent indulged vicariously in the ongoing manhunt?
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Your View: Terrible injustice
I see this Jasper County nuisance law as a terrible injustice on the rights of the residents of Jasper County.
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Other Views: Conflicts in SEC
Money talks. In the continuing dispute over the all-too-cozy relationship between the people who create and sell financial products and the people who rate their risk, the money says: Shut up and let us do what we want.
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Phill Brooks, columnist: Missouri Senate did what Founding Fathers had in mind
George Washington once described the Senate as being like a saucer in which you pour coffee or tea.
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Our View: Fixing failure
Some 1,200 injured workers will finally get the payments they are owed. In its final week in session, Missouri’s General Assembly, through bipartisan efforts, passed a solution to address the insolvency of the state’s Second Injury Fund.
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Herb B. Kuhn, guest columnist: Delaying Medicaid reform could hurt rural Missouri
The Missouri Legislature missed a rare opportunity in the just-ended session to transform Medicaid and make a real difference in the lives and health of hundreds of thousands of our neighbors. Rural Missouri has the most to lose from the legislature’s failure to act.
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Kevin Wilson, guest columnist: When fear wins out, so do the terrorists
I’m going to make a bold statement that’s sure to draw a lot of comments, but hear me out before reaching for the keyboard to type a rebuttal.
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Marta Mossburg, columnist: Maybe government is tyrannical after all
Less than two weeks ago President Obama stood in front of graduates from The Ohio State University and told them to reject those who warn of government tyranny.
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