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- On 28 Mar 2013
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Republicans say "Fuck you unless my own son or daughter is just like you!",
Paralithodes said:
Dan8267 says
1. Liberals don't support affirmative action. That's leftists. I'm the biggest liberal on this site and I don't support AA.
2. Yes, AA is a violation of the 14th Amendment as I have mentioned before -- and was accused of racism by a racist leftist for saying that.
There is a big misunderstanding among many about what AA is supposed to be, and what it often turns out to be. At it roots, AA is something that few would object to: taking action such as outreach, recruiting in lesser served areas, etc., in order to expand (and in some cases help develop) the pool of QUALIFIED applicants to include those who might not have been included before. Quotas and the like, except in very specifically targeted cases designed to correct a specific wrong or injustice, was not supposed to be at its core. But with many of the various formulas (e.g., 4/5ths rule), statistical analyses, etc., it has essentially turned into a quota-type system that infringes on others rights.
Dan, in a previous thread K-R-I-S jumped on you for referring to "minorities," and claimed that you were wrong because it was targeted only for blacks due to slavery. You were right, he was wrong, as evidenced by the words in the original Executive Orders creating AA to begin with. I backed you up in general in that thread, but K-R-I-S, the intellectual coward, deleted the posts. - On 28 Mar 2013
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Republicans say "Fuck you unless my own son or daughter is just like you!",
Paralithodes said:
curious2 says
Yes, they did, and yes it is in the platform.
Fair enough... While I'll I don't support that particular platform piece, I do support the technical approach in general, because the bar to their success is so extraordinarily high on such a contentious issue. Better one side seek some type of major social change through a process that essentially requires a super-majority of the population (via the states) to succeed, then to rely on a small number of judges to re-define things...
I have not looked back at old Republican platforms, but this might not have even been an issue anyone felt necessary to put into a national platform if RvW did not re-define what was previously a state issue into a new national right. - On 28 Mar 2013
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Does Obamacare 'tax the poor'?,
Paralithodes said:
Here are some articles that discuss the potential impact of the excise tax, including reference to some specific companies that will cut R&D, lay off workers, etc., as a direct result. So here is the evidence that you were looking for, that at the very least, is contrary to YOUR claim that the excise tax would NOT impact the industry negatively.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-01-07/careers/fl-medical-device-tax-20130104_1_medical-device-medical-tax-excise
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/27/shirley-medical-device-tax-will-impact-jobs-and/
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/healthcare/290337-buyers-remorese-over-medical-device-tax
http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/03/medical-device-tax-to-cost-top-19.html
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