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Here's a good one from FoxNews:

Democratic presidential contender John Edwards says it is more important to invest in universal health care and lifting people out of poverty than to reduce the budget deficit.

Say what?

Okay, certainly helping people get out of poverty is important. However, they key is not to do so via government handouts and forcing Socialized Health Care upon Americans. Cuba has Universal Health Care, and the people there are heavily impoverished.

The best way to lift people out of poverty is to empower them to achieve and excel at something, ANYTHING. Reducing the deficit and, consequently, trimming government to reduce taxation is a key component to achieving the goal of ending poverty. Lower taxes means people will have more money to use as they choose, whether it is to buy products or invest in businesses. Both have a net effect of increasing jobs. More jobs and access to job training will do far more than continuing the practice of government handouts.

However, so long as there are people who would rather sit on their duffs than get out there and work at a job, there will be poverty in this country. And these people will vote for candidates who will help keep the status quo allowing them to sit in front of the boob tube all day long and do nothing productive or contribute to society n a positive way.

America is about Liberty. Universal Health Care (Hillary Care), or Socialized Medicine (as it is most accurately called) takes away Liberty and treats people as thralls to the state. Socialism in any of its manifestations whether we are talking Universal Health Care, or Social Security (as it exists today) is contrary to the Constitution, the Founding Principles of this Country and undermines the preservation of Liberty.

John Edwards, and all the wacky lefties now controlling the Democratic Party (a party that once embraced Liberty) either do not get it, or wish to implement more socialistic practices so as to better control Americans and preserve their elite status as filthy rich.