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The Republican who think they are "smart" are ussually the most naive  in my experience.

You have the social conservative who dont think they are smart - they just think they are right.
Then you have the fisscak conservative. These guys think they are smart but ussually they just have  a rather short term focus on their own money.
So many Republicans dont realize that haveing a MODEST social safety net makes for a much stronger economy in the LONG run makes the rich even richer. Of course such elements have to be tied in with actually having a job etc.

Dont get me wrong though I am not defending Democrats who never do anything modestly and have a history of voting for social spending to rival Europe.
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That's a good post there Ghostiger. Well put.

As somebody who operates a "safety net" I always see more homeless and jobless folk in Republican years than I do in Democrat years. And there are casefiles to prove that. Now, I can never say why exactly, but it happens.

I can't bitch to much though. I made more money than I would ever need in this lifetime while a Republican was in office. (Reagan) He really allowed the rich to become obcenely rich and created a lovely market condition which allowed a lot of institutions to financially own the poor for the rest of their lives in debt. (Credit cards, loans, lots of houses sold, etc)

I guess what I am trying to say is I can clearly see both sides while I stand on my lofty perch, the fence.