Politics tHE eNTIRELY fAKE dEMOCRATIC sOCIALIST aLEXANDRIA oCASIO-cORTEZ

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  1. blazerboy30

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    It's a bit weird to have a statewide poll on AOC. It matters not one bit what someone in Buffalo or Albany thinks of AOC.

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    Gotta love Paul and Paul jr.
     
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    Paul is an idiot and Paul Jr designs are very dated.
     
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    They design things? I thought it was a show about getting in arguments. Maybe this forum should become a reality show. :devilwink:
     
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    I heard on MSNBC that Gellibrand wants to provide social security to illegal immigrants?
    Im not opposed to some help but to simply give them ss checks for entering our country illegally doesn't make much since? Unless you are for open borders and enlisting votes form illegals?
     
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    Many illegals pay into SS.
     
  11. barfo

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    I think you are misrepresenting what she said. She's talking about people who have paid into the social security system receiving benefits - not people who haven't.

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    I know some do, but you have to be 62 to have access.
    There are many workers and not necessarily all illegals that work under the table.
     
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    Ive got a friend who's wife had stage 4 ovarian cancer and she worked and paid in for over 30 years and was denied ss payments while she was sick. I think it was because they were married and he was employed.
    In order to receive ss as math income you need so many years paid in (10 years) I believe.
    If they payed in and meet all other requirements than I'm not opposed. However, I still don't condone them coming here illegally when so many immigrants come here the correct way.
    Just my opinion....
     
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    Regardless of her stance she has little to no chance of being the democratic candidate. Too many people ahead of her.
     
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    Yeah, you don't get benefits if you don't pay into it. I know when I applied there was one year that for some reason wasn't shown on my benefit page as paying into social security. They agreed to average out with the 2 years before and 2 years after as what my salary would have been. My wife also worked for several years for a crooked owner that collected taxes and social security from her paycheck, but never paid the appropriate organization thus she was out about 6 years of benefits that should have been included in her social security checks.
     
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    Im not really sure who has the best chance at this point. I am looking forward to the debates when there will be various ideas on government. Its going to be interesting to see how the 4 women will go at each other or if they will gang up on Joe and Bernie.
    For me cup, I want a candidate that is balanced with sound fiscal & social positions. Im not leaning demo socialist at all as its against my deepest concern about government, keeping it reasonable in size and fiscally conservative. Even though I was very critical of Shultz and the Boom I have liked his balance. I like John Kasich too.
     
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    We need a hybrid Democrat that wants to seize all the assets of, and ss payments made by illegals and use that money for the reparations Warren is talking about.

    Won't bother me a bit. Never happen obviously.
     
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    Her list of things provided by Puerto Rico seem a little strange to me.

    Coffee?
    Strategic Atlantic Port?
    We once had a big base there, Roosevelt Roads. Where ships exorcised and got their shore fire support up to speed. But then, Puerto Rico forced the Navy to stop using the near by Island of Vieques back in the early part of this century. So the base was closed I think. I was there in 1962, getting a task force of Heavy Cruisers up to speed on long range Shore fire capability. The Coffee was terrible, and old Cruiser Captains were a real pain in the ass.
    But we don't do that stuff there anymore, so what the hell is AOC talking about?

    The base of Roosey was used to stage the help for PR after the latest Hurricane to raise hell with the Island, but I don't see it as a Strategic Atlantic Port these days. That would be history.

    Appalachia?
    What? Why would you ask the question? It was never a colony of the US?

    An important Tax Loop hole for the 1%?
    Hell girl! You should end that shit then! It is only there to attract investment into Puerto Rico. Presumable for the benefit of Puerto Ricans.
     
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    I would love to see you in a debate with her. Pretty sure who would come out on top. Fear the 29 year old Hispanic woman, lol.
     
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    I would not have a chance!
    I find much of what she says very interesting and astounding at the same time.
    Debating it would be most difficult.

    Btw, did you know they closed the Naval base she must be referring to? She was about half her current age then. That would be a long long time ago, probably out of her memory. I kind of think you probably don't know it either.
     
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