What has influenced you to your current position in politics.
 

How have you come to acquire the opinions that you currently have?

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Long and painful analysis of my own hypocrisies.

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Long and painful analysis of my own hypocrisies.

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I like the answer. Kudos if it's true.
Also, the rent control proof from econ has led me to support policies that reduce gov't interference with the free market.

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pretending to read the crap that i write

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A combination of personal preference and rough analysis that I can't really sum up. Actually I'd like to learn a lot more about politics and I'm not hard set in a lot of my positions.

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Starting a business and realizing that for every one thing I want to do, there are at least 2 government agencies that want to tell me if and how I can do it.

There is no way that so much regulation, and so many do-nothing departments can foster a healthy economic environment.

Notice I haven't even mentioned taxes, as I don't think I can say anything about that that everybody isn't already aware of.



There are plenty of other things that got me to really pay attention to politics, but this was the catalyst.

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How have you come to acquire the opinions that you currently have?

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Long and painful analysis of my own hypocrisies.

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Share some of that analysis with us.

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A combination of personal preference and rough analysis that I can't really sum up. Actually I'd like to learn a lot more about politics and I'm not hard set in a lot of my positions.

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Perhaps you can give us some examples at least?

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Paying 40% of my income from poker to the government.

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Working for "the man" for 7 years has left me a little bitter. I now hate pretty much everything about big corporations and feel as if every decision from our corrupt government makes it easier for big biz and harder for individuals.

It makes me sick to think how far out of touch most politicians are, like they are betraying humanity or something. Going from Bush to Clinton to Bush to Clinton for 24+ years doesn't give me much hope that democracy is working either.

Thats why I am a libertarian. Thats why I support Ron Paul, one of the few politicians who I think hasn't yet sold out. I don't even agree with a lot of his views.

I really think the American people need to hear each presidential candidate answer this question at the debate.

"If the country gave you $2 billion/week from taxes, and that all you were allowed to spend would you choose to spend the money to help citizens in this country or continue to pay for a mess of a war in Iraq?"