Thursday, June 01, 2006
Are we the Centrists?
Did you know that if you agree with the majority of Americans, in the eyes of the main stream media, you are a left wing extremist! The polls tell a different story. It looks to me like we are the center. Why is the minority being called the center when they are acting like extremists? Why are they forcing an agenda that is so uncomfortable for most of us?
IRAQ WAR: In a CNN/USA poll 66% of Americans feel that the Iraq war has made them feel less safe.
SOCIAL SECURITY: In two 2002 polls from the Los Angeles Times and NBC News, both found 55% of the public opposed the concept of private accounts. In 2005, after the president had spent months selling the concept, a CNN/USA poll found 59% of Americans were opposed to change.
HEALTH CARE: In a 2003 Washington Post/ABC poll, 62% of Americans think we should have U.S. government guaranteeing health insurance for all citizens, even if that meant repealing most of the recent tax cuts. (36 of 37 industrialized nations have universal health care – the U.S. is the only one that doesn’t).
DRUGS: In a 2004 Harris poll 60% of Americans favor price controls, In 2005 the Kaiser Family Foundation notes that 70% feel that when the government funds research (which they do a lot), they should dictate prices, not the drug companies.
NAFTA, WTO & CHINA: In a 2005 PIPA poll, 56% of Americans weren’t satisfied with the way the US government is dealing with the effects of trade on American jobs, the poor in other countries and the environment, while 90% feel we need stronger labor laws, 93% feel there should be stronger environmental protections.
TAX CUTS: With a whopping $42,000 going to each millionaire and just $10 going to those that earn under $50,000, it’s no wonder 90% of Americans are against tax cuts
PENTAGON BUDGET: Anywhere between 55% and 75% of Americans, depending on the poll, believe there should be deep cuts in Pentagon spending, and that the money should go to health care, education and veterans.
CONGRESS: As a 2005 poll by the Feldman Group showed, 72% of Americans believe that elected officials in Washington do not see the nation’s problems and opportunities in the same way they do. (Thanks to Thom Hartmann/Air America www.thomhartmann.com www.am1090seattle.com and David Sirota http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2006/05/30/joe-lieberman-the-hostile-takeover-of-centrism/
IRAQ WAR: In a CNN/USA poll 66% of Americans feel that the Iraq war has made them feel less safe.
SOCIAL SECURITY: In two 2002 polls from the Los Angeles Times and NBC News, both found 55% of the public opposed the concept of private accounts. In 2005, after the president had spent months selling the concept, a CNN/USA poll found 59% of Americans were opposed to change.
HEALTH CARE: In a 2003 Washington Post/ABC poll, 62% of Americans think we should have U.S. government guaranteeing health insurance for all citizens, even if that meant repealing most of the recent tax cuts. (36 of 37 industrialized nations have universal health care – the U.S. is the only one that doesn’t).
DRUGS: In a 2004 Harris poll 60% of Americans favor price controls, In 2005 the Kaiser Family Foundation notes that 70% feel that when the government funds research (which they do a lot), they should dictate prices, not the drug companies.
NAFTA, WTO & CHINA: In a 2005 PIPA poll, 56% of Americans weren’t satisfied with the way the US government is dealing with the effects of trade on American jobs, the poor in other countries and the environment, while 90% feel we need stronger labor laws, 93% feel there should be stronger environmental protections.
TAX CUTS: With a whopping $42,000 going to each millionaire and just $10 going to those that earn under $50,000, it’s no wonder 90% of Americans are against tax cuts
PENTAGON BUDGET: Anywhere between 55% and 75% of Americans, depending on the poll, believe there should be deep cuts in Pentagon spending, and that the money should go to health care, education and veterans.
CONGRESS: As a 2005 poll by the Feldman Group showed, 72% of Americans believe that elected officials in Washington do not see the nation’s problems and opportunities in the same way they do. (Thanks to Thom Hartmann/Air America www.thomhartmann.com www.am1090seattle.com and David Sirota http://davidsirota.com/index.php/2006/05/30/joe-lieberman-the-hostile-takeover-of-centrism/
# posted by Florence Vincent @ 12:15 AM 
