QOTD: Tuesday, 4.24.07

[Nichole]

Do you have a cause or issue that you feel strongly about?

[Mandi]

Just one? :scan: :lol:

Seperation of church and state
abortion
gun control

[Brooke]

I feel strongly about abortion and women's rights.
War is also another one.

[Jessica]

Women and minority rights. Especially as it applies to the workplace (glass ceiling, pay inequalities, etc.).

[Shel]

More sleep for tired moms :giggle:

[~Deborah~]

More sleep for tired moms :giggle:

I support that cause too :aok:

[mrs.knip]

March of Dimes research
grief support for infant loss
pro-life issues

[Karri]

supporting stem cell research, including gov't funding
the right to be pro-choice and act upon it
separation of church & state
the anti-war movement
women's rights
gay rights
gov't funding to continue to find ways to be more 'green', so that we can stop global warming. people acting responsible when it comes to the environment/consumption.

[Jillian]

gay rights

[AmyP]

Multiple Sclerosis

[Mary]

organ donation
gay rights

Mary

[Nichole]

I forgot to answer my own thread! :duh:

A few of my biggies:
-Global warming/reducing our impact on the planet
-A woman's right to choose
-Separation of church & state
-Gay rights
-Stem cell research
-Ending the war ASAP
-People taking personal responsibility for themselves and their choices

[MrsPeacefrog]

- I am pretty passionate about labor not getting into a position of control in my country
- Stem cell research
- Pro-choice issues
- my right to not believe in God and be preached at for that choice
- Passionate about my friends and anyone trying to dis on them
- being able to sleep in atleast one day on a weekend :lol:

[Clare]

- I am pretty passionate about labor not getting into a position of control in my country


Wow, I didn't know that. Looks like we'll be in for some arguments come election time :shuffle:

Mine would be:

- getting a Labor government elected :lol:
- abortion/pro-choice

[sheila]

I find it so interesting to see political debates from other countries.
And Niochole's answers serve as mine, as well.

A few of my biggies:
-Global warming/reducing our impact on the planet
-A woman's right to choose
-Separation of church & state
-Gay rights
-Stem cell research
-Ending the war ASAP
-People taking personal responsibility for themselves and their choices

[MrsPeacefrog]

Wow, I didn't know that. Looks like we'll be in for some arguments come election time :shuffle:

Mine would be:

- getting a Labor government elected :lol:


Wow, that surprises me. I didn't see you as a labor supporter. Our country has thrived under Liberal leadership and my memories of labor is 17% interest rates and recession. Not to mention how bad the NSW economy is under our pathetic labor government. I can't say I agree with getting them back in for the entire country. But I digress this is not what this thread is all about :lol: moving on.

[Clare]

- getting a Labor government elected :lol:


Well that was really a joke, I can't say it's something that I'm very passionate about. But yes, I was raised to be a labour supporter and would never vote for Liberal. Alex was a Liberal voter when I met him but he's since converted :) I hate John Howard and the rest of his smug, arrogant government and can't wait to see them gone. But he's been PM all of your adult life, you're too young to remember the good old days of Labour! :)

[MrsPeacefrog]

Firstly, Nichole. Sorry for the Hijack :blush:

But he's been PM all of your adult life, you're too young to remember the good old days of Labour! :)

:lol: That may be true, but I am old enough to remember my parents struggling through a labor government and raising me to be liberal because of it :awink: Tony was a labor supporter but I have convinced him in certain aspects to vote liberal, he doesn't always do it because he feels like he is betraying his father :crazy: One of my main memories of a labor government is Paul keating over throwing Bob hawke and telling us that the recession we were in was the one we had to have :rolleyes: And budgets that were constantly in defecit. I also have lived through a labor government ruling my state my entire adult life and that has been horrible enough, we have the worst economy in Australia with the highest taxes and worst transport problems. The rest of the country is flourishing and our state isn't, we have the highest cost of living with little to no help from the guys on top. If they can't run a state how the heck can they run a country? Unfortunately it's a given, labor supporters will get their wish this time round :mope: But I know that one or two terms in government and the Australian public will remember why we got rid of them in the first place :lol: Yes, I am passionate. I never thought I would care that much about politics, but I somehow do :dunno: But not passionate enough for it to make me hold it against you :awink: I do find with politics you tend to follow the way you were raised.

[Clare]

I also have lived through a labor government ruling my state my entire adult life and that has been horrible enough, we have the worst economy in Australia with the highest taxes and worst transport problems. The rest of the country is flourishing and our state isn't, we have the highest cost of living with little to no help from the guys on top. If they can't run a state how the heck can they run a country? Unfortunately it's a given, labor supporters will get their wish this time round :mope: But I know that one or two terms in government and the Australian public will remember why we got rid of them in the first place :lol: Yes, I am passionate. I never thought I would care that much about politics, but I somehow do :dunno: But not passionate enough for it to make me hold it against you :awink: I do find with politics you tend to follow the way you were raised.

But every state is run by Labour government.:dunno:

I'm glad you won't hold it against me :lol: It's really not that important to me, heck I married a Liberal voter! We used to go to vote and say how stupid it was, we'd go in together and vote opposite to each other, cancelling each others vote out. But he finally saw the error of his ways :awink: and now votes Labour as well. I totally agree that it's the way you are raised, I agree with Tony, I'd feel like I was betraying my Dad by voting Liberal too :dunno: (not that I ever would!)

[MrsPeacefrog]

yeah, well it wasn't always that way. I believe it takes many terms for the damage to show, and being they have been in charge of NSW for so long the damage is there. :dunno: Tony used to donkey vote, but I would get so angry at him, I think it's such a waste and I would rather him vote labor than vote a donkey vote. I think that it's important and it's one way we can make a choice in our own country there are countries out there that don't even bother allowing the people to choose and I think it's ridiculous to throw away that choice we have. :nod:

I believe that they are ALL evil so I can't say that liberal are perfect, I just think that it's important to look after business owners as they are the ones that employ the masses and that's what liberal does. Yes the workers don't think it's fair they don't get as many hand outs for sitting on their bums that labor would give but by looking after the buisness owner he is able to employ more people and the less hand outs the more people DO work, hence our lower unemployment. But anyway, as I said, once I get started I find it hard not to be passionate about it. I will have to suffer as I know we are going to lose this election, he stuffed up with the IR laws and that's a given. As I said, no side is a perfect side, but unfortunately we have to choose one of them, and liberal is my choice. I won't hold it against you, don't hold it against me :lol:

My dad has been trying to work on Tony for years :lol2:

[MrsPeacefrog]

oh and by the way, I will shut up now :shuffle:

:lol:

[Nichole]

No worries about the hijack, Deb. It's interesting to me to read about the politics of another country. :popcorn:

[Karri]

Interesting. So what's the major difference between the two?

[MrsPeacefrog]

You know that's a pretty hard question to answer, mainly because these days the line has blurred and is not as obvious as it used to be.

I guess if you asked that question in the past you could say that in basic terms a labor government is for the working man, taxing richer people more to pay for the poor. Liberal was more for equality, and spreading the burden out.

That is REALLY basic terms. It's either give more money to the poor, but have less money for the rich to employ the poor or give more money to those that have it already which in turn opens up more opportunities for the poor to be employed :dunno:

It's a really fine line.

Then after that basic assessment you would have to say that it really comes down to policy. It changes with who ever is in leadership.

As much as I passionatly say that I don't like labor, the newer labor government is not as scary to me as the older labor government were. They do have some great policies with the environment and work relations that are 100% going to win them this next election. In that case I am pleased with that, but on the other hand I fear that the sliding scale of tax burden will once again fall on business owners who like my father can not keep up with and will end up cutting back staff to help with the burden and that is where problems happen. Hopefully I am wrong and this new labor government will incorporate what John Howard has done with our economy and keep it strong.

This liberal government has been excellent with families too, we get alot of child care tax rebates now, more family assistance payments to keep mothers home instead of working and they give us $5000 per child born (as they are trying to boost the population) We also get $600 per child at the end of every financial year which we never got before. I am hoping the labor government is as family friendly!!

I guess in the end, it really is based on policy per policy. Who knows, one day I may vote labor, but the policies have to be pretty spectacular for me to do so. :lol:

I hope that answers the queston :dunno: it was a tough one to answer.