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Originally Posted by SilverTurtle
I'll gladly pay a little more in taxes to keep the government strong, the labor unions stronger and the lives of our troops safe at home... where they belong... not waging war for other countries in lands that will never really be our allies because we are a Christian nation.
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All I have to say is we tried Isolationism a great number of years ago and it worked up until one December day in 1941. All of those troops and sailors were all at "home and safe" in Pearl Harbor but we all know how that ended. Not to mention that the United Nations military/policing force is 85% backed by American troops and I do believe that we should continue our support for the UN because they have done quite a few things right.
Freedom is not Free! It never has and it never will be.
As for the housing market well that will be screwed up for many years to come that is why after college I plan on renting property for a good number of years and saving a bunch of money so when the time comes to buy a house I will hopefully have 25-30% for a down payment on a house like they used to do in the 50's and 60's and finance the rest instead of financing the whole cost of the house. Not to mention that i plan on living in the midwest where a small amount of money will go a lot further than it will on the coasts and in the big cities.