The elections: What a Republican victory will likely mean

If the Republicans win we can expect the following:

1.  Continuation of the Bush tax  giveaways to the wealthy

2.  Blocking of federal appointees to regulatory positions and the courts

3.  New anti-labor legislation

4.  Draconian spending cuts that will hurt low income families

5.  A new round of attacks on social security

6.  The inundation of Congress with a collection of rightwing crazies whose antics will only  be a boon to Comedy Central, giving their writers  an endless source of material

7.  Increased inequality in wages and incomes

8.  And the preceding seven points are the best case scenario

Get out the vote and work to make sure that the numbers of Republicans in elective office pretty much follows the Republican party's view of progressive taxes-namely, the fewer the better.

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  • Brian seems to be deluded. When have Republicans ever reduced the deficit? I think claiming victory after a Dem stimulus/economic recovery program saved the economy is dubious at best.

    Posted by Rita P., 11/03/2010 7:00am (14 years ago)

  • 9. A huge reduction in unemployment

    10. a reduction in the national deficit

    11. laying the groundwork for ridding the country of it's 3rd Marxist president (wilson, roosevelt) and worst president since Jimmy Carter.

    Posted by brian, 11/03/2010 2:02am (14 years ago)

  • This is a very timely article.
    This coupled with the advice of more and more unity,especially in the event of tea party /Republican inroads,decaying our political structures and programs for social progress,the more.
    No matter the outcome today,the watchword is unity of African Americans,Latinos,women,trade unionists and the working poor.
    We have nothing to lose but our current wage slavery,disenfranchisement,hunger,homelessness and poverty.

    Posted by peaceapplause, 11/02/2010 1:48pm (14 years ago)

  • It also seems that many in the GOP in Congress want to purse a mass deportation of immigrants: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/29/nation/la-na-immigration-20101030

    Posted by Joel, 11/01/2010 8:25pm (14 years ago)

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