I was having a conversation with my dad during dinner tonight and the topic of the election came up. The conversation had started after I had brought up the fact that the $700 billion bail-out was not passed. This began the discussion about taxes and the stances of both McCain and Obama.
The way my dad explained it is that Obama wants to tax people who earn more than $250,000 income a year more than those who don't. I immediately replied that "isn't that communism?" He came back with yes. Now, if you ask anyone who knows me, politics is not my number one choice for a conversation, but I actually found myself really engaged in this conversation with my dad. I don't know if it is because I am growing up (yes, we growing up, funny fact) or because of everything that just happened in the stock market, but I've never been into a political conversation like I was tonight.
While my dad is die-hard Republican, I on the other hand am still trying to first understand both sides' policies and views before I make a decision on who I will vote for. I guess I finally realized that everyone is affected by who we elect to put into office. I think I just wanted to know more about the people on the ballot than I have in the past. I guess this is just part of becoming a full-fledged grown-up.
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
~James Dean
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