[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Trample the Elderly

Ship the jobs overseas.

Dumb down the populace through pop culture and sub-par schools.

Slowly take away people's rights in exchange for security.

Tax the middle class into oblivion.

Let everyone and anyone come over your borders.

Degrade morals with drugs and sex.

Make wars without end.

Use race to divide and conquer the people.

I can go on forever with this.

If we abolish the death penalty, which is much more expensive than sentences of life in prison, we'd have more money to create better schools. Or we could reduce taxes on the middle class. Or we'd have more money to put more cops on the street, making us safer.