2012 Presidential Election (free for all edition)

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

SS33, twice in this thread you've cited independent government agencies, the Federal Reserve and the FCC, as examples of government promulgating socialist policies. I'm sure you're fully aware they both operate outside of the purview of the federal branch. Even if President Obama rolled down Pennsylvania Avenue in a red armored tank, pulled up to the doorsteps of the Fed and threatened full take over, those guys wouldn't budge one iota. That's the way it works, my man. That's one helluva leap to blame the actions of the Federal Reserve or the FCC on the President of the United States. Just doesn't work that way.

Oh..Pell Grants. With college tuition sky rocketing you're defending Citibank and the big banks that basically monopolized the student loan industry and profited off it for years?

CBO says the direct lending approach with save taxpayers $61 billion over 10 years.

Never said Fed Reserve, I said Dept. of Education and FCC. The student loan issue was another rider to ObamaCare. Rising college tuition costs have nothing to do with banks, artifically lowered loan rates from the fed and fed subsidies are the primary catalyst to rising college costs. Similar to the housing bubble bust that was fueled by lowered approval standards/rates due to gov't intervention in the market.

FCC commissioners are appointed by the POTUS, Obama has appointed 4 of the 5 current commissioners. The Net Neutrality vote was along partison lines: The order received support from Chairman Julius Genachowski and Democratic commissioners Michael Copps and Mignon Clyburn, but was not approved by Republican commissioners Robert McDowell and Meredith A. Baker.

no need to roll down in tanks when you appoint the folks making decisions.

EDIT: and I forgot to mention the HHS Mandate forcing religious institutions to subsidize abortion drug, sterilization, contraception.