Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Has Their Ever Been Republican Laws to Help People?

Abraham Lincoln's Republican party was progressive and gave rights to African Americans with the 13, 14, 15 amendments. The Republican party fought for the abolition of slavery. Since this time, Republicans have been the party of business and the wealthy. The Republican party has done nothing for people, workers, consumers, elderly or anyone but millionaires, wealthy and business. Democrats have given the US: Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, Unemployment Insurance, Workers Compensation, Bank Regulation with Glass Stegal (Republican/Democrats repealed), Affordable Healthcare Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1965, Clean Air and Clean Water Act, Disabilities Act, minimum wage, overtime, OSHA, EPA, Family Leave. The list goes on. Democrats have done so much for people, workers and consumers. Democrats gave Civil Rights to blacks and lost the South for a generation. What have Republicans done? Repeal the acts? Fight to go back to the 1800's? Please, what have Republicans done for major legislation that was good for people? De-regulations have destroyed banking, airlines, trucking, manufacturing.

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