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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's me. I have no interest in legislating morality, including gay marriage, non-violent drug use and sale, or abortion.

I think government should be fiscally responsible and not get us into giant debt (yes, that means not sticking us into unnecessary wars like Iraq) or create giant entitlement or administrative programs ([b]I believe SS age needs to be moved way up[/b], military spending needs to be cut, and welfare-type programs to be more limited and tighter screened.)[/quote]

This I should me, too.  I understand people may need financial help, but at some point I expect that most of them will be physically and/or mentally capabake to contribute at some level.

As for social/moral issues, I fall into the 'if you aren't hurting anyone, then you have the right to choose to live the way you want.'

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Just a thought on this.  I get the idea of moving it up for reasonably healthy people, but I grew up working class, and blue collar workers like construction, etc. wear out their bodies fast.   Far before 62.   They cannot work for 50 years doing the physical work they do.  Part of the reason the SS age is not increased is because of this.   It's very different than my 75 year old boss who sits behind a desk for a living, instead of throwing a knee kicker carpet tool for 10 hours a day.   [/quote]

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