Have a productive day!
So I was thinking we'd move to Toronto, but Monica thinks Vancouver because she likes saying 'Vancouver, British Columbia' in a weird accent. So we're still weighing the pros and cons.
It's strange how anyone who lives outside of a city is more likely to vote Republican. Even in the bluest states. Illinois was mostly red, cept for Chicago, which had Kerry win like 80% of the vote. California and New York were similar too. According to all the news shows this morning, Kerry lost because he didn't say something like "I hate fags." Values, man. I never really bought Bush's faux-Christianity myself, it just always seemed like a ploy the way he'd drop comments into conversation. And Kerry was the one who had considered becoming a priest and could quote chapter and verse from the bible, and people thought that was phony. But I just don't understand the urban/rural divide. Is it because people who live in cities are more likely to understand the role of government in their daily lives? I just don't get it.
I'm pretty nervous about the next four years. If Bush could do the damage he did while still trying to get re-elected, I can't imagine what he'll do without any consequences, with a huge republican majority in congress. I think I'll go to sleep and wake up with a long white beard when Barack Obama is President (2012? 2016?).
On the home front, It's dreary outside, I'm struggling in the job search, feeling paralyzed by the size of the city and the fact that anything outside of walking distance is a huge question mark. We'll see what happens though, my guess is I'll learn to swim by getting drowned. Tonite we're going furniture shopping, which hopefully will be painless.
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Big cities go democrat for several reasons...one, the poor in the city want the govt to take care of them. not that this is bad, but thats how it is. if you are in a big city without a job, there isnt much else to turn to besides the govt. another big reason is most folks in a city dont own any real estate, and therefor dont pay any property taxes. i realize most landlords figure that in rent, but as a former renter myself, it doesnt feel the same when it is in the rent, as when you get a 2200 dollar tax bill in the mail in january. democrat = more taxes, republican = less taxes, in general anyway. thirdly, a lot of big cities have colleges. again, not bad, but students have a different view on the world than older folks or working class folks or elderly, you get the idea. govt policy affects students differently than most people. students are still considered dependants. this is a huge difference in tax structure, and most financial aid comes from the govt, so if the govt gets a funding cut because the taxes were lowered, students qualify for less $. lastly, cities have a tremendous amount of public services not seen in rural comunities. Busses for example, subways, bigger police depts and fire depts with full time employees, etc. these govt run services are much more important to a person when they actually use them, as opposed to not having these available, like in tiny cville :)
there isnt much left if you get away from money related issues. everything in todays world is about money, cept maybe the whole gays gatting married thing. but i dont think gays decided this last election. stupid people did....:)
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