Mr Abernathy was 1 of 6 participants in 12/07/19 “forum” GOP candidates in Indiana’s 5th Only substantial point of disagreement was about whether or not to pull troops fr Afghanistan. 3/24
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Our military budget is greater than next 7 biggest and accounts for thirty-seven percent (37%) of the World’s total military expenditures, according to the Peter G. Petersen Foundation. 12/24
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We bomb, or attack w/drones, ppl 1/2-way around the World with accuracy of five percent (5%) or less - i.e., 95% is “collateral” damage. No matter the accuracy - or inaccuracy - of our weapons, we kill people. 13/24
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4) Mr Abernathy advocates “a responsible annual budget ... one of the core responsibilities of Congress.” He laments that “State and local governments have to live within their means.” 14/24
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Fed spent $3.4 trillion in 2015 & transferred about $508 billion 2 states & $23 billion 2 local gov’ts. http://taxpolicycenter.org State and local governments receive matching grants in Medicaid and other programs. 15/24
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Instead of gutting our infrastructure, leaving the sick untreated, and starving the poor, we could chop the budget for the military in half. To many - Mr Abernathy, apparently, included - the military budget is sacrosanct. It isn’t. 16/24
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5) Mr Abernathy says current occupant of Oval Office has done tremendous job rebuilding our economy Need 2 continue 2 reduce/eliminate unreasonable bureaucratic regs & mandates that stifle economic growth. 17/24
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The Impeached One has done nothing “positive” for economy& there was nothing to “rebuild.” Prior administration - the last to be legally elected w/o foreign interference - left an economy that was in good shape. 18/24
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Tariffs imposed during Impeached One’s hissy fits have been pd by Americans. Tax cuts 2 the very rich haven’t stimulated economy What R unreasonable bureaucratic regs & mandates? 19/24
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EPA - created under a GOP Pres - has been gutted USDA allows more rat hair & hog testicles in our meats Student loan vultures no longer R held at bay. Of course, these all were REASONABLE regs & maybe not what Mr Abernathy means. 20/24
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Finally, Mr Abernathy touts right to bear arms as fundamental & vows 2 protect rts of unborn. It’s odd: an individual imbues human-made implements (guns) w/Const’l protections, yet denies same protections 2 ppl w/uteruses (women). 21/24
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I have addressed some, but not all, of the points Mr Abernathy lists on his website. 22/24
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I am Mark Small, a candidate for U.S. House in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District. I am proud to be a progressive. I cannot get pregnant, so I won’t tell women what to do with their bodies. 23/24
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I opposed our military involvement in Vietnam long ago. Today we need to do the obvious and reign in several fiscal policies: tax cuts for the very rich and idiotic military spending. I approve of this blog. Hell, I wrote it. 24/24
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