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Anyone who blames this mess on just one party or the other is full of it. BOTH parties created the environment for this to happen. Canadians apparently are blaming their conservative govt, and here in the USA, our ever speeding up collapse is under Democrat (i.e. liberal) leadership. But before either current govt. in either country, the opposite party also created the problem and kicked the can forward. That has to stop.

The ONLY relevent question in the next elections are which candidate is likely to do more of the same, and which are more likely to stop the bi-partisan policies that have created this.

For me personally, I wish a truly independent candidate could win and break the two cartels (i.e. Right and Left) in our country and just do what is right for people who pay for everything, rather than those who ONLY take, whether they are GE an their billions in profits (plus billions in additional corporate handouts) without paying taxes, OR able bodied men and women who live off handouts on the other end of the spectrum. (And to be clear, more white americans get welfare than other races, so it's NOT racist to cut handouts to all but the truly disabled or otherwise unable to work in any productive way to help themselves). I am also for anyone getting unemployment or welfare to be required to show up at 8am for full time work hours even if it is just sitting quietly in a chair for the same minimum length of time those who WORK for a living have to spend doing actual labor. Do not make the poor comfortable in their state, so they'll do anything to become productive. I would also allow people to work and make an income if they work full time (40 hours) but fall short in earnings to survive to still qualify for help. In many cases, it costs more to work than to not work in terms of benefits received versus salaries earned. That needs to stop. I'd much rather help someone working full time helping our country be productive than someone sitting on their butt doing nothing. Able bodied people should have a short term safety net, but after that short time, they need at least to show up and prove they are not just sitting around playing XBox, watching TV, getting high, hanging with friends etc. Instead, they could be taking free job training programs, reading classes (if needed) other educational support during those hours that others are working to help elevate them to employable levels. If they refuse, then no more handouts. For me it seems not only fair, but the only rational way to help people elevate out of being at the bottom of the rung in our society. I predict we'd find a large number would instead choose to still not work hard, but they'd at least not be getting paid to voluntarily do nothing productive.

Brian