10-09-2015, 01:37 PM
(10-09-2015, 01:30 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I don't have any problem with compromise on like goals, but on other things sometimes the answer is no. It seems that the mere act of proposing something entitles you to at least a part of it. If, for instance, the Dems suggest a 50% increase in taxes, the Republicans would be required to offer at least 25% or 30% or they don't know how to compromise.
I can get that, the idea of compromise has often been twisted in order to paint one side or the other as obstinate, when in reality the side making the claim is just as much so. When I think of compromise I am thinking of seeing a problem that needs fixing (and is within the scope of the authority you have) and getting together to come to an agreeable solution that all parties can feel some level of satisfaction with. I know, I have some pie in the sky dreams.
"A great democracy has got to be progressive, or it will soon cease to be either great or a democracy..." - TR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
