So let’s get this straight.  Today’s Republican Party doesn’t believe in abortion.  So – they are going to force a woman who may or may not want a child, who possibly conceived that child through no fault of her own (rape, incest, etc.), to have that child and bring it into this world.  OK.

So said mother is forced to carry child to term.  During the pregnancy, at the very least the Republican Party would want insurance companies to provide maternity care for said mother so she has all of her needs met while carrying the child, right?  NO.  The Republican Party actually seeks to make sure that maternity coverage isn’t a requirement of health care plans, and believes that anybody who wants maternity coverage should have to pay for it?  So, thus far – mother with illegitimate child (possibly conceived through rape) forced to carry child through term, but insurance is allowed not to cover her maternity care.  OK.

So said child is born – then it’s pretty obvious that the Republican Party will therefore help said mother with the needs for that child – help feed it, provide health insurance for it, and overall help make sure that it becomes a contributing member of society.  NO.  Republicans seek to cut money from SNAP and WIC which help to feed children in this country whose parents struggle to make end’s meat.  But at least employers pay a fair wage to women equal to that of men, so women can at least attempt to provide for this child that they didn’t want in the first place.  NO.  The republicans don’t support that either.  Many of them voted against the Lilly Ledbedder fair pay act.  Oh…well, at least the Republicans want to provide money for programs like Head Start to help parents look after their kids while they are working.  NO.  Republicans actually instigated a 2 week government shutdown where programs like head start were put in jeopardy because of some ideological difference with existing law.  OK.

So again – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child.  

Let’s move forward.  I mean, I know it sounds bad so far, but at the very minimum at least the Republicans are good about education.  They put a good amount of resources and money into our education system, making sure our teachers are paid well to educate that child that the mother originally didn’t want but the Republicans forced her to have, right?  NO.  The Republicans actually cut money to education both federally, statewide, and locally in many states they control.  And Republicans are against unions – which teachers belong to, and they use to fight for better wages so they can teach our children and make them productive members of society.  OK

So again – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child, and they support cutting money to education, and forcing teachers out of unions so they can fight for better wages and benefits to teach our children to become contributing members of society.

Well, the kid starts to grow up and he becomes and adult and heads off to college.  At the very least, the Republicans are for keeping student loan rates low right?  NO.  They actually stalled on a bill over the summer which meant student loan interest rates went up because they didn’t pass the bill.  Furthermore, the Republicans actually want to turn control of the student loan program back over to private industry because under President Obama it was converted to a government-run program, saving the program billions of dollars which were then converted to federal grants that students don’t have to pay back and Republicans were against that.  OK.

So again – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child, and they support cutting money to education, and forcing teachers out of unions so they can fight for better wages and benefits to teach our children to become contributing members of society.  And they support higher student loan interest rates, and turning control of our federal student loan system back over to private banks, meaning less government grants for students and more money out of pocket when going to college.  Got it.

So, said child becomes a contributing member of society and goes to look for a job and even with his college education, he can only find a job that pays minimum wage.  Surely, the Republicans want to pay a living wage to the child so he can have a happy life, and find somebody he loves, settle down, buy a house, and do all the thing that citizens do in this country right?  NO.  The Republicans don’t support raising the minimum wage, and in fact support getting rid of the current minimum wage altogether.  They believe the market will take care of itself.  They don’t believe in labor laws either, and believe that big businesses can regulate themselves without government oversight.  OK.

So again – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child, and they support cutting money to education, and forcing teachers out of unions so they can fight for better wages and benefits to teach our children to become contributing members of society.  And they support higher student loan interest rates, and turning control of our federal student loan system back over to private banks, meaning less government grants for students and more money out of pocket when going to college.  Furthermore, they support abolishing the minimum wage, removing oversights of big business and allowing big business to regulate itself, meaning workers would have no rights in the workplace.  Okay, got it.

As said child grows into his body, he figures out that he in fact has attractions towards other men.  Unfortunately, his employer finds out and fires him because he is gay.  Obviously there are laws protecting said child from this bigotry nationwide right?  NO.  The Republicans have looked to stop such federal law from protecting the rights of the LGBT community for decades, including a vote that took place just today, November 5, 2013, where the Republicans filibustered against the ENDA bill which would end discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

So let’s keep the chain going – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child, and they support cutting money to education, and forcing teachers out of unions so they can fight for better wages and benefits to teach our children to become contributing members of society.  And they support higher student loan interest rates, and turning control of our federal student loan system back over to private banks, meaning less government grants for students and more money out of pocket when going to college.  Furthermore, they support abolishing the minimum wage, removing oversights of big business and allowing big business to regulate itself, meaning workers would have no rights in the workplace.  Republican also refuse to support federal law that would eliminate an employer from firing somebody simply because of who they loved.  Okay got it.

Because said child loses his job, he is forced to go on unemployment – a plan that he paid into, and is part of our social safety nets in this country.  It’s good to know that such a safety net exists in case something like this happens, right?  NO.  If the republicans had their way, unemployment insurance would be eliminated, or at the very least, capped, because if we are giving somebody money from the government for not working, they obviously won’t look for jobs on their own, according to Republican philosophy.

So continuing our pattern – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child, and they support cutting money to education, and forcing teachers out of unions so they can fight for better wages and benefits to teach our children to become contributing members of society.  And they support higher student loan interest rates, and turning control of our federal student loan system back over to private banks, meaning less government grants for students and more money out of pocket when going to college.  Furthermore, they support abolishing the minimum wage, removing oversights of big business and allowing big business to regulate itself, meaning workers would have no rights in the workplace.  Republican also refuse to support federal law that would eliminate an employer from firing somebody simply because of who they loved.  And when a person loses their job, the Republicans don’t support an unemployment insurance program as a safety net.  Okay, got it.

As said child gets older, he is looking at retirement.  Medicare and social security, which have been safety nets in our country for generations are something he’s looked at to supplement his 401K for decades now.  Except, right before retirement a huge bubble bursts which sends the stock market, and all 401K’s plummeting to no value.  Said child now virtually has no money to live off into his retirement days.  He’s upside down in his mortgage, and doesn’t know what he’s going to do.  At least the republicans support oversight of big banks and businesses that crashed the economy to ensure that those who played fast and loose with other people’s money are brought to justice.  NO.  Republicans blocked the nomination of the director of the Consumer Protection Bureau because on principle, they didn’t agree that such an agency should exist.  They believed that those who were responsible for the 2008 recession should be left alone, that “too big to fail” isn’t too big at all.  In addition, Republicans believe that social security and Medicare are two programs that can be “cut” to help make sure the budget is balanced.

Let’s follow it through – the republicans support forcing a woman to have a child that she didn’t want in the first place, without care from an insurance provider, or equal pay from a job, or support from the government to help feed or care for the child, and they support cutting money to education, and forcing teachers out of unions so they can fight for better wages and benefits to teach our children to become contributing members of society.  And they support higher student loan interest rates, and turning control of our federal student loan system back over to private banks, meaning less government grants for students and more money out of pocket when going to college.  Furthermore, they support abolishing the minimum wage, removing oversights of big business and allowing big business to regulate itself, meaning workers would have no rights in the workplace.  Republicans also refuse to support federal law that would eliminate an employer from firing somebody simply because of who they loved.  And when a person loses their job, the Republicans don’t support an unemployment insurance program as a safety net.  Into retirement, Republicans don’t support those big businesses and institutions who essentially gamble away people’s retirement, and believe that social security and Medicare are two programs that can be touched in order to “cut the deficit.” Okay got it.

As said child slowly fades away, he wishes to leave all of his worldly possessions to his family – his husband and his children.  Surely the Republicans can’t disagree with this.  It doesn’t affect them at all.  Actually, yes they do, in states where marriage is not legal between the same sexes, many times possessions that are left from spouses of the same sex are not subject to the same tax rules, regulations, stipulations, etc.  Meaning, that same sex couples are discriminated against because of who they love.

So let’s bring it all together:

1).  A woman who doesn’t want to give birth to a baby is forced to by the republicans.
2).  Insurance carriers would not have to provide maternity care under a republican plan.
3).  Employers do not have to pay equal wages under a republican plan.
4).  SNAP, WIC, and welfare in general would be cut or eliminated under a republican plan.
5).  Money in education would be cut, and teachers forced out of unions under a republican plan.
6).  Student loan rates would be higher under a republican plan.
7).  Pell grants would be less under a republican plan.
8).  The minimum wage and labor laws would be abolished under a republican plan.
9).  People can be fired because of who they love under a republican plan.
10).  Unemployment insurance would be capped or eliminated under a republican plan.
11).  Big banks are allowed to gamble with people’s 401K under a republican plan.
12).  Medicare and Social Security can be cut under a republican plan.
13).  Gay spouses legally married cannot leave belongings to one another under a republican plan.

So after all of that – tell me again your feelings on how “horrible” socialism is, and how oppressive President Obama is to you and your family?  After all of that, you’re going to tell me that the republicans, whether tea party, libertarian, or moderate, are the party of the people?  Yeah, good luck with that.