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    Tax cuts or balance budget

    Neither. The most important thing is to cut government spending. That would have the best effect on the economy, more so than either tax cuts or a balanced budget. If spending is cut, the budget will soon be balanced. Tax restructuring would be good. We have too many exemptions, deductions...
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    UK climate scientist to temporarily step down

    I have read many of the emails, but the commented computer code is even more revealing. It describes the clear intent to distort the data. The emails show how dissenters were attacked and discredited and how the FOIA requests were ignored/circumvented. Many knowledgeable bloggers on this...
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    Why the Puplic Option is a failure

    The problem is not just insurance. The government (state and federal) has screwed up the whole medical care system (with medicare and medicaid and various mandates) and now wants to "fix" it by taking it over entirely. By regulating it very closely, as proposed, the takeover will be effective...
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    Why is alternative energy a political issue?

    I like alternative energy in concept. The political part involves subsidies, coercion to buy (e.g. gasoline must have ethanol added, even though it accomplishes little or nothing), and research grants to technologies that have little potential.
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    Was George W. Bush lying?

    Whether Bush was lying is a discussion about semantics. If that is important to you, fine. Just realize you are discussing semantics, not substance. I like celticlord's response better.
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    The Democrat's cruel School Move

    I think improving education is complicated, but vital. The biggest challenge is the inner city schools that are failing children who are mostly already disadvantaged. What a waste of human potential. I think all sorts of different arrangements should be tried: vouchers, charter schools, any...
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    Socialising Health Care

    I can be a source for the view that health care was (relatively) better 40 years ago. I was there and it is true. Of course health care is better everywhere now, but ours has fallen in quality relative to other countries'.
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    On a planet 4C hotter, all we can prepare for is extinction

    In the history of the earth, the climate has been this warm and warmer. During those times, life flourished.
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    Climate change: 'Hockey stick' holds up

    Researchers now get paid based on getting the "right" conclusions. Nevertheless, there is substantial debate on the most important question: to what extent, if any, do human activities affect global temperatures. There is also debate on the accruacy of surface temperature readings. Some...
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    Climate change: 'Hockey stick' holds up

    See CO2 Science This originally appeard in "Nature". Basically it says the increases in CO2 result from warming rather than cause it.
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    Death Penalty more often

    I would prefer that we replace capital punishment with "living hell" type punishment, where their entire remaining life is very unpleasant for convicts doing capital crimies. I also fear wrongful convictions resulting in the death penalty. But, if you are going to have a death penalty, don't...
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    Do you think America is ready for a Black President?

    There are, and probably will be for some time, people who will not vote for anyone who is not a caucasion male. However, I believe the percentage of the electorate holding such views is very small, less than 5%. I would be eager to vote for a racial or ethnic minority whose views I approved...
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    How do you feel about the 700 Billion Dollar Bailout for Investment Banks?

    I want businesses who made bad decisions to suffer greatly. I have no problem if stock-holders and bond-holders get nothing. In fact, that would be the best way to prevent this in the future. I just don't want our whole financial system to collapse.
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    The Fanny Mae & Freddy Mac debacle is Barney Franks fault

    I don't think you can pin all of this on any one person. I say the problem was caused by poor regulation, especially by Alan Greenspan & Co., greed, and the ability to make bad business decisions and pass the associated risk on to someone else. The FED and the SEC both could have stopped this...
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