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Race and ethnicity should be a factor in hiring and promotion. Affirmative action is an effort to develop a systematic approach to open the doors of education, employment and business development opportunities to qualified individuals

The SEC should reinstate the uptick rule. The biggest mistake, by the way, that contributed to the current circumstance that almost nobody talks about is the repeal, after decades, of something called the uptick rule

The U.S. federal government should provide financial support to its auto industry. "I believe it's in our interests..."

The federal government should pass the proposed $700 billion financial system bailout. "should move as quickly as they can" on the president's economic rescue plan"

AIG should have been bailed out by the federal government. "one thing this government has done in the last few days that I liked"

Free trade is necessary for economic development. "So that expanded trade benefits all peoples in all nations."

The U.S. should pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Clintons Split on Trade Deal

Motorists should be charged a fee to enter congested city centers. "Lets Get On It"

The government should provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. "The dumbest thing we can do is nothing"

The U.S. should not enact a balanced budget amendment. "I write to express my firm opposition to the proposed balanced budget amendment..."

EVIDENCE: What effect do derivatives have on the stability of financial markets? Negative

EVIDENCE: Which should have a higher priority in Barack Obama's stimulus package? Public investment

EVIDENCE: Should Congress have passed the $787 billion stimulus bill? Yes

UNKNOWN: What impact have Bush Administration policies had on the economy?

The federal government should pass the proposed $700 billion financial system bailout. "should move as quickly as they can" on the president's economic rescue plan"

UNKNOWN: Should corporations pay heavier taxes on windfall profits?

UNKNOWN: Should Lehman Brothers have been bailed out by the federal government?

UNKNOWN: Should organic farmers receive additional federal subsidies?

UNKNOWN: Is capitalism the most effective economic system?

UNKNOWN: Should Congress increase the federal minimum wage?

UNKNOWN: Is the U.S. undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression?

UNKNOWN: How does outsourcing affect the U.S. economy?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. increase the cap on visas for skilled workers?

UNKNOWN: Will the U.S. economy go into recession in 2008?

UNKNOWN: Should food contain country-of-origin labeling?

UNKNOWN: Will the financial crisis lead to another economic depression?

UNKNOWN: Should bankruptcy courts have the power to adjust home mortgages?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. end agricultural subsidies?

UNKNOWN: Should governments subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters?

UNKNOWN: Should governments infuse capital directly into failing banks as part of their response to the financial crisis?

UNKNOWN: Should victims of major natural disasters be granted special relief in bankruptcy?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource?

UNKNOWN: Do the economic benefits of a weak U.S. dollar outweigh the costs?

UNKNOWN: Should Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be nationalized?

UNKNOWN: Should the Treasury Department block severance packages for Fannie and Freddie corporate executives?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. government try to recoup AIG bonuses?

UNKNOWN: Should the government offer cash rewards to citizens for developing new technology?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Government assist mortgage defaulters?

UNKNOWN: Should the Federal Reserve have more authority to supervise financial institutions?

UNKNOWN: Should the economic stimulus plan include a 'Buy American' provision?