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Facebook is not worth the $15 billion valuation implied by Microsoft's investment. Less.

Congress should not enact the Employee Free Choice Act. I agree with Representative John Kline, R-Minn., who stated: "It is beyond me how one can possibly claim that a system whereby everyone — your employer, your union organizer, and your co-workers — knows exactly how you vote on the issue of unionization gives an employee 'free choice' ... It seems pretty clear to me that the only way to ensure that a worker is 'free to choose' is to ensure that there's a private ballot, so that no one knows how you voted. I cannot fathom how we were about to sit there today and debate a proposal to take away a worker's democratic right to vote in a secret-ballot election and call it 'Employee Free Choice.'"

The proposed 90% tax on AIG bonuses is not constitutional. What LAW did these CEO's Break to have this happen to them? It is not constituational. It should be a requirement to read the constitution before you become President or a Congress Member!

The MTA fare hikes are justified. Ball Outs = Inflation!

Secretary Geithner's public-private partnership to buy up toxic assets will not help stabilize the financial system. Tax Cheat Geithner has no clue what he is suggesting.

The Obama Administration's handling of the auto bailout has been unsatisfactory. Not very well planned out from a Capitalistic View Point. Those who failed and are still failing with the Goverment's help should take lessons from what the FORD Company just did. Bad businesses should fail and file for bankruptcy if they cannot restructure, merge andor rebuild from within.

The TWU should not be prohibited from going on strike. Unions go on strike. That is just what they are known for! If the government stops them, then they are controling the unions and that is pointless from the view point of a free country.

Tax cuts should have a higher priority than public investment in Barack Obama's stimulus package. Tax Cuts always create spending. History proves it. So, give us more tax cuts Mr. Obama!

It was not appropriate for the Obama Administration to force GM's CEO Rick Wagoner to resign. Obama was paying back the Union Heads. You didn't seen any of the top Union Leaders resign! They supported Obama's campaign! This is all pay back. I will never buy a car that Obama and "his" governement had anything to do with. Yes, "We the People" have lost our government.

Congress should not tax AIG bonuses. I ask, what LAW did the Executives Break by taking a CONTRACTED BONUS? Nope. Not constitutional to tax or take it back at this point. Damage was done. Congress should have read what they endorsed.

TARP funds should be restricted from reaching foreign institutions. Tax Payers are Paying for the Help to Start and End Here in the US.

The U.S. government should not try to recoup AIG bonuses. What LAW did the CEO's Break? None. Obama Administration should admit they made a mistake and get all the bail out money back and rethink this. Now we as tax payers own 80% of AIG. This is ridiculous. What a circus. HOWEVER, it is unconstitutional!! I have to vote no on behalf of our constitution and consider this an Obama set up for future taxing in other ways.

AIG should not have been bailed out by the federal government. Absolutely not. Badly run businesses go Out of Business or file Bankruptcy and re-group. It is the American way. Government should stay out of bailing out businesses, they will ultimately fail no matter how much money is given to them.

U.S. federal deficits do affect long-term interest rates. As of March 16, 2009, the total U.S. federal debt was $11,042,553,971,450.47 and yes, that does EFFECT (not AFFECT as the question suggests) long term interest rates. Deferred consumption is one cause. When money is loaned the lender delays spending the money on consumption goods. Since according to time preference theory people prefer goods now to goods later, in a free market there will be a positive interest rate. Another cause is Inflationary expectations. Most economies generally exhibit inflation, meaning a given amount of money buys fewer goods in the future than it will now. The borrower needs to compensate the lender for this. Another cause is Alternative investments. The lender has a choice between using his money in different investments. If she chooses one, she forgoes the returns from all the others. Different investments effectively compete for funds. And another cause is Risks of investment. There is always a risk that the borrower will go bankrupt, abscond, or otherwise default on the loan. This means that a lender generally charges a risk premium to ensure that, across his investments, he is compensated for those that fail. Ah and yes another cause is Liquidity preference. People prefer to have their resources available in a form that can immediately be exchanged, rather than a form that takes time or money to realise. Last but not least, Taxes. Because some of the gains from interest may be subject to taxes, the lender may insist on a higher rate to make up for this loss. The US Federal Deficits are involved in all of this.

The government should not prohibit the financial services industry from executing universal default clauses. The government needs to give back control to the people of the private sectors. Stop with the rules already.

The U.S. should allow farmers to grow industrial hemp. "Allow"? It happens to currently be illegal per the government. They want more control. I don't like the Government Allowing or Denying anything. I was born with my rights they are not given to me by the government. I am choosing yes here because I think it should be taxed. I would rather be on the same road as someone who smoked pot than someone who drank alcohol.

Short-selling has a positive effect on financial markets. Obviously a negative effect initially because no one likes to lose money, but in the long run it will have a positive effect as the private market uses it as a tool to fix the market. I vote Positive Effect because "we the people" can fix the market. Keep the government out of it. Financial institutions are already in trouble and short saling will give them more money than a foreclosure.

The SEC should not strengthen regulations on short selling. It would intrude on the private sector that is fixing the Real Estate market. Short sales produce more money for the loan than a forclosure can.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act should not be repealed. It does not apply to privately held companies and it protects the public.

The U.S. dollar should not be the world's reserve currency. Trick Question sliding the US dollar in there! But a single global currency is unworkable given the vastly different national political and economic systems in existence. World currency is unnecessary, because the U.S. dollar already provides many of the benefits of a world currency while avoiding some of the costs.

AIG should be forced to reveal the names of executives that received bonuses. I happen to own 80% of AIG right now as a tax payer and I want to know the names. Congress should have read what they endorsed too. I have never seen such a circus in the first 100 days.

The government should allow large banks to fail. The system that was set up works. Bad businesses need to fail. Good businesses will prevail.

Coke makes a better tasting cola than Pepsi. Pepsi is sweeter but I still like the Coke taste better. I don't drink but a can every six months so it is easy to tell for me.

Dunkin' Donuts brews a better-tasting coffee than Starbucks. Oh by far Dunkin' Donuts has better coffee and it is cheaper too!

Southwest Airlines is the low-cost U.S. airline I prefer to fly with. Southwest is the most easily accessible to me in South Florida.

Congress should not grant the Treasury Department authority to take over non-bank financial institutions that pose a systemic risk. Let capitalism work. Markets fix themselves. The system was designed with that in mind. Bad businesses fail.

The New Deal prolonged the Great Depression. It established the framework for the U.S. welfare system. Roosevelt insisted that it should be funded by payroll taxes rather than from the general fund; he said, "We put those payroll contributions there so as to give the contributors a legal, moral, and political right to collect their pensions and unemployment benefits. With those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my social security program."

Anti-trust regulators should allow the Google-Yahoo! search partnership. There is still many options like ask.com and search.com. This partnership would not create a monopoly.

Yahoo! should have accepted Microsoft's bid. Looking back, yes $44.6 billion in cash and stock looks pretty good right now.

Businesses have a social responsibility. Corporations should respect and encourage the human rights of their employees.

The Obama Administration is more responsible than the Bush Administration for the U.S. stock market decline in 2009. My stocks began the downward trend in Sept 2008 as soon as it was evident that the principals and policies of an Obama Administration were around the corner. Then from that point on everytime the word "crisis" was uddered from Obama, my stocks dived downward. Therefore, Obama is responsible for my loss.

The U.S. should not allow foreign ownership of its airlines. That would be ridiculous.

Private equity deals have a positive effect on the public. Private-equity firms want to buy companies for their portfolio, fix them, grow them and sell them in three to five years.

The U.S. should bar the sale of major American corporations to China. Note the word American! Do not sell out to China.

Mark-to-market accounting should not be suspended. Free-Market.

The U.S. Federal Reserve should not lower interest rates. They are low enough at this time.

The economic benefits of a weak U.S. dollar do not outweigh the costs. It is good 1st for foreign investors & 2nd for Job Creation w/in the U.S.; The U.S. dollar, still the benchmark for world currency, has been sagging the past several years. A detriment to U.S. consumers and U.S. companies that import products, the weakening dollar benefits some players in the global marketplace. Exporters will benefit from the weakening dollar. Mutual funds with overseas investments rise along with the currency they are denominated in as long as the funds don’t hedge against currency movement. People holding foreign currency accounts or notes will benefit as well as people holding gold; gold is priced in dollars across the globe and generally rises when the dollar loses value as buyers using other currencies drive up the price as it becomes cheaper. Also, our trade deficit should decrease as U.S. entity sales outside the country increase, and U.S. companies will buy less from foreign trading partners. The weak dollar is encouraging foreign manufacturers to set up factories in the U.S., bringing jobs and other economic benefits. We could do better.

Unions have a negative impact on the economy. Don't do what is popular - Do what is right.

The Dow will go below 6,000 in 2009. Sorry to say that I believe it did and will go further. Sad. Very sad. Hey I already bought Wall Street for $12,000,000,000,000

The U.S. federal government should not provide financial support to its auto industry. Gov't should stay out of the private sector. We have a process for failing businesses. American Businesses fail, file bankruptcy and regroup. That is the American Way! Let bad business and bad decisions fail. Learn from mistakes and restructure. Bail outs will cause inflation.