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Race and ethnicity should be a factor in hiring and promotion. Require hiring more women & minorities

Congress should increase the cap on federally insured bank deposits. Voted in favor of HR 1424

Corporations should pay heavier taxes on windfall profits. Kerry voted to close debate on oil profits tax.

The government should provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. Kerry cosponsors S.2636

Bankruptcy courts should have the power to adjust home mortgages. Kerry co-sponsored bill to allow adjustment of home mortgages in bankruptcy

Call centers should be required to disclose the physical location of their employees. Kerry Sponsored bill to require disclosure

The U.S. should provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource. Bush-Kerry Debate

The U.S. should not enact a balanced budget amendment. Voted NO on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment.

Food should contain country-of-origin labeling. KERRY CALLS ON AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS CONFEREES TO KEEP COOL RULE

Performance fees of hedge fund managers should be taxed as regular income. Kerry would pay for AMT freeze by taxing carried interest as regular income

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act should not be repealed. Relief for small businesses, but keep SOA

Congress should increase the federal minimum wage. Kerry Supports Raising Minimum Wage

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

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

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

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

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement?

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

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

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

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. federal government provide financial support to its auto industry?

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

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: 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?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. build more oil refineries?

UNKNOWN: Will the federal government's financial bailout package help stabilize the U.S. economy?

UNKNOWN: Which is most responsible for the U.S. auto industry's financial problems?