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The federal government should allow General Motors (GM) to file for bankruptcy. It would be a good thing. The companies would come out leaner.

Congress should not enact the Employee Free Choice Act. "Unorganized labor ... won't be helped by this coercive limiting of choice"

Citigroup should not have been bailed out by the federal government. "We can't just let financial companies fail!"...I say, Why not?

The U.S. federal government should not provide financial support to its auto industry. "The Big Three Should Stand on Their Own Feet"

The federal government should not pass the proposed $700 billion financial system bailout. "no privileges, and no bailouts"

The federal government is most responsible for the current financial crisis. "Irresponsibility induced by government-created perverse incentives is the culprit"

The U.S. economy will not go into recession in 2008. "Watching TV, you'd think we were in a recession so severe it must be compared to the Great Depression"

The U.S. should end agricultural subsidies. "Most American farmers do just fine -- better than most other Americans."

Governments should not subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters. "Should a big storm wipe out half the coast, you'll cover our losses."

Corporations should not pay heavier taxes on windfall profits. Windfall-Profit Nonsense

Apartments should not be rent-regulated. "Cities with rent control have less housing."

The Bush Administration stimulus package will not prevent a recession. "consumption is the result -- not the cause -- of economic growth"

EVIDENCE: Should the economic stimulus plan include a 'Buy American' provision? No

EVIDENCE: Should the government follow the principles of Keynesian economics during a recession? No

EVIDENCE: Is the U.S. undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression? No

EVIDENCE: What should be the federal minimum wage? There should be no federal minimum wage

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: Should the government provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?

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: Should food contain country-of-origin labeling?

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

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

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 the U.S. enact a balanced budget amendment?

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?