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Pepsi makes a better tasting cola than Coke.
Tobacco companies should not be liable for smoke-related health problems.
The SEC should strengthen regulations on short selling.
Executives of publicly traded companies should not be required to disclose health conditions to shareholders.
Congress should not issue a second round of the 2008 stimulus checks.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized.
Recessions are not necessary for sustained economic growth.
Obese travelers should not pay more for airline tickets.
Yahoo! should have accepted Microsoft's bid.
The government should not offer cash rewards to citizens for developing new technology.
Governments should not subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters.
The U.S. should not end agricultural subsidies.
The government should not provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure.
Oil prices will weaken the economy.
Movie theaters should not have the right to block cell phone signals. If someone has a medical emergency in the family and need to be contacted, you would be wide open for a lawsuit.
The U.S. should not pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement. Cause NAFTA turned out SOOO well.
The U.S. should not build more oil refineries.
Facebook is not worth the $15 billion valuation implied by Microsoft's investment. But they could be... lets see what MS has planned!
Globalization will ultimately have a neutral effect on countries that are not part of the "first world." see both good and bad here. too wide a scope of possibility to say.
The federal minimum wage should be $7-$8.99 an hour. At $40 hrs a week, this still puts the worker under the poverty line when you update it for todays economy.
Current consumer debt levels are a danger to the US Economy.
Victims of major natural disasters should be granted special relief in bankruptcy.
The Internet has had a positive effect on the music industry. People are listening to more artists and more types of music than ever before thanks to the internet.
Japan makes the most reliable cars. I had a Mitsubishi Gallant for a while (until an unfortunate accident) and it was the best car I've ever owned. Maintenance was expensive, but hardly ever needed, unlike the series of american cars I've had.
Corporations should pay heavier taxes on windfall profits. Why not? If I win the lottery, I pay a higher tax too.
Capitalism is not the most effective economic system. Capitalism is the ideal economic system for smaller, developing countries. That is why PURE capitalism no longer exists . The USA is in the midst of change to a socialist/capitalist blend which is ideally more effective for maintaining not only a countrie
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