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The Treasury Department should block severance packages for Fannie and Freddie corporate executives.

Lehman Brothers should have been bailed out by the federal government.

Bush Administration policies have had a negative impact on the economy.

The U.S. is not undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. I don't think so yet. I recall pictures of people in lines....we don't queue up quite yet. We're still all over the place... Mayhaps so?

Starbucks brews a better-tasting coffee than Dunkin' Donuts.

Tobacco companies should not be liable for smoke-related health problems.

Call centers should be required to disclose the physical location of their employees.

Supply and demand is having the greatest impact on rising oil prices.

There is not a "Housing Bubble" in American cities. not anymore!

Yahoo! should have accepted Microsoft's bid. MS's proposal was way overboard what I think Yahoo's value really is.

Obese travelers should not pay more for airline tickets.

The government should offer cash rewards to citizens for developing new technology.

Corporations should pay heavier taxes on windfall profits. Slap it to them

Movie theaters should have the right to block cell phone signals. I guess so, as long as the squelch doens't go beyond the borders of the theatre. Why would anyone really need one anyway, in a theater at least? We did fine before cell phones, we can make due now. All will be well, just take a deep breath.

The U.S. should not build more oil refineries. Keep the prices rising. force people to use public, or human powered transportation. Perhaps there should be compensation for industries to keep the wheels of economy running, but day-to-day people should be taxed more for fueling up, thus forcing the h

Facebook is not worth the $15 billion valuation implied by Microsoft's investment. It's hard to believe that anything digital like a web site would be valued so highly. Perhaps I just don't get it....

The U.S. should not increase the cap on visas for skilled workers. Don't we have enough non-citizens here already? Make the lazy get up off their ass and pick some cherries for once. Oh, skilled? Well, of course we should send them all back home. If we can't cut it ourselves, we don't deserve anything.

The option to strike should not be available to a union of public employees. If they want to better themseleves and their working conditions, they should find a new job elsewhere. Make it happen instead of bitching about it.

The government should not provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure. I don't think an immature civilization like ours will grow any by hand-holding and coddling its denizens all the time. Know the rules before you play ball. If you strike out, great that you tried, but you're still out friend. If I were in a position

Yahoo! should have accepted Microsoft's bid. MS's proposal was way overboard what I think Yahoo's value really is.

UNKNOWN: Should anti-trust regulators allow the Google-Yahoo! search partnership?

The U.S. is not undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. I don't think so yet. I recall pictures of people in lines....we don't queue up quite yet. We're still all over the place... Mayhaps so?

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

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

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

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: 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?