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Organic farmers should receive additional federal subsidies.

Capitalism is the most effective economic system.

Corporations should not pay heavier taxes on windfall profits.

Congress should increase the federal minimum wage.

Performance fees of hedge fund managers should be taxed as capital gains.

Congress should increase copyright protection for fashion designs.

Bankruptcy courts should not have the power to adjust home mortgages.

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

U.S. federal deficits do affect long-term interest rates.

Air travel is safer since 9-11.

Free trade is necessary for economic development.

The U.S. should not end agricultural subsidies.

The U.S. is not undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

The government should not provide financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure.

Globalization will ultimately have a neutral effect on countries that are not part of the "first world."

Globalization ultimately will benefit America.

The Federal Reserve should have more authority to supervise financial institutions.

The U.S. should pass the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.

The U.S. should not increase the cap on visas for skilled workers.

Governments should not subsidize property insurance coverage for natural disasters.

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

The U.S. should enact a balanced budget amendment.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized.

AIG should not have been bailed out by the federal government.

Governments should infuse capital directly into failing banks as part of their response to the financial crisis.

Private equity deals have a negative effect on the public.

The U.S. should provide tax breaks for businesses that do not outsource.

The U.S. should build more oil refineries.

Lehman Brothers should not have been bailed out by the federal government.

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

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

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 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 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 Federal Government assist mortgage defaulters?