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I prefer beer to liquor and wine.

General Motors (GM) will become a successful company again. I have no idea why, but I have confidence that it will. Kind of a gut feeling.

Price is the most important accommodation factor when traveling as a tourist. There are many ways to get a bang for your buck, and people should always be looking to get the most out of their dollar, especially today.

Housing rentals offer tourists the best opportunity to experience the local lifestyle. What's better to experience what it's like locally then renting a house?

Performance fees of hedge fund managers should be taxed as regular income.

Victims of major natural disasters should be granted special relief in bankruptcy.

Food should contain country-of-origin labeling. We should all want to know where the things we eat are coming from. If our clothes have it, why not our food?

Facebook is not worth the $15 billion valuation implied by Microsoft's investment.

Microsoft retail stores will effectively compete with Apple. I think so. They need to do it right instead of just throwing products out there (ahem, XBox 360), but there's otherwise no reason why they shouldn't be successful.

It was not appropriate for the Obama Administration to force GM's CEO Rick Wagoner to resign.

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

Southwest Airlines is the low-cost U.S. airline I prefer to fly with. No nonsense, just line up and find a seat.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union should agree to cut wages.

Management is most responsible for the U.S. auto industry's financial problems.

The U.S. recession will last throughout 2009.

Citigroup should have been bailed out by the federal government.

The U.S. federal government should provide financial support to its auto industry.

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

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

Outsourcing weakens the US economy.

Unions should be permitted to strike.

Union dues should not be used for political purposes.

The financial crisis will not lead to another economic depression.

Mortgage/Real Estate Brokers are most responsible for the current financial crisis. Though it's hard to just pin this on any one entity.

The federal government's financial bailout package will help stabilize the U.S. economy.

The U.S. is undergoing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

The government should not regulate in-flight entertainment.

Congress should increase the cap on federally insured bank deposits.

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

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

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

The federal minimum wage increase will have no effect on poverty.

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

The Microsoft commercials featuring Jerry Seinfeld do not effectively compete with Apple's Mac campaign.

Pepsi makes a better tasting cola than Coke.

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

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.

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

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be nationalized.