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Is Government controlled health care a good idea?
We have watched government controlled education ruin our public schools. We have watched government controlled medicare cost skyrocket. Government controlled social security cost are not sustainable for the next generation. Why can liberals not learn from history? Most any service that has centralized government control will likely decrease quality and will likely not be financially sustainable.
14 AnswersPolitics9 years agoI believe Marriage should be between a man and a woman. Do I need fixing?
Don't worry I won't use a child to argue my case for me or go into the schools and preach my beliefs to the young and impressionable. I would like to have an honest discussion with adults.
13 AnswersLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender10 years agoIs there a true, honest canidate for president in 2012?
I have seen both Bush and Obama damage our nation by putting politics ahead of what is good for the country. I liked Herman Cain until I watched his campaign add with his chief of staff blowing smoke up America's @$#. Mitt Romney it seems can be bought by the bankers. It seems Ron Paul is the only reasonable candidate out there. Any thoughts?
6 AnswersPolitics10 years agoIs Social Security a Ponzi scheme?
Just like Ponzi's plan, Social Security does not make any real investments -- it just takes money from later "investors," or taxpayers, to pay benefits to earlier, now retired, taxpayers. Like Ponzi, Social Security will not be able to recruit new "investors" fast enough to continue paying promised benefits to previous investors. Because each year there are fewer young workers relative to the number of retirees, Social Security will eventually collapse, just like Ponzi's scheme.
6 AnswersGovernment10 years agoDid Pelosi promise a "Pay as you go" congress in 2007? What happened?
The Republicans were fired in 2006 for over spending. Pelosi knew this and capitalized on it but then turned around and spent more than the republicans did and increased the entitlement programs to the breaking point.
3 AnswersElections1 decade agoWhy do Liberals want to Tax the rich instead of reforming the tax code?
Is the rant "Tax the Rich" a smoke screen? Obama and Buffet say they should pay more taxes but can still hide behind the tax code. If the t6ax code was reformed we would all pay our fair share. What's wrong with that?
8 AnswersOther - Politics & Government1 decade agoDoes the past wrongs against minorities justify racism?
Racism is the belief that there are inherent differences in people's traits and capacities which are entirely due to their race.
I don't understand why it is okay for Obama to bring his children to a church that implies there is a white conspiracy against them. I thought liberals were all for peace and understanding between the races.
6 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoIs there a "White conspiracy" to supress minorities?
It seems Obama enjoys to sit with his family on Sunday mornings and listen to preachers rant against the "white man". This seems extremely harmful to our culture and especially to minority youths who are sitting in the pews listening to these adults spew there venom against a certain race. How does this help our youth adjust to a diverse society?
11 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoSince Women live longer then men, shouldn't we have taxpayer funded health clinics for men?
All taxpayers are forced to fund planned parenthood. In a time of fiscal crisis why should the taxpayers be forced to fund gender biased health care?
3 AnswersElections1 decade agoWill Jeff Immelt help creat jobs?
Now we have one of one of the worst CEOs in history advising one of the worst Presidents in History presiding over one of the worst economic times in history which was created by some of the most corrupt politicians in history all elected by the most uninformed citizens in history. How are we going to ever get out of this mess?
4 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoShould borrow more money from the Chinese to fund the November elections?
Amazing...Just before the November elections Obama wants to get the unemployment numbers up. So he takes another loan from the Chinese and uses our children’s future as collateral hoping the lemmings will vote Democrat in November. Oh yea, by the way..."combat operations are finished in Iraq". I can only just shake my head and pray.
4 AnswersElections1 decade agoIf Liberals are against the crazy religious folks why did they vote for Obama?
Obama is a big time church goer. It seems only certain churches are okay with Liberals.
14 AnswersElections1 decade agoHow do we best fight racisim?
Maybe we should consider taking our fight against racism to Obama's ex-church where he attended for 20 years and confront the racially divisive pastor Jeremiah Wright who teaches children to hate. Once we fight racisim there we could go to the inner cities and try to make it a safer place to live for people of all color.
19 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoIf regulating the financial industry is the answer to our problems. Why Hasn't Obama done it?
Could it be Obama is a big fraud?
13 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoWas it stem cell research ban. Or a ban for federal funds for stem cell research?
People keep saying Bush banned stem cell research. My understanding was he only refused to allow federal funds for stem cell research. Why should tax payers be forced to pay for morally questionable practice?
6 AnswersElections1 decade agoDo the elitist now want the working class to pay for their pets? Happy Act?
I thought elitist wanted to tax the rich but now they want a tax credit for their pets. How much can the working class bear?
4 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoIs it moral to have our children and great grand children pay for our health care?
Over $800 Billion to reform a health care system on top of a 1.4 trillion deficit. All this will be passed on to our children. How can people justify that?
6 AnswersLaw & Ethics1 decade agoIs a good thing that FOX news helped to stop the public funding of ACORN?
No other network covered the corruption in ACORN and Obama's support for that organization. Does that make FOX a non-news organization?
6 AnswersPolitics1 decade agoIf the President Veto's the congressional budget does that shutdown the government?
If a veto would shutdown the government doesn't that tie the presidents hands and force him to sign the budget? Especially in time of war?
7 AnswersGovernment1 decade agoWho will pay for the healthcare of the unemployed.?
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in September (-263,000), and
the unemployment rate (9.8 percent) continued to trend up, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. The largest job losses were in construction,
manufacturing, retail trade, and government.
Household Survey Data
Since the start of the recession in December 2007 ( the year democrates took control of congress), the number of unemployed
persons has increased by 7.6 million to 15.1 million, and the unemployment
rate has doubled to 9.8 percent.
8 AnswersImmigration1 decade ago