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Politics
The Citizens Manifesto
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192There are a great many people who make our world a better place and yet do not pTigerPaw-6/17/2005
191Yes, that might work. You could also just mandate it, like they do for maternityRetiredNow-6/17/2005
190<i>I don't correct people's spelling mistakes too much around hereTigerPaw-6/17/2005
189In the header of the thread. It's the first one after Specific Proposals. YoRoad Walker-6/17/2005
188How do you legislate getting companies to pay for it? You could give a tax breakRoad Walker-6/17/2005
187I think I might have missed a post here or there. What is the header energy planRetiredNow-6/17/2005
186Well, one way to pay for it would be to get companies to set up daycares or pay RetiredNow-6/17/2005
185re: <i>If I was President, I'd call Toyota's CEO and tell him thatRoad Walker-6/17/2005
184re: <i>Well, daycare would definitely help the middle class. It would enabRoad Walker-6/17/2005
183re: <i>Isn't that what Hillary and Bill were trying to get through ConRoad Walker-6/17/2005
182Exactly my point. I think alot of people are in that position. In fact, I would RetiredNow-6/17/2005
181"Well, daycare would definitely help the middle class. " During the Dcombjelly-6/17/2005
180"It does exist now" In a lot of places. But it is by no means universcombjelly-6/17/2005
179"In any case I think a lot of those European cars could handle the roads ascombjelly-6/17/2005
178I agree. I think Congress should set some overall priorities, like reducing oil RetiredNow-6/17/2005
177Well, daycare would definitely help the middle class. It would enable both parenRetiredNow-6/17/2005
176Isn't that what Hillary and Bill were trying to get through Congress during RetiredNow-6/17/2005
175MM, re: <i>Right now Toyota does not sell plug-in hybrids. Some enthusiastRoad Walker-6/17/2005
174re: <i>Am not in favor of the socialistic approaches in Europe, namely becRoad Walker-6/17/2005
173i hav no doubt. the big problem with the third party payor system is the added 10K a day-6/17/2005
172re: <i>WOW.</i> Yes, there was a recent non-partisan study, by likeRoad Walker-6/17/2005
171re: <i>I think the downsides exceed the benefits.</i> These are theRoad Walker-6/17/2005
170re: <i>No one is arguing that people shouldn't be able to retire at 65Road Walker-6/17/2005
169I will!Road Walker-6/17/2005
168re: <i>Raising the gas taxes to a high level would cause a great deal of pRoad Walker-6/17/2005
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