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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My smaller government gets us out of areas such as:
Housing 
Agriculture subsidies
Ethanol
SBA
Finance--eliminate FDIC insurance
and most areas where bureaucrats try to pick winners and losers
I'd make soc sec sustainable with means testing and extending retirement ages
Offer basic (very basic) health insurance to all
Stop spending huge amounts of tax money on Americans' last 90 days of life
Regrettably take over Education so that a kid in Arkansas has the same education as a kid in Bethesda
Pro life
Pro reasonable gun control (hunt away, the rest is stupid.  I don't like to kill things but I recognize realities of this country's traditions)
Anti death penalty cuz we can't apply it fairly
Tax fairly and progressively but recognize limits of higher marginal rates
pro immigration and liberal citizenship rights

and finally, recognize that without a sound and fair balance of spending and revenue collection we can't afford much of what both sides want.  facts are, indeed, stubborn things and compromise means both sides are roughly equally unhappy.

So..what will each side give on so we can make some progress?[/quote]

Except for the incredibly intrusive 'pro life' thing (I prefer gubment stay outta my vagina) and the FDIC (which protects real people's money), I tend to agree with you. And I'm a hard-core Dem. [/quote]

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