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Mandatory Personal Finance Classes for High Schoolers

Just as a doctor may practice preventive medicine, why not start at a source of the financial crisis - consumer ignorance. Barack should promote personal finance classes as a requirement for graduation from public high schools across the US.

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"Fool me once..."

I keep thinking of that crazy quote from G. W. Bush: "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again..." It seems that everything the Republicans are promising, they've promised before...the RNC platform is no different than it was 4 years ago.

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America - The Worldwide Leader in 21st Century Technology

Let’s develop a “send the man to the moon” type strategy to put America back on top as the leader in technology throughout the world. Within this strategy we could develop multiple tracts of focus including Innovation, Global Collaboration, Security (Information Security, Physical Security, Political Security and Financial Security) and Education.

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Print & Mail the Blueprint for Change

Much of the critique I hear is about Obama being a great inspirational speaker, but "he has no actual ideas." The Blueprint for Change PDF on barackobama.com is a great issue-by-issue case for an Obama administration. But there's are a few problems:
1. It's difficult to read *that* much info and think critically about it at a computer.

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How should Obama respond to McCain's negative campaign?
Stay above the fray - this campaign is about a new kind of politics
7%
Respond forcefully when necessary but keep talking about the issues
51%
Respond forcefully and hit back hard but make everything pass the truth test
36%
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