[Doctor Stochastic]

The Public seems to think (as they did in 2000) that the most important issues are:

1. Healthcare: They want the Government to pay for it; they need to be shown (tough) that the market does better more cheaply.

2. Education: They wan the Government to pay for it; they need to be shown that the market (private schools) can do better more cheaply.

3. Social Security: They want the Government to pay for it; they need to be shown that the market through various investment mechanisms can do much better (maybe 5 to 10 times better.)

Unfortunately, too many Republicans, Conservatives, etc. are more interested in controlling the above rather than just getting the government out. To paraphrase the famous Clinton Inauguration comment: "It's our Education Department, now."

[Jaysun]

Thanks Doctor Stochastic. Those three are the main issues for sure. I think that people like us can take action and change the discussion on those issues. If we can do that, we open up new possibilities. Are you from Germany? My wife is from Wimmental (near Heilbronn). We'll be there again this July.