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Jesus spoke out against divorce, but I can't recall any talk of gays from him himself. Therefore, why is no one trying to outlaw divorce? I'm sure most can agree that in most cases it is morally repulsive, therefore why is it legal? because it is a freedom issue, bottom line. Barry Goldwater would be rolling over in his grave to see REPUBLICANS, the party of freedom, wanting to put restrictive clauses in the constitution, a document that was concieved to GUARANTEE freedoms, not restrict them. I think America needs to just grow up a bit and hopefully these so...

The Bush tax cuts have been very big and influential, but they still favor the progresive mode of taxing. The flat tax needs to be discussed much more and maybe implemented soon. However, the best method in my opinion has to be the regressive tax. The regressive tax rewards those who work hard and make more money by cutting the percentage of income they pay in taxes the more money they earn. I think a system that rewards those that work hard while enforcing that you will not get a free ride from the government if you are poor is...