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The New York Times has an article asking readers to select (from their list) what questions they'd like to ask the 2016 presidential candidates.
It's clear that both candidates haven't given specific answers to questions about issues which directly affect us. What questions would Soylentils ask the candidates (your choices, not mine as in the NYT article) to identify their positions on issues which matter to you?
Some of the questions I'd like to see answered are:
How would you work with a Congress which isn't aligned with the goals of your administration to actually get something accomplished?
Does money equal speech? If so/not so, why and how?
How will you rein in our intelligence agencies that are unconstitutionally spying on U.S. citizens?
What specific steps would you take (if any) to combat anthropogenic climate change?
Would you allow non-American foods to be cooked in the White House kitchen? If not, what steps will you take to reduce the obesity problem that will inevitably ensue?
What about the rest of you? What questions would you like to see answered by the candidates?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 24 2016, @01:16PM
Are you asking the two candidates to chip in from their personal wealth to help pay down the national debt? I like it.
(Score: 2) by SunTzuWarmaster on Saturday September 24 2016, @01:31PM
Heh. It is the most upsetting thing to me int he current political landscape. Both major candidates have decided that "debt is bad" int heir personal lives. The Fiscal Times indicates:
"The gross national debt as a share of the overall economy is expected to remain relatively flat over the coming 10 years, with a slight uptick from 104 percent of GDP this year to 105 percent by 2026, according to the study. However, if Clinton’s policies were enacted by Congress, the gross debt would rise to 107 percent of GDP by 2026. Under Trump’s plan, by comparison, it would rise to 143 percent of GDP."
Somewhere in this discussion is that NEITHER candidate will spend less than taxes bring in. There is not a (federally) fiscally responsible party to vote for, despite the fact both major candidates ARE (at least somewhat) fiscally responsible with their own money.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 24 2016, @03:22PM
> Both major candidates have decided that "debt is bad" int heir personal lives.
If what's good for individuals must be good for the country, then the reverse should also be true, right?
Therefore people should also have the right to print money, to judge others guilty of crimes and incarcerate them, declare eminent domain over their neighbor's property and to declare war and attack other countries.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 24 2016, @02:58PM
Then we should've elected Mitt.