Health care
– Do website glitches show that the Affordble Care Act should be (repealed / delayed)?
– Should America adopt a single-payer approach to health care?
– Is too much attention paid to people whose insurance plans will change under the Affordable Care Act?
– Did President Obama deceive Americans by claiming they could keep their health insurance?
– Should Kathleen Sebelius resign?
Politics
– How significantly did the government shutdown hurt Republicans’ chances of repealing or delaying the Affordable Care Act?
– Which will matter more in 2014: the government shutdown or the Affordable Care Act’s rocky implementation?
– Will Democrats hold the Senate in 2014?
– Who will win the (Republican / Democratic) nomination in 2016?
Economics
– Does financial insecurity among the elderly harm the economy?
– Why do American retirees spend less than retirees in other nations?
– Is the free market just?
– Do hedge funds improve the economy?
– Are government jobs important to the economy?
– Should federal government employees be permitted to attend professional conferences?
Taxation
– Would higher taxes and higher government spending undermine economic growth?
– Should the U.S. guarantee a minimum income for all citizens?
– Where does the U.S. sit on the Laffer Curve?
– To what extent do taxes encourage people not to work?
– How should the U.S. respond to corporate tax avoidance?
– Should the U.S. reduce corporate tax rates?
– Should the U.S. tax all corporate profits equally, regardless of where they are earned?
– Should the U.S. get rid of corporate tax deferral?
– Can the U.S. solve corporate tax avoidance unilaterally?
– Should the U.S. rewrite its tax code to remove small businesses from the individual brackets?
– Should the U.S. adopt a flat tax on all income above the poverty line?
Foreign intelligence
– How seriously will the NSA scandal damage U.S. foreign relations?
– Are foreign governments justified in their anger over NSA spying?
– Is European outrage over NSA spying real, or just a show for the public?
– Is the extent of the NSA’s foreign surveillance appropriate?
– Is “spying among friends” appropriate?
– How effectively does NSA surveillance protect the U.S. from terrorist attacks?
– Is Edward Snowden a traitor or a patriot?
– On balance, will Edward Snowden’s actions help or harm the U.S.?
– Did Edward Snowden commit treason?
Social media
– Will going public ruin social media platforms?
– Will Twitter become profitable?
– Has Facebook peaked?
– Is there a social media bubble?
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