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Political Issues

• What do health insurers believe campaign contributions will net them in Congress' health care reform debate?
• Reasons why the health care sector shifted its contributions from Republicans to Democrats
• If you could change the nation's campaign finance system, what would you do - if anything - and why?

US Elections

• Should the US government help fund election campaigns? -- Yes or No
• Are the limits placed on individual contributions to political candidates appropriate? -- Yes or No
• Should corporations, unions and trade associations be permitted to write checks directly to politicians and parties? -- No or Yes
• Should lobbyists be allowed to make campaign contributions to politicians? -- Yes or No
• Do campaign contributions to Congressmen buy votes? -- Yes or No
• Should there be spending limits on political campaigns? -- Yes or No
• Should a lawmaker's constituents have the right to review his/her personal finances? -- Yes or No
• Is campaign fund-raising an indication of voter support? -- No or Yes
• Should members of Congress be allowed to add earmarks to appropriations bills? -- Yes or No
• Should outside groups be allowed to file ethics complaints against members of Congress? -- No or Yes
• Should federal political candidates have to reveal the names of all their donors, not just those who give them more than $200? -- No or Yes
• Should federal political candidates have to disclose the means by which they raised their money - by mail, online, in person, etc.? -- No or Yes
• Should the candidates for president have to disclose their 'bundlers,' the individuals who raise hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not millions, for them? -- Yes or No
• Should the government continue to allow children under the voting age to donate money to political candidates? -- Yes or No
• Should US senators and Senate candidates start filing their campaign finance reports electronically, as House members and presidential candidates already do? -- No or Yes
• Do you agree with the House of Representatives that candidates for Congress shouldn't be able to pay their spouses for campaign work? -- No or Yes
• How does campaign fundraising interfere with a member of Congress' official duties?
• What goods and services do campaign contributions buy that stimulate the economy?
• How would public campaign financing change Congressional elections?
• Should a full-length movie about a candidate for office be regulated as if it were a campaign advertisement? -- Yes or No
• Should members of Congress be prohibited from raising money from people outside of their district or state? -- Yes or No

US Economy

• Should TARP recipients' PACs be barred from making political contributions? -- Yes or No
• Why have Congressmen been personally immune to the economic downturn?
• Should Congress or the Treasury have control over choosing TARP recipients? -- Congress or Treasury

News (Other)

• How have campaign contributions and lobbying efforts influenced policy on an issue you care about?

US Politics (Other)

• Why is lobbying lucrative despite the national economic recession?
• Do lobbyists in Washington represent the interests of the average American or those of corporations, labor unions, associations and other special interests? -- Americans or Others
• Should lobbyists be compelled to take on pro bono clients who otherwise would not be able to afford professional representation in Washington? -- Yes or No

Government & Policies

• How does lobbying by gun rights groups affect gun legislation?
• How much information should lobbyists have to disclose about their activities and contacts with public officials?
• Should members of Congress and their staff disclose information about their meetings and contacts with lobbyists? -- Yes or No

Health Care

• As the nation debates health care reform, whose voice is being heard the most: Citizens, politicians or special interests?