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1) Can't we have a universal health care system instead of the current system (and bear in mind every other industrialized nation recognizes this right to live)?

Yes, we can. The real question is the methodology getting to that point. Why hasn't it been addressed thus far?

2) Given that the retail industry has enslaved peoples worldwide to make cheap goods for you to buy at the nation's largest employer Wal-Mart, why shouldn't we cancel NAFTA and the WTO? Should we use our clout as the largest economy in the world to enforce labor and environmental standards, and do you think it is absolutely necessary, given the international and global importance of this issue, that whomever the Democratic nominee be, he or she should make clear statements on these issues, yes or no?

This all depends on what your global view is. Eliminating NAFTA will have a severe negative backlash on our current economy. The jobs aren't going to suddenly rush back to the U.S. Meanwhile it would send the Mexican economy into a tailspin. We have created this monster and you just can't abandon it. You think illegal immigration is bad now, it will become much worse. Our overall goal should be the elimnation of borders. NAFTA is a step towards that. Now we can revisit it and tweak it.

3) Isn't the Pentagon budget too large, and isn't it a good idea to cut it to further the social development in this country through education, as Kucinich has recommended?

At this point in time, I only fully support the full defunding of the Ballistic Missile Fraudthingy. The money in defense needs to be shifted, essentially military personnel shouldn't have to be on food stamps to survive. The Veteran Administration needs to be fully funded, our veterans deserve quality medical care.

4) Isn't public campaign financing the ONLY way to ensure that poor people have the same amount of voice in our democratic government as the rich, white professionals who fund some campaigns?

Yes, but since we don't have true public campaign financing, we'll have to wait for Congress to pass those laws. I mean, hello!

5) IS there a class struggle in America?

Yes, there is. What does that have to do with anything?