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[dr_tectonic]

Yesterday I played the Bean Game at Keith's with Keith, Trevor, Colton, and Rob. Today I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned.

I also had a wacky idea: Given that the U.S. government acts so favorably toward corporations, maybe the way to get the people what they need is to create a business whose product is liberties and protections for various minorities and underprivileged groups...

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[nehrlich.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the issues with defining the categories is key. And it should probably be non-binding. But indicating preferences would be interesting. I'd love to do a poll and see what we'd get.

I think the other question I'd like on the poll is to ask what people think the budget allocation currently is. I wonder how many people would know that it goes something like medicare/medicaid(22%), Social Security (19%), defense (18%), interest on the debt (12%), and that most of the things that people complain about (e.g. NEA) are a really miniscule portion of the budget (oh, and yes, I had to look up the numbers).

It'd be interesting to see the contrast between what people think we are spending it on, and what they think we should be spending it on.