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“Bad idea to begin with. Why bother?”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Border Wall Prototypes Breached, Collapse During Tests – Does Congress Need to Increase Funding for the Wall?

“We've been trying to fix this for 20 years. Its not the fault of dreamers that they are here, and they are culturally Americans now, so make it so.”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: The Dream Act: Should There be Legal Status and a Path to Citizenship For People Brought to the U.S. Illegally as Children?

“As if money laundering hasn't been enough of a problem, permitting funding of terrorism.”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Should the Feds Assess the Threat Posed by Terrorists Using Virtual Currency to Finance Operations?

“Why do we have to have debates like this? No other developed economy would fail to provide healthcare for their citizens. As an aside, we pay far more per capita of our national income on healthcare for relatively poor outcomes. Time to move forward to change this.”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Should Medicaid Cover Treatment for Infants Born Addicted to Drugs and Their Families?

“I've never considered myself to be among the catastrophically rich, but I have definitely been very high on the income scale. while some folks may think that a flat tax is fair, or perhaps a VAT type levy as is found in europe and elsewhere, the fact of the matter is that these taxes punish lower in…”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Talking Taxes: What Do You Think About America's Tax Code?

“They are earning an income like anyone else. Tax it the same way.”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Eliminating Tax Advantages for Investment Fund Managers

“The original deployment of missile defense was diplomatically destabilizing and never proven to provide a robust defense against ballistic missiles. If we are worried about North korea, try diplomacy first.”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Does the U.S. Need to Improve and Expand its Missile Defense System?

“Why should this not already be available? I can do this for my mortgage. Surely student borrowers should be able to do the same”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Should Borrowers Be Able to Refinance Their Federal Student Loans?

“There is little benefit from what amounts to a subsidy to agribusiness. Better to encourage other technologies . I predict this will not pass due to special interests.”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Should the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard be Eliminated?

“Fund defense separately so we can see that cost more clearly”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: $788 Billion “Minibus”: FY2018 Funding for Defense, Veterans, Energy & Water, and Congress

“Since there is no legal force behind the resolution, it only serves as an irritant to Iran. Why bother?”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Calling For the Unconditional Release of U.S. Citizens and Residents Imprisoned by Iran

“Agency has proven to be a benefit to ordinary citizens”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Repealing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ban on Arbitration

“Three very different situations. Russia undermining established governments, Iran sponsoring terrorist groups and disrupting middle eastern politics. North Korea being North Korea...”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Does the U.S. Need to Expand Sanctions on Iran, Russia, and North Korea?

“Exploiting obsolete energy sources? Why bother?”

- PHILIP O

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In Response to: Should Regulations Involving Energy Infrastructure Projects That Cross International Borders be Reformed?