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Speaking as a fiscal conservative/social liberal, I like to say a few things.

Just because we reject Obamacare doesn't mean we want all government services privatized.

Private property is the key to capitalism. Protect it? Hell yeah. Capitalism's not perfect but there is no other system that I know of that I'd rather be a part of.

I have a big problem with unions, especially government unions. The amount of what a member pays in health care premiums is far less than their counterparts in the private sector. Their pay is more too. Do these union workers actually deserve more than the rest of us? (Sounds like some thing you would say but the other way around.)But the worst thing about unions is pay increases based on how long they've been in the union, not on merit. And with teachers union, try to fire one for poor performance. In NYC, in the 5 years from 2006 to 2011, Only 32 teachers were fired- out of 132,000. They can't all be that good.

There would be no Social Security? More like there won't be any SS at the rate we're going. Let's keep the rest but reign in an EPA that's out of control. I'd give you examples like I have before but you never read them. Or at least don't respond.

Flat tax? We had a tax system that was working before Bush came along.

I don't want prayers lead in school either. But you should note that 78% of the population is Christian. 16% don't believe in anything.1.7% are Jewish. All the rest amount to less than 1% each. I wouldn't have a problem with a teacher having a Christmas tree in his/her classroom. I also wouldn't have a problem with a Jewish teacher with a menorah during Hanukkah. Kwanzaa? why not.

Would it hurt to expose children to different religions and culture? Where's all the "celebrate" diversity sentiment. And why should 16 percent of Americans be entitled to dictate to the other 84? Before you say it's unconstitutional, it wasn't a SCOTUS issue before 1948 and religion wasn't effectively ripped from the public school system until 1962. I don't think we're better off without it.

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