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During the Clinton administration, Republican economists pushed through a change in the way the CPI is measured in order to save money by depriving Social Security retirees of their cost-of-living adjustment.
Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, Reagan administration
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In order to avenge the blood of 3,000 people [in the 9/11 attack], 1 million people [Afghans & Iraqis] shouldn't give their lives.
In return [for pricing oil in U.S. dollars], the U.S. promised to protect the various oil-rich kingdoms in the Persian Gulf against threat of invasion or domestic coup.
[The insurance industry] is thankful for the 50 million new private insurance policies that Obamacare, written not by Obama but by the private insurance companies, provides at public expense.
Members of this Court are vested with the authority to interpret the law; we possess neither the expertise nor the prerogative to make policy judgments. Those decisions are entrusted to our Nation’s elected leaders, who can be thrown out of office if the people disagree with them. It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.
They go around telling everybody how sorry these politicians are, and they voted for all of them....The American people have got to take some ownership, too.
It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most people consider to be a 'dismal science.' But it is totally irresponsible to have a loud and vociferous opinion on economic subjects while remaining in this state of ignorance.
Charles Djou, Ed Case and Colleen Hanabusa took part in a debate at The Willows restaurant in Moiliili earlier this week. Following are video clips from that debate, showing each of them answering five questions.
HPI has written down their answers to the first question below each of their videos for your convenience.
Charles Djou (R)
Question: Why are you running for Congress, and what do you have to offer that sets you apart from the other candidates?
Charles Djou: I'm running for the United States Congress because I believe I can make a difference. My record as a state representative and city councilman have been about fiscal responsibility and government accountability.
What sets me apart is, I believe, that it is more important to elect a Congressman who will hold down your taxes and let you keep more of your money than elect a Congressman who wants to spend all of your money. And I philosophically understand that every single dollar the government spends comes from a taxpayer like you. That distinguishes me, more than anything else, from my opponents.
Ed Case (D)
Question: Why are you running for Congress, and what do you have to offer that sets you apart from the other candidates?
Ed Case: I'm running for Congress to continue my work on behalf of all of Hawaii and our country in Washington, D.C. What sets me apart from my opponents are three basic ideas.
First of all, I do have seven years now of seniority and experience in Washington, D.C.: prior service as well as working for Senator Matsunaga.
Secondly, I believe that we need to change the dynamics of politics in this country and find a better way forward for our country.
And finally, I think we need to change the political culture of Hawaii. My candidacy stands for that as well.
Colleen Hanabusa (D)
Question: Why are you running for Congress, and what do you have to offer that sets you apart from the other candidates?
Colleen Hanabusa: I’m running for Congress because I believe that I come with the best set of skills. And truly, due to the background and where I grew up and how I view things: things that I call Hawaii values drive me and I’m running for Congress because I believe I can take those values with me. And it is also because I believe that I can best serve the people of Hawaii, best serve the people of the First Congressional District, in this capacity. In the capacity of someone in a legislative process and in the Congress of the United States.
