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Why are so many Americans against Obamacare?
What is it about Obamacare that so many Americans are against such that it became an election pledge to repeal it?
I could understand a candidate promising tax cuts and then after being elected ...
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Why doesn’t the IRS just send me a bill for the taxes I owe based on the info they already have?
So it's time to file taxes in the United States and it occurred to me that I am required to provide a lot of information that the government already knows. For instance, I have to provide the contents ...
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Why is communism considered as evil (like fascism and nazism) in the United States?
In this question, a person asks why it's so easy to ban Nazi symbols and so hard to ban communist symbols: Why is banning communism symbols so hard to achieve as opposed to banning of Nazi symbols?
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Has there ever been a documented instance of the problem that net neutrality purports to solve?
The typical argument, seen here, goes like this:
Without net neutrality, cable companies could censor websites, favoring their own business partners.
Typically, proponents of legislation point to ...
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Why is President Trump making such a big deal about fake news, and specifically targeting reputable organizations like The New York Times and CNN?
The Trump administration has been targeting reputable news organizations like The Times and CNN, calling them "fake news".
What is this administration trying to accomplish here?
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How did Trump's January 6 speech call for insurrection and violence?
I just read a transcript of Trump's January 6 speech.
It's mostly about election fraud and people that betrayed or supported him. This could cause people to become angry, but is hardly an incitement ...
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Why is the Trump Administration often labeled as anti-science?
Is there any evidence that Trump and his administration are anti-science? And since when has the equation been drawn between conservatism and anti-science sentiment?
Allegations (from, for example, ...
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Why is populism seen as being negative or bad?
The definition that I found for populism is "support for the concerns of ordinary people". Democracy is form of government where the people rule by majority. If Democracy is considered to be "good", ...
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Why do European cities have so many homeless and beggars despite its high-tax welfare system?
Any European cities I have ever visited had homeless or beggars on the street. Or these people may not necessarily be homeless but it is clear enough that they are extremely poor and need help from ...
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Why are green parties so often opposed to nuclear power?
As far as I can tell, green political parties worldwide are almost all opposed to nuclear power.
Considering nuclear power is a low-carbon source of electricity (in fact, in terms of the total-...
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Why were pre-election polls and forecast models inconsistent with the election of Donald Trump in 2016?
It's obvious now that pre-election polls and forecast models were inconsistent with the vote count in this election cycle, as few predicted a Trump victory.
Is there any particular reason why polling ...
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Why does religion get a special treatment in anti-discrimination laws?
I am wondering about developed countries in general, but my experience (and the focus of this question) is the USA and Canada.
There are laws in place to prevent discrimination. It is illegal, for ...
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Why don't Presidential debates disable the candidates' microphones while it's not their turn to speak?
I was watching the Biden/Trump Presidential debate and it was quite difficult to follow due to candidates speaking out of turn and constantly interrupting each other. Why don't these debates simply ...
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Why is it considered racist to say "White Lives Matter"?
Given the recent political upheaval and mass protests/riots with scores of people chanting "Black Lives Matter" on the streets, why is it considered white supremacist and racist to say "...
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Why is it that Bernie Sanders is always called a "socialist"?
As a German I really don't get calling Bernie Sanders a socialist. In every country in Europe he would be a social democrat at best, but somehow in the USA he's a "socialist" and "communist" you ...
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