A video about democracy vs. republic

I friend sent me this link. It is definitely opinionated, but then what isn't. In any case, it is very informative. Hope you learn something; I did. http://www.wimp.com/thegovernment/

Government Bail Outs

I listen to the radio news, so I get snippets of what is going on, but not enough to figure out if I agree or disagree with what is going on. Please share information about the recent government bailouts. Sharing opinions is okay, too, but please keep it nice and preferably back up your opinion with some hard evidence to support it.

Taxes

This one is wide open. Please share information on how the system currently works, proposed systems, and what the pros and cons to each system are.