Extemp Questions - Mar. 23 2008

• Can the Korea’s reunify?
• Will China use its trade surplus as an economic weapon?
• What impact will the looming retirement of the Boomer’s have on the US economy?
• Should the US default on its Social Ssecurity obligations?
• Should local school boards be removed in favor of national control of primary and seondary education?
• Does local control of education cause failing schools?
• Is No Child Left Behind failing?
• What can the US learn from Europe about secondary education?
• Will the tone of the primary season hurt the Democrats in the upcoming general election?
• Should Florida and Michigan be allowed a voice in the Democratic Party primaries?
• Is offshoring of jobs dangerous for the US tech industry?
• What will it take to make universal health care a reality for the US?
• Will there be new primaries for Michigan and Florida?
• Should we be prosecuting Eliot Spitzer or congratulating him for how hot that chick was?
• What is currently the biggest risk for the US economy?
• Does the failure of Bear Stearns signal fundamental problems with inventment banks?
• Is The Fed doing what it should to stabilize the economy?
• Can Ben Bernanke keep inflation in check?
• Are the US economic fundamentals still stable?
• Will US consumer spending continue to slow?
• Has the troop surge in Iraq been successful so far?
• Will the US economy rally by the November elections?
• Is US foreign policy towards the Middle East headed in the right direction?
• How should the US approach free trade with Latin American nations?
• Should private security contractors fall under the jurisdiction of military law?
• Does the hiring of private security contractors make the US military more efficient?
• Has Sarbanes-Oxley legislation improved corporate accounting in the US?
• Is e-voting technology ready for primetime?
• Should the US increase its diplomatic and political support of Israel?
• How significant is Chain’s space program?
• Will economic anxiety be the big issue for the November elections?
• What impact will Ralph Nader have on the Presidential election?
• Will John McCain’s age be seen as an asset or a liability for his campaign?
• Is a weak dollar good for American unemployment?
• Can multinational corporations revive the US economy?.
• How can the US reduce its trade deficit?
• How has globalization impacted the US economy?
• Has NAFTA harmed the US economy?
• Is intellectual property law reform necessary to protect the US entertainment industry?
• Will China continue to keep the value of the Yuan artificially low?
• Are US consumers headed for significant rise in inflation?
• Do hard times in the US housing market signal the shape of the rest of the economy?
• Will US unemployment rise?
• Can the federal government save Medicare?
• Is the federal government doing enough to protect America’s endangered species?
• Would ‘Net Neutrality’ be good for the US economy?