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Regulating guns like cars: Perspective on the gun debate after Sandy Hook

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

The tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary in mid-December prompted national soul-searching about what can be done to stop these mass shootings. Some have called for security changes in schools; some have called for a reduction in the violence in movies and video games; some have called for strengthening our mental health system; and some have called for gun laws with teeth. Not surprisingly, the NRA has called for more guns in schools.

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Amendment would restrict voting - for seniors, the military, our neighbors

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

Supporters of Minnesota's proposed Constitutional Amendment to restrict voting ask people to ratify it based on an appeal to their narrow self interest.

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Stadium postmortem: How a wealthy NFL owner got millions from taxpayers

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

The Vikings stadium fight is over; team owner Zygi Wilf won.

Mr. Wilf got an astounding amount of money from taxpayers, while convincing politicians and some fans that he is doing them a favor.

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Right to work? No, RTW = Rob the workers

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

The so-called "Right to Work" (RTW) constitutional amendment pushed by Republicans is anything but a right to work.

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Healthcare reform diagnosis: We're all in this together

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

As we approach the second anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, it is clear that both proponents and the opponents of "Obamacare" have misdiagnosed much of the problem with our health care system.

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Opening the doors to government

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

Government "of the people" is not very evident when the public is locked out of the political process or when the laws do not disclose information that voters need to understand conflicts of interest.

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Occupy Wall St and the future of the 100%

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

Although the "Occupy Wall Street" movement's message has been criticized for being unclear, it is beginning to sharpen its focus around demands that government begin to represent the interests of the "99%" instead of carrying water for corporate interests and the wealthiest 1%. It's not an attempt to punish the top 1%; most Occupy advocates understand that we are all in this together.

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Let's inject fiscal sanity into stadium debate

By John Marty, Public Policy Forum

Zygi Wilf and the Vikings are attempting to make their Ramsey County stadium deal sound like a run-of-the-mill, routine proposal. It is not. The Vikings are asking for the #1, all-time, biggest taxpayer subsidy of any sports franchise anywhere in American history!

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The destruction of democracy

By John Marty

Our nation's Founding Fathers would be horrified.

This summer, there were nine Wisconsin state senate recall elections. For the record, two of the Republicans facing recalls lost, the other Republicans and all the Democrats survived. Setting aside the issues related to those recalls, it is disturbing to see how the "democratic process" worked in these elections.

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