Robert Austin
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Why are Senator McCain and so many others so afraid of universal healthcare? Would McCain and other opponents of universal healthcare have opposed the national interstate highway system instituted under President Eisenhower? The interstate highway system is a nationwide system funded by tax dollars. It has, for better or for worse, made possible of the tremendous growth of the United States economy since the 1950's. It is a publicly funded investment in our nation's economic health. Imagine such a system made up solely of privately funded highways with tolls every several miles! That… Read More
June 10, 2008
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Why not offer the Iraqis a referendum on US withdrawal from Iraq?
Why don’t we allow the Iraqis to hold a nationwide referendum on whether or not the United States should promptly withdraw from Iraq? I have been wondering about this for some time. I have never seen this idea seriously proposed by anyone in our government, but it seems so obvious to me. The Bush administration touts that it has brought democracy to Iraq, and the world has seen elections successfully held in there. A referendum of the sort I propose is good for both the United States and Iraq. If the Iraqis vote “Yes, the United States should leave,” the United States could then withd… Read More
June 5, 2008
Education: University of Chicago and Purdue University
Ph.D. Physics, 1990
Employment history: Universities Space Research Assoc. (NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Senior Scientist) 1990-2000. Pixtech (Reliability Engineer) 2000-2001. Proportional Technologies (Research Physicist) 2001-2003. Constellation Technology Corporation (Principal Nuclear Physicist) 2003-Present.
