Paltalk News - Time For Change

Barack Obama promised change during his campaign. But what change should we expect? What change should we reject?

That was the question asked of the News Talk Online audience on Paltalk.com today.

The suggestion that he may issue an early executive order closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and move the detainees to the United States for trial was endorsed by several callers as a step toward regaining an ethical United States. But there were some who disagreed with closing Gitmo, citing the cost of holding trials in the U.S.

Others said they hope that Obama quickly tackles the issue of health care in the United States and do what Hillary Clinton failed as first lady ... establish a national system that ensures that all Americans are covered.

Others called for a tackling of the economic woes gripping the nation and the world. One caller called for more transparency in the bailout. It is, after all, taxpayer money that's being used. There should be, he argued completed accountability.

One caller noted that Obama's transition team has already pledged high ethical standards, transparency and opportunity for citizens to give their input.

One caller suggested that, now that the cost of gasoline has dropped, that the new administration impose an additional $1-a-gallon federal tax at the pump to fund research and development of alternative forms of energy.

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