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Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
8>8 Personal answerYes, but only indoors or crowded areas |
Social › Abortion
8>8 Personal answerI am pro life. There are so many variables to be considered. Do I trust women who are emotionally fragile and desperate to make good decisions? Do I expect Assembly line doctors to weigh the options? Do I think pro abortionists to listen to current science on the matter or try to assuage their guilt by saying everyone should be able to do it at my expense? Where does personal responsibility enter into the equation before pregnancy - with the very rare exceptions of rape and incest? |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
8>8 Personal answerI am for common sense gun rules. My common sense may be different from others. In many cases, there are gun laws on the books, but remain unenforced, just as there are red tape restrictions to make it nearly impossible and expensive to prevent ownership. This requires more discussion. |
Social › Gender Identity
8>8 Personal answerDiscrimination is almost always wrong. Is it discrimination to deny trans women to compete against girls who worked their whole lives to lose to someone with a biological advantage? Don't think so. In general, there should never be discrimination, but should I be forced to hire a 500 pound woman to be my fitness instructor? |
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
8>8 Personal answerNo. If only victims of rape and incest were involved than I might say yes. |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
8>8 Personal answerThis punishes people who earned their increases. If I make more than you and the minimum wage increase puts us on par with one another, even though I'm a better, more experienced employee, how is that fair. If we all pay for the increase it lowers our standard of living. Who determines what a livable wage is? If i spend money on piercings, tattoos, smokes, alcohol, lotto tickets, should I be subsidizing your spending on them? |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
8>8 Personal answerThis might be a good idea if the teacher is properly trained, willing and keeps it out of sight. Everything should not be based on hiring trained security guards as if thats the answer to everything. Next we'll need to hire SW's to go with them roo. |
the Environment › Climate Change
8>8 Personal answerClimate change is a fact of life. It has occurred for eons before humans were around. Should we be concerned? Yes. But the US emissions are down while China, etc are up.We need to stop being suckers unless China, India, etc can keep pollution on their side of the globe. |
the Economy › Taxes
8>8 Personal answerHow is rich and poor defined? The top pay the most taxes as an aggregate, while poor people usually pay no income tax. Companies and rich people who legally earn lotsa money shouldn't be denied the fruits of their labor. My ethical standards though say they should earmark resources to charitable organizations or individuals rather than giving it to the government to wadte. |
Education › Student Loans
8>8 Personal answerThe adults who make a legally binding agreement to take out a loan and then want their mommy govt. to bail them out. If they were denied ill-advised loans in the first place, they'd raise holy hell. I paid mine off by driving old cars, skipping vacations and other luxuries. Are they willing to do so, and repay me? |
Education › Free College for All
8>8 Personal answerPeople need to have skin in the game. Community College is very inexpensive, and there are a huge number of grants especially for women and minorities. Not so much for white males. |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
8>8 Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
8>8 Personal answerThere should be a mechanism to help decide. No to illegal aliens or any non-citizens, yes to unfortunate individuals who are where they are thru no fault of their own, but deadbeats who are unwilling to contribute and clearly can a resounding NO. |
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
8>8 Personal answerThere are many sides to this coin. I generally say yes because its in the greater good. However, there are also cases when the voices of a vocal minority overwhelm the majority and becomes a tyranny by the minority. |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
8>8 Personal answerNo |
Elections › Voter Fraud
8>8 Personal answerYes and give one to everyone at DMV at age 18 and when updating driver licenses. |
Immigration › Border Wall
8>8 Personal answerA mix of options. We need to manage immigration and congress needs to get off their butts and do what's best for all Americans regardless of party affiliation. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
8>8 Personal answerNo, manufacturers and dealers should only be held liable for negligence |
Crime › Defunding the Police
8>8 Personal answerNon-lethal training should be included in police training. As we all know, training can't protect us from idiots with a certificate or license. Having Social Workers instead or along with police is a nice theory. Not all SW are dedicated, reasonable, ethical and have common sense especially in the heat of the moment. If we go this route, in five years, there'll be cries to defund the SW's. Also, what SW's are gonna do this dangerous work for crummy wages? Only the ones who can't get jobs elsewhere. |
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
8>8 Personal answerThis is very hard to say. It depends on the judgement of drug courts and judges who hopefully listen to clinical professional with a knowledge of the individual. That common sense and clinical judgemental along with treatment options at effective tx centers are in very short supply. |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
8>8 Personal answerWould have to dig in deeper, and may be open to local elections that effect them directly, but not sure. |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
8>8 Personal answerIt would seem to make sense and I agree in theory. The specifics would need to be worked out. If someone is able bodied then I say test them. |
Healthcare › Obamacare
8>8 Personal answerThere are elements that I like, parts I can swallow, and some parts I either disagree with or need more education. I'm open to hearing a variety of voices. |
Elections › Electoral College
8>8 Personal answerNo, the electoral college ensures representation of the whole country instead of just major cities |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
8>8 Personal answerOf course there's plenty of waste as in all give spending. We should prep for future wars like the Space Force and Cyber warfare prep, not focus on outdated systems. Peace thru strength, Speak softly and carry a big stick. As a Col said recently, if we go to war, I wanna kick ass, not fight to draw. And do like Trump has done, stay out of military entanglements. |
Science › Nuclear Energy
8>8 Personal answerNuclear waste is a huge issue. Nuclear power is generally safer and cleaner than other modalities and a cheaper source of energy. I'd like to transition away from it over time rather than move away without viable alternatives. |
Science › GMO Labels
8>8 Personal answerI don't trust corporate food giants but I'm also skeptical of scientists they pay to do studies to support their preconceived narrative. Food companies make a profit and make food available to lotsa people who couldn't otherwise afford it. Don't kill the goose that laid the golden egg, or we'll all be yellingi, "defund the scientists." |
Education › Universal Pre-K
8>8 Personal answerThere is little if any evidence headstart, etc is effective long term. They are an entrenched bureaucracy and lobbying effort to keep jobs more than running effective programs. If they work, keep them, if not end them or evolve. D.A.R.E. is another example of a well-intended pointless program. |
Transportation › Public Transportation
8>8 Personal answerI would love to have low emission options that are reasonably priced and don't turn into govt boondoggle like amtrak or the recent high speed line that was canceled in CA at the cost of millions if not billions. |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
8>8 Personal answerUnless there's a good argument against it, I think its probably ok if they've served there sentence. Ther may be circumstances I'm unaware of that could sway my vote in the other direction. |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
8>8 Personal answerDo things that work to actually reduce plastics. Recycling us a myth. Other countries say they will dispose for us and the dump waste into "their ocean." |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
8>8 Personal answerThis is tricky. I don't believe in torture or abuse, as I define it, but also if certain measures are necessary to prevent an unexpected attack on my family, I protect first and reflect on how I did it later. |
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
8>8 Personal answerYes with this caveat. I want the pres to be able to act nimbly without partisan politics dictating best interests of the country. Congress takes too long. I don't want to have new instances of the tail waghing the dog for a pres to distract from political issues. If the president acts on "good intel" there should be accountability at all levels for these actions. |
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
8>8 Personal answerYes, until other countries are held to the same standards |
National Security › Foreign Assassination
8>8 Personal answerSee my previous answer. |
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You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is most important to you.
You are a centrist on left wing and right wing issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on authoritarian and libertarian issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on democratic socialism and capitalism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on politically incorrect and politically correct issues. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on unilateralism and multilateralism issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “religious”, meaning you more often support policies that reflect religious values and principles. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “deregulation”, meaning you more often believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on assimilation and multiculturalism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on pacifism and militarism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on isolationism and imperialism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on individualism and collectivism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on tender and tough issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on small government and big government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on keynesian and laissez-faire issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on meritocracy and democracy issues. This theme is only less important to you.
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