Who should you vote for in Germany? (The Wahlomat)

[Tetro Kornbluth]

1. Should there be a general speed limit on freeways?
YES Strong
2. Should the laws that make firing employees more difficult be loosened?
Neutral. (Need more details)
3. Should we stick to the previously agreed deal on phasing out nuclear power?
YES Very Weak. This is always an issue I'm very ambigious about.
4. Should taxes on petrol be lowered?
Neutral. What are the taxes on Petrol right now.
5. Should it be possible for Turkey to become a full member of the EU?
YES Strong
6. Should sales taxes be increased?
What is the Sales tax at the Moment? Also is this VAT or a Canadian-like GST?
7. Should there be a minimum wage?
YES Moderate
8. Should top earners be made to pay more in income tax?
What is the top rate of the tax right now?
9. Should the deposit on soft drink cans be abolished?
NO moderate
10. Should all citizens have to be members of the gesetzliche health insurance cooperatives? (Rather than the "private" health insurance companies - don't ask, it's rather complex.)
Neutral (don't know enough)
11. Should Germans living abroad pay taxes in Germany?
NO Strong
12. Should the EU agricultural subsidies be lowered?
YES Moderate
13. Should the common European defense policy be expanded on?
NO Strong (Not right now anyway)
14. Should there be continued subsidies for German anthracite coalmining?
Need Context. But probably NO (Very weak)
15. Should it be made easier to use the German army internally?
NO very strong
16. Should MPs be forced to publish all their sources of income?
YES very weak
17. Should every child have to pass a language proficiency test before starting first grade?
NO strong
18. Should there be no fees for universities (for the student's first degree)
YES Moderate (I would be a hypocrite otherwise)
19. Should education policy be the exclusive province of the states?
NO Very Strong [I imagine this is thought to be a German Equivalent to a "States Rights" issue. That isn't my concern; I just don't like the "exclusive" part]
20. Should student grants be given independently of parents' income?
NO strong
21. If you take a year off work after the birth of your child, should the government pay you a wage?
Sort of Ambigious.
22. Should abortions during the first trimester without the currently mandatory counselling be legalized?
YES moderate
23. Should the DNA of all felons be collected and saved?
NO strong
24. Should the draft be abolished?
YES strong
25. Should there be more surveillance cameras in public places?
NO strong
26. Should gay "marriages" be made equal to marriage in all legal respects?
YES weak
27. Should the voting age for federal elections be lowered to 16?
N/A
28. Should biometrical data such as a fingerprint become part of the federal ID card?
NO very strong
29. Should cannabis be legalised?
YES Moderate
30. Should there be referenda on the federal level?
Details Please.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Ordering your results from Moderate Hero to Communist Party Hack...

ag: FDP 38, Greens 36, Left 35, SPD 32, CDU 28

Fezzy: Greens 34, Left 33, CDU 30, SPD 30, FDP 28

Tender: Greens 45, Left 43, SPD 40, FDP 26, CDU 18

Harry: Left 43, Greens 42, SPD 38, CDU 24, FDP 24

Gully: Left 50, Greens 43, SPD 37, FDP 31, CDU 19

Reading this thing again, I marvel at how out of sync this test is with the media- (and, not in 2005 but ever after, self-) presented image of the Linkspartei. With reality somewhere in between.

And that perception is.... (OMG Communism!111 Right? Or something similiar).

Fezzy got FDP last... I think there is something wrong with the test.