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« on: June 14, 2008, 07:15:22 AM » |
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Abortion: Left - Keep abortion as it is presently. Safe, legal, and rare. Keep partial-birth abortion legal. Almost, opposed to partial-birth abortions
Balanced Budget: Far-Left - A deficit and debt is fine. Focus on social programs and how the government can better people's lives. Strongly disagree
Business Tax: Far-Left - Significantly increase business taxation. Disagree
Campaign Finance Reform: Center-Left - We need to significantly reduce corporate and union donations. Ban soft money contributions. Agreed
Education: Left - No school vouchers, large increase to federal funding. Modernize school system with more after-school programs. Overall agree, not sure about federal funding
Environment: Far-Left - The environment should be our first national priority. Expand National Park System. Large government programs. Agree, but maybe not number one. But definitely a top one
Free Trade: Left - We need to erect large tariff barriers to protect all our industries and our labor market. Pull out of free trade agreements. Strongly disagree
Gun Control: Left - We need gun control! Ban certain guns. Require registration/background checks. Gun control protects children. Agreed
Health Care: Left - Completely public health care system and include perscription drugs under medicare. Require health insurance for every child. Agreed
Immigration: Left - Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty. Strongly disagree.
Military Funding: Left - Decrease funding for weapons and focus on spending for humanitarian relief. Agreed.
Military Doctrine: Far-Left - Remove all U.S. troops from foreign soil. No intervention! Our miltary need never be used. Disagree
Personal Tax: Left - Increase income tax for the rich. Reduce for those in lower income bracket. Disagree
Social Security: Far-Left - No to any private investment, dramatically increase funding. Overall agree/almost
Nation-Building: Far-Left - We should not meddle in other's cultures, no matter our moral feelings about some events. Agreed. I don't see how that is a 'far-left' position.
Civil Rights: Center - Get the federal government out of civil rights. Leave affirmative action and same-sex unions to the states. Agreed in the context of the United States
China: Center - Monitor China within the World Trade Organization. Defend Taiwan. Agreed.
Crime: Far-Left - Society makes people bad, punishment worsens it. Rehabilitation is effective. No death penalty and prison industry. Strongly disagree
I don't care about the math, I'm not a Xahar Democrat. I disagree with him on too many important issues.
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