Are you a Xahar Democrat?

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Abortion:
Left - Keep abortion as it is presently. Safe, legal, and rare. Keep partial-birth abortion legal.
almost: I would ban 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.
A deficit is not fine. I agree that there should be several social programs, but they need to be properly funded.

Business Tax:
Far-Left - Significantly increase business taxation.
No, at least not as significantly as you mean.

Campaign Finance Reform:
Center-Left - We need to significantly reduce corporate and union donations. Ban soft money contributions.
Yes, I agree.

Education:
Left - No school vouchers, large increase to federal funding. Modernize school system with more after-school programs.
I agree that schools need more funding. But not federal funding. Schools are best handled at state and local level.

Environment:
Far-Left - The environment should be our first national priority. Expand National Park System. Large government programs.
It should be one of our national priorities. Don't go overboard.

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.
Absolutely not. Crazy!

Gun Control:
Left - We need gun control! Ban certain guns. Require registration/background checks. Gun control protects children.
Yes, I could see myself supporting that.

Health Care:
Left - Completely public health care system and include perscription drugs under medicare. Require health insurance for every child.
Yes, I agree.

Immigration:
Left - Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.
No. I don't have anything against a controlled path to citizenship. But anything "blanket" is usually bad.

Military Funding:
Left - Decrease funding for weapons and focus on spending for humanitarian relief.
Yes.

Military Doctrine:
Far-Left - Remove all U.S. troops from foreign soil. No intervention! Our miltary need never be used.
INSANE. No way can I agree to that.

Personal Tax:
Left - Increase income tax for the rich. Reduce for those in lower income bracket.
to a certain extent: extremely high taxes are of no benefit to anyone.

Social Security:
Far-Left - No to any private investment, dramatically increase funding.
I think it should at least be an option, private investment. Maybe not fully. A certain level of security should be mandatory.

Nation-Building:
Far-Left - We should not meddle in other's cultures, no matter our moral feelings about some events.
Depends. Usually not.

Civil Rights:
Center - Get the federal government out of civil rights. Leave affirmative action and same-sex unions to the states.
Correct.

China:
Center - Monitor China within the World Trade Organization. Defend Taiwan.
Yes.

Crime:
Far-Left - Society makes people bad, punishment worsens it. Rehabilitation is effective. No death penalty and prison industry.
Crime and punishment the way conservatives use it, is a failure. The war on drugs is useless, capital punishment is useless. However, rehabilitation isn't the answer to everything. Punishments should remain harsh for violent crime.

My conclusion: I am not a Xahar Democrat. No way.