Are you an Alexander Hamilton Republican (or non-Republican)?

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1. It should not be the job of the government to force employer mandates. Health insurance should be an open market regardless of location. Tort reform should be implemented to keep costs down and basic public health insurance should be made available to maintain a healthy and viable workforce.

Agree on pretty much everything but the last one. Just provide funds for charity hospitals or people who literally would have no way of paying under market conditions (AIDS comes to mind). In any case government's clearly driven up the cost of healthcare. Classic example: HMO mandates. Just compare the price of insurance and procedures before the government mandated HMO coverage in 1973. Even adjusted for inflation it's ridiculous.

2. Welfare should be cut back, restricted, limited, and managed efficiently. Funds should be allocated to those truly in need, not those looking to live off of a handout.

Vague enough that I agree. Welfare should be state run and limited to the disabled, everyone else should pay into unemployment insurance or savings accounts so if their companies go belly up they can pull their money out.

3. Abortion is a complex issue best left to an entity other than the federal government. Tax dollars should never fund abortions. There is a moral argument to be made for both sides, namely the murder of a human life and alternately forcing a child to be raised by unwilling parents who likely will not provide a decent environment for the unwanted child.

I disagree, at least taking a long term view of things. I would honestly like to see an amendment made to protect the fetus but until there's a fundamental change society's viewpoint I recognize returning this to the states is the most the pro life side can hope for.

4. Recognition of the fact that we owe Israel nothing, and make clear that we will no longer fund their warmongering.

Agree, america should be neutral.

5. Affirmative action is a flawed program and we must not discriminate against any groups regardless of race, sexuality, religion, gender, ableness, or social class.

Agree, it is unconstitutional regardless of whatever positive effects it may have.

6. There is no reason to keep psychotic murderers alive on taxpayer money. Put the lesser offenders to work and axe the repeat offenders immediately.

I disagree, even putting aside issues like race/income and standards of evidence I do not see how anyone can honestly argue for such a thing as 'humane capital punishment.' That said I do support making prisoners work, simply warehousing them because local businesses or unions are worried they'll under cut their wages is moronic.

7. Unions are a threat to the national economy, hamper free markets, and kill jobs by forcing outsourcing.

I take a more mixed view. Unions have destroyed a lot of states, my own included, and people like the UAW do go way too far. But let's remember things like the 8 hour work week, safety regulation, etc. would not be possible without unions. Also I'd point to the decline in real wages since the 1970s as being due, in part, to the decline of organized labor.

8. It is important that the government work for the people, not the other way around.

Duh.

9. The state should not be involved in marriage, rather, individuals should be free to enter into their own contracts that they may opt to submit as legally binding.

Absolutely!

10. Communism was always pathetic and never would have been able to "take over America." Instead we should focus on real threats, like China's invasion of our economic security.

Well, it's a bit late for that.

11. Free trade should be given the shaft for fair trade. We must not allow nations who subsidize and close their home markets to freely sell products in our market. Resources must be traded internationally on a level playing field free from currency and market manipulation. Outsourcing should be penalized with higher taxes and enforcement of said taxes, recognizing that the government's obligations are to its people and not multinational corporate interests.

I agree on the first part, although I have no objections obviously to having low tariffs with countries that choose to do the same with us. I don't think outsourcing is inherently bad though, it can often work with existing laborers. An example I can cite in my own life is my father's work with the NightHawk service, they haven't really had any serious cuts in labor force yet a large amount of hospital exams are now being done by them at late hours. Pretty much everyone's better off because of that arrangement. Plus the number of jobs outsourced is fairly negligible, off shoring is far more of a problem.

12. Torture is never acceptable as a means of obtaining information.

Agree.

13. The War on Drugs is ineffective and should be ended. Less harmful substances should be decriminalized and the hardest of drugs should be kept under control, closely monitored, and hopefully removed from society.

Agree.

14. Social spending should be streamlined. It is unfair to taxpayers to waste dollars on administrative fees and providing funds to the undeserving and/or well-off. Funds should be focused and efficiency should be mandated.

Agree.. Which is why I advocate ending federal entitlements. States can determine what programs if any that they want.

15. Illegal immigrants from any nation will not be tolerated. They will not be taught by our teachers, they will not be cared for in our hospitals.

Agree.

16. A reasonable minimum wage is necessary to promote economic individualism and protect workers from corporations' interests.

I think minimum wage is problematic. If set too low it's rendered pointless, if set too high it artificially drives up unemployment, and in general almost no one actually requests to work for it other than teenagers.. They know enough to ask for the market rate.

17. Income taxes should be lowered and maintained at a relatively flat rate, except on the lowest of incomes.

I'd prefer no federal income tax but I could settle for this.

18. Military spending should be cut drastically and military force should only be used in case of a national emergency/attack on the homeland.

Agree.

19. Global warming is not caused by man. The environment, however, is still threatened and we must maintain sustainability of resources such as fresh water, lumber, and biodiversity of wildlife. Pollution must be limited to keep a clean atmosphere and water supply.

Agree.

20. Our present leadership is horrible and should be voted out at the next possible opportunity. They are nothing but collectivist warmongers.

Agree.

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I know, just re iterating my own.

17.5 out of 20, that's pretty good.