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Derpist
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« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2016, 09:42:18 PM »

Taxes, gays, global warming, welfare, most foreign policy, trade agreements, military spending, Common Core, healthcare, finance/Wall Street, marijuana, corporations.

Probably immigration too as the establishment is in the bag for total open borders.
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« Reply #26 on: July 12, 2016, 09:53:37 PM »

If Trump was more supportive of free trade and more interventionist in his foreign policy, I would basically be aligned with him on all the issues.
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« Reply #27 on: July 12, 2016, 11:01:26 PM »

I am not sure which ideology I even lean towards anymore. I would say libertarian is the closest.

Let's see I disagree with libertarians on...
Healthcare, environment, animal welfare, scientific research funding (I side with the left on these)
Abortion (pro-life)
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« Reply #28 on: July 12, 2016, 11:28:45 PM »

The main issues I disagree with the GOP are progressive taxation (though I am in favor of a flatter tax structure, but only if it's consumption-based) and Wall Street regulation.

Big issues I agree with the GOP are religious liberty, abortion, gun rights, judicial appointments, and energy, which outweigh the above.
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« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2016, 01:45:56 PM »

- Blind support for and affirmation of anything and everything the rulers of Israel choose to do, specifically with regard to housing settlements and language policy in the West Bank.
- Same story for some unions.
- Apparent opposition to the TPP (I support it).
- Apparent support for GMO labeling (I'm against it).
- I think we should take in a dramatically higher portion of refugees than either party is proposing.
- Generally, I'm to the left of both parties on immigration and border policy, although I think the left flank of the Democratic Party is around where I am.
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« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2016, 03:03:51 PM »

This will be the first election year in which I will be voting straight ticket Democrat - so I suppose I lean toward the Democratic party.

"Social justice"/Identity politics - I don't believe in micro aggressions and find the authoritarian, anti-free speech trend in politics on college campuses very disturbing. I also don't care for diversity for the sake of the diversity, I believe in a meritocracy. Finally, as a woman, I feel like my intelligence is being insulted every time the Democratic Party claims to represent me because it's the pro-choice party. I am pro-choice, but I also pay bills and work and don't qualify for welfare. If they want to pander, they can pander to my pocketbook like they do for "working people".

The corporate tax - I would abolish it and replace it with a blanket tariff large enough to be deficit neutral.

Foreign policy/military spending - I am an interventionist, and arguably a neoconservative. This puts me in alignment with Clinton, but out of step with the party generally.

The minimum wage - I support a minimum wage, but would honestly rather see it abolished completely than raised to something asinine like 15$/hr. Labor is a commodity, artificially raising the prices of commodities usually doesn't have the desired impact.

I have others, but they are mostly disagreements of means rather than ends.
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« Reply #31 on: July 14, 2016, 11:33:35 AM »
« Edited: July 14, 2016, 11:43:25 AM by hopper »

Taxes(Never raise taxes on anyone?), SSM, and Defense Spending(raise defense spending when we already spend enough. I say no thank you to that.)

I could say Immigration Reform but 55% of of the Republican Electorate wants Immigration Reform per Pew Research. Out of 19 states surveyed from the 2016 Republican Primary Electorate by "The American Enterprise Institute"(AEI) only 1 state by a majority wanted all illegal immigrants deported which was Texas.
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« Reply #32 on: July 14, 2016, 11:34:29 AM »

Taxes, gays, global warming, welfare, most foreign policy, trade agreements, military spending, Common Core, healthcare, finance/Wall Street, marijuana, corporations.

Probably immigration too as the establishment is in the bag for total open borders.
The Dems are for open borders too though.
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« Reply #33 on: July 14, 2016, 01:16:53 PM »

1. LGBT Rights (Self-explanatory)
2. Government Spending (I'd like to see a balanced budget...but I'd prefer to keep our defense dept, Military and Natl Sec agencies well funded)
3. Marijuana (I don't care. If it's illegal, whatever, if it's legal, whatever. lol)
4. Immigration (see hopper's post on this)

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