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« on: June 16, 2008, 09:26:51 PM »

Saw other people doing this so I just thought I’d do one myself. I used the presidential forever issues and positions from the 2008 scenario.

Abortion: Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!

Balanced Budget: We need to eliminate all debt as quickly as possible. Outlaw deficit spending with a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Business Tax: Moderate decrease in business taxation.

Education: School vouchers for lower-income students. Privatize failing schools. Charter schools provide competition.

Energy: Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.

Environment: Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies.

Gun Control: Gun ownership is constitutionally protected. Protect sportsmen's rights and the Second Amendment.

HealthCare: More tax-deductible health costs. Very limited public health services. Give health coverage to uninsured children.

Homeland Security: If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.

Immigration: Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.(I'd also want to check and make sure immigrants did not have a contractible disease.)

Iran: We should do whatever Iran wants us to. (Horrible answer. I think if Iran wants nukes however its not really a situation we should interfere in. So, in other words, let them do what they want, as long as we are not under threat.)

Iraq: We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal. (I don’t believe we can pull everyone our right away, but I do believe we should work on beginning a timely withdraw. I might consider keeping a few thousand troops in Iraq, but only if the Iraqi government requires their assistance. I also don’t believe the war was not justified, but that’s neither here nor there.)

Outsourcing: Remove tax incentives on companies that send jobs overseas to discourage outsourcing. Protect American labor.

Personal Tax: Taxes should be flatter and lower. Across-the-board tax cuts.

Same-Sex Marriage: Same-sex marriage, even if not in name. (Ideally it would be in name, but I’m a pragmatist at heart.}

Social Security:  Gradually scale down federal involvement and implement privatization of social security over time.(Not sure about this one. I’d attempt to keep the system safe for the older generation, but would work to privatize it at least in part for the next generation.}

Unions: Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.(I’m not really a fan of unions, but I recognize that they protect workers from exploitation. Again, this is an issue I’m unsure about.}

War on Terror: Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.

So, those are all my answers, they are rather vague, so if you want me to clarify something, let me know and I’ll try to expand on the blurb.

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« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2008, 10:05:32 PM »

Abortion: Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!

I agree. Nobody is a fan of abortion, but we recognize the fact that if abortions weren't legal, they would be performed in back-alleys, putting the mother at risk.

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I agree. We need to make sure that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are solvent going forward. Balancing the budget would help do that.

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Disagree. Keep it the way it is.

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This is kind of a broad statement, but I do think that it needs to be the job of the government to put environmental regulations in place to save the environment regardless of whether it places an undue burden on a business's ability to increase its profit margins.

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I'm for gun control. Against concealed weapons.

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Disagree. Full-blanket amnesty is not the way to go. I do agree that most of the illegals here should be given the opportunity to receive amnesty, but to do nothing to impede illegal immigratints from coming here promotes a lawless culture and hurts legal citizens here. Deport those who have commit serious crimes and get to work on building a border fence.

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Keep attempting to apply sanctions on Iraq. We do not need to use force here.

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Set a timetable for withdrawal. Pulling out immediately is irresponsible to the Iraqi people, but staying there indefinitely is irresponsible to the American people. We cannot continue to spend billions there.

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Disagree. Rescind the Bush Tax cuts. Raise the highest tax bracket to 39.6%. Raise the capital gains tax to 20%.

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For same sex marriage, but recognize that there is not enough votes in Congress to pass such legislation. Thus, I am in favor of civil unions, with full rights that heterosexual marriages receive. That includes tax breaks for homosexual couples.

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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 03:53:25 AM »
« Edited: June 17, 2008, 04:35:35 AM by Blue Dog »

Saw other people doing this so I just thought I’d do one myself. I used the presidential forever issues and positions from the 2008 scenario.

Abortion: Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!

I'm pro-choice but not as much as you.

Balanced Budget: We need to eliminate all debt as quickly as possible. Outlaw deficit spending with a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Agree with a Balanced Budget amendment although some deficit spending is unavoidable in the short term.

Business Tax: Moderate decrease in business taxation.

Strongly agree.

Education: School vouchers for lower-income students. Privatize failing schools. Charter schools provide competition.

Agree although vouchers need to be handled cautiously.

Energy: Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.

Agree.

Environment: Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies.

Agree but this is so vague it could mean anything. Please elaborate?

Gun Control: Gun ownership is constitutionally protected. Protect sportsmen's rights and the Second Amendment.

I agree to an extent.

HealthCare: More tax-deductible health costs. Very limited public health services. Give health coverage to uninsured children.

Disagree. Tax Deductions will complicate the tax code while doing nothing to seriously address problems like lack of insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions, the cost of mandating emergency care, etc.

Homeland Security: If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.

Mixed. I do think that homeland security is just more bureaucracy for the most part, and that the Patriot Act and Military Commissions Acts are the scariest pieces of legislation since the Sedition Act. But a lot of our ports and other areas are poorly guarded.

Immigration: Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.(I'd also want to check and make sure immigrants did not have a contractible disease.)

Disagree for way too many reasons to go into.

Iran: We should do whatever Iran wants us to. (Horrible answer. I think if Iran wants nukes however its not really a situation we should interfere in. So, in other words, let them do what they want, as long as we are not under threat.)

Disagree. Having a nuclear Islamic state right near Israel and some of our top financial partners/oil providers would be a disaster for the US, it's allies and probably the rest of the world. With that said their nuke program is essentially a joke and any future development should be easy to contain.


Iraq: We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal. (I don’t believe we can pull everyone our right away, but I do believe we should work on beginning a timely withdraw. I might consider keeping a few thousand troops in Iraq, but only if the Iraqi government requires their assistance. I also don’t believe the war was not justified, but that’s neither here nor there.)

That sounds pretty alright although the idea of a timeline makes me uncomfortable.


Outsourcing: Remove tax incentives on companies that send jobs overseas to discourage outsourcing. Protect American labor.

Pretty much agree.

Personal Tax: Taxes should be flatter and lower. Across-the-board tax cuts.

Disagree. We can't afford the tax cuts we already have, barring massive spending cuts which few would be able to accept.

Same-Sex Marriage: Same-sex marriage, even if not in name. (Ideally it would be in name, but I’m a pragmatist at heart.}

Agree but if it's not in name then it's not going to carry the same rights or recognition.

Social Security:  Gradually scale down federal involvement and implement privatization of social security over time.(Not sure about this one. I’d attempt to keep the system safe for the older generation, but would work to privatize it at least in part for the next generation.}

Depends on the details. Personally I'd prefer to scale back benefits for the well off and encourage personal savings. However, the actual privatization proposals I've seen the GOP make only worsen the debt without solving any of the underlying fiscal problems with Social Security.


Unions: Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.(I’m not really a fan of unions, but I recognize that they protect workers from exploitation. Again, this is an issue I’m unsure about.}

Pretty much agree.

War on Terror: Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.

Mostly agree, although I'd argue that the nature of our economy & society makes a return to pre-WWII relative isolationism impossible barring some massive upset/revolution. But even factoring in business wanting someone backing up their investments, it's probably feasible to at least draw down troops in Europe and Asia now.
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 03:55:15 AM »

Looking over this I'm sort of baffled as to why you're going for McCain, some economic issues aside.
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 04:26:00 AM »

Abortion: Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!

No. Besides anything else, the Court's the wrong place to win that battle in. Although I would indeed not appoint any radically "pro-life" Justice.

Balanced Budget: We need to eliminate all debt as quickly as possible. Outlaw deficit spending with a Balanced Budget Amendment.

There is a lot to be said for eliminating structural, everlasting government debt. As to the second part: Stupid. Just stupid.

Business Tax: Moderate decrease in business taxation.

What for? How much lower can it go?

Education: School vouchers for lower-income students. Privatize failing schools. Charter schools provide competition.

Right. Because private schools for anything but the rich have worked anywhere in the world in the past. A voucher system is just another government subsidy for a private monopoly capitalist fulfilling a government role with government protection while making a profit. This is not only as antisocialist but also as antilibertarian as it gets. (Although as a shortstop measure it may in some situations have a lot to recommend itself to practical men. But that's a different matter.)

Energy: Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.

Absolutely.

Environment: Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies.

What's that to mean, exactly? Unobjectionable fluff.

Gun Control: Gun ownership is constitutionally protected. Protect sportsmen's rights and the Second Amendment.

Thanks for pointing out that "sportsmen's" "rights" are not protected by the Second Amendment. Not that I have any wish whatsoever to destroy the hunting culture. And yes, gun ownership is constitutionally protected to an unusual, though not a 100%, degree in the United States, I agree with that statement.

HealthCare: More tax-deductible health costs. Very limited public health services. Give health coverage to uninsured children.

Give basic (limited, but not "very limited") tax-funded health coverage to everybody. Don't give  subsidies to top-up private insurance. Least of all deductions, which grotesquely favor big earners when combined with progressive taxation.

Homeland Security: If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.

Absolutely.

Immigration: Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.(I'd also want to check and make sure immigrants did not have a contractible disease.)

Fine with me.

Iran: We should do whatever Iran wants us to. (Horrible answer. I think if Iran wants nukes however its not really a situation we should interfere in. So, in other words, let them do what they want, as long as we are not under threat.)

Basically.

Iraq: We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal. (I don’t believe we can pull everyone our right away, but I do believe we should work on beginning a timely withdraw. I might consider keeping a few thousand troops in Iraq, but only if the Iraqi government requires their assistance. I also don’t believe the war was not justified, but that’s neither here nor there.)

No you haven't. You won't have until you've withdrawn (at least very largely - that is to say, so far that you can't be called on to arbitrate in Iraqi politics); that's part of the job. I don't much care about "timelines". I do care about the Kurdish referendum that keeps getting postponed atm, and I do care about the horrible treaty draft of the Bush admin, which basically would keep Iraq a de facto colony.

Outsourcing: Remove tax incentives on companies that send jobs overseas to discourage outsourcing. Protect American labor.

Yeah. Easier said than done, though.

Personal Tax: Taxes should be flatter and lower. Across-the-board tax cuts.

No. I wonder how you want to reduce debt that way, anyhow.

Same-Sex Marriage: Same-sex marriage, even if not in name. (Ideally it would be in name, but I’m a pragmatist at heart.}

Absolutely. Same here.

Social Security:  Gradually scale down federal involvement and implement privatization of social security over time.(Not sure about this one. I’d attempt to keep the system safe for the older generation, but would work to privatize it at least in part for the next generation.}

Same as health - tax-funded flat old-age pension for everyone. The rich can supplement it with their investments, but there's no point in actively encouraging that. In other words, the Townsend Plan.

Unions: Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.(I’m not really a fan of unions, but I recognize that they protect workers from exploitation. Again, this is an issue I’m unsure about.}

Unions as they exist today are largely a management tool to keep the workers content. As such, they serve an important function in modern capitalism, and you should love them while I and Al shouldn't. That that's not the case shows you how much all of us are illogical romantics at heart. Tongue

War on Terror: Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.

Yes.

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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 06:29:25 AM »

Moreso than other things, I agree on a lot
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 08:54:31 AM »

RR,  while there are certainly things you and I would disagree on...you're the kind of Republican who can be dealt with and who can get good things accomplished.  We have an abundance of them here -- Torie, Bullmoose, Soulty, several others.  Sensible, honorable and open to compromise.

I would agree with you completely on abortion rights, energy, immigration, Iran, outsourcing, same sex marriage and foreign policy.

I don't completely agree with you -- but could forge a compromise with you -- on balanced budget, gun control, Iraq and (surprise!) unions.

I probably could not come to an accord with you on business taxation, education, environment, health care, homeland security, personal tax and social security.
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« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 09:36:24 AM »


Abortion - Agree.
Balanced Budget- I don't know enough
Business Tax- Agree
Education-  Agree with what you said, but we still need public funding of good schools
Energy- Agree
Environment- Don't know enough
Gun Control- Agree
HealthCare- Disagree, but all children should be covered.
Homeland Security- Probably too much for me.
Immigration- Agree
Iran- ?
Iraq- Agree in full
Outsourcing- Agree

Personal Tax Taxes- Can't afford it
Same-Sex Marriage- Agree
Social Security- Agree
Unions- Probably disagree, don't know enough.
War on Terror- Agree

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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 01:20:38 PM »

I'll go with what Lewis said (mostly).
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 01:24:25 PM »

Get a D-PA avatar already!
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 09:35:22 PM »


LOL, I' d make a Horrible Democrat. my most important issues tend to be fiscal, and those are often the only issues I agree with the Republicans on (In theory anyway) I’m not sold on McCain yet, but I have not been impressed with Obama so far either.

As for my environment position, this is another issue where I’m not sure exactly how I  feel. If push comes to shove though, I probably believe that man causes global warming and we should take steps to counteract the problem, and I support holding corporations accountable for the clean up if they pollute an area. But by the same token, I support drilling in Alaska, regardless of environmental concerns, so I like to think I‘m fairly moderate on the issue.

Anyway, nice to see most people tend to view me as fairly sane. What a relief!
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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2008, 09:42:28 PM »

No, I'm a Reluctant Democrat. Shame that that's not alliterative as well.
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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2008, 10:01:42 PM »

As for my environment position, this is another issue where I’m not sure exactly how I  feel. If push comes to shove though, I probably believe that man causes global warming and we should take steps to counteract the problem, and I support holding corporations accountable for the clean up if they pollute an area. But by the same token, I support drilling in Alaska, regardless of environmental concerns, so I like to think I‘m fairly moderate on the issue.

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/middle-ground.html
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« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2008, 11:10:39 AM »

Well this list brings the neocon out in me I guess:

Abortion: Keep totally legal without strings first trimester abortions only. Overturn Roe.

Balanced Budget: Dumb and unworkable idea

Business Tax: Moderate decrease in business taxation. Agree

Education: School vouchers for lower-income students. Privatize failing schools. Charter schools provide competition. Agree

Energy: Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025. Agree

Environment: Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies. Vague and a bit mother and apple pie slogan but agree.

Gun Control: Gun ownership is constitutionally protected. Protect sportsmen's rights and the Second Amendment.  The 2nd amendment does not apply to the states at all, and I am an empiricist on gun regulations. Show me the data!

HealthCare: More tax-deductible health costs. Very limited public health services. Give health coverage to uninsured children. I am to the left on this one. I favor mandatory health insurance.

Homeland Security: If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding. No.

Immigration: Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.(I'd also want to check and make sure immigrants did not have a contractible disease.) No. Move the illegals into a guest worker program with mandatory trips home, and after a few tours of duty, then they get a green card. Encourage more high skilled immigration. Maybe sell green cards for 50K, which is an idea the economist Gary Becker just came up with.

Iran: We should do whatever Iran wants us to. (Horrible answer. I think if Iran wants nukes however its not really a situation we should interfere in. So, in other words, let them do what they want, as long as we are not under threat.) No nukes for Iran.

Iraq: We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal. (I don’t believe we can pull everyone our right away, but I do believe we should work on beginning a timely withdraw. I might consider keeping a few thousand troops in Iraq, but only if the Iraqi government requires their assistance. I also don’t believe the war was not justified, but that’s neither here nor there.) No; if it isn't broken don't fix it, and right now we are moving the ball forward.

Outsourcing: Remove tax incentives on companies that send jobs overseas to discourage outsourcing. Protect American labor. Subsidies are bad, but the words "protect American labor" send me screaming to the exits. No protectionism!

Personal Tax: Taxes should be flatter and lower. Across-the-board tax cuts. No.

Same-Sex Marriage: Same-sex marriage, even if not in name. (Ideally it would be in name, but I’m a pragmatist at heart.} Agree.

Social Security:  Gradually scale down federal involvement and implement privatization of social security over time.(Not sure about this one. I’d attempt to keep the system safe for the older generation, but would work to privatize it at least in part for the next generation.} No, it won't work, and creates a moral hazard problem. Keep the ponzi scheme in place.

Unions: Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.(I’m not really a fan of unions, but I recognize that they protect workers from exploitation. Again, this is an issue I’m unsure about.} Unions are OK in competitive industries. They suck when public employees join them.

War on Terror: Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy. No.



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« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2008, 08:26:26 PM »

Abortion: Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!
I'm strongly pro life, and would appoint pro life judges.

Balanced Budget: We need to eliminate all debt as quickly as possible. Outlaw deficit spending with a Balanced Budget Amendment.
Yes!! I'd drastically cut spending and would try to outlaw deficit spending.

Business Tax: Moderate decrease in business taxation.
This I support, but I probably would decrease that tax more.

Education: School vouchers for lower-income students. Privatize failing schools. Charter schools provide competition.
I support this too. Schools need competition, and they don't have it.

Energy: Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.
Yes, alternative energy is in our future, and oil companies are making enough money, oil subsidies is like them getting their hands in our pockets a second time.

Environment: Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies.
Another statement I agree with. Being an economic libertarian and an Alaskan, these two things need to be balanced.

Gun Control: Gun ownership is constitutionally protected. Protect sportsmen's rights and the Second Amendment.
Hear hear!!! The Second Amendment protects and individual right to bear arms.

HealthCare: More tax-deductible health costs. Very limited public health services. Give health coverage to uninsured children.
I wouldn't make health care a government issue, but if individual states want to do that, they have every right to.

Homeland Security: If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.
I sorta agree. We, as a country, throw our weight around the world and expect everyone to love us. I know a lot of "security measures" are wasteful and unconstitutional, but I wouldn't cut back on genuine security issues that protect us.

Immigration: Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.(I'd also want to check and make sure immigrants did not have a contractible disease.)
I wouldn't give amnesty, but I would mass deport either. I'd give illegals a certain amount of time to register with the INS to pay back taxes and to do criminal background checks.

Iran: We should do whatever Iran wants us to. (Horrible answer. I think if Iran wants nukes however its not really a situation we should interfere in. So, in other words, let them do what they want, as long as we are not under threat.)
I wouldn't let Iran push us around, but I wouldn't push them around either. Negotiate and quit treating them like a second-class people.

Iraq: We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal. (I don’t believe we can pull everyone our right away, but I do believe we should work on beginning a timely withdraw. I might consider keeping a few thousand troops in Iraq, but only if the Iraqi government requires their assistance. I also don’t believe the war was not justified, but that’s neither here nor there.)
Yeah. I like Senator Obama's idea of pulling out but keeping some soldiers there to prevent whoever from interfering with Iraq's development.

Outsourcing: Remove tax incentives on companies that send jobs overseas to discourage outsourcing. Protect American labor.
Agree. Businesses are moving because they are being drown in idiotic and unconstitutional laws.

Personal Tax: Taxes should be flatter and lower. Across-the-board tax cuts.
Yes. The government is screwing the middle class, and is extremely wasteful with the money it gets.

Same-Sex Marriage: Same-sex marriage, even if not in name. (Ideally it would be in name, but I’m a pragmatist at heart.}
Yeah, it's about time.

Social Security:  Gradually scale down federal involvement and implement privatization of social security over time.(Not sure about this one. I’d attempt to keep the system safe for the older generation, but would work to privatize it at least in part for the next generation.}
Yes, the government shouldn't be involved in peoples' retirement.

Unions: Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.(I’m not really a fan of unions, but I recognize that they protect workers from exploitation. Again, this is an issue I’m unsure about.}
Yeah, unions and businesses have their pros and cons.

War on Terror: Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.
Yeah, plus the War on Terror isn't about terrorism anymore.
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« Reply #15 on: June 18, 2008, 10:16:41 PM »

I agree with you on most issues, and the differences are mostly minor.
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« Reply #16 on: June 25, 2008, 07:55:12 PM »

Saw other people doing this so I just thought I’d do one myself. I used the presidential forever issues and positions from the 2008 scenario.

Abortion: Full reproductive rights for women! Only appoint pro-choice judges to Supreme Court and extend abortion rights!

Balanced Budget: We need to eliminate all debt as quickly as possible. Outlaw deficit spending with a Balanced Budget Amendment.

Business Tax: Moderate decrease in business taxation.

Education: School vouchers for lower-income students. Privatize failing schools. Charter schools provide competition.

Energy: Invest in clean energy and end oil company subsidies. Cut oil use significantly by 2025.

Environment: Balance environmental policies with sound economic policies.

Gun Control: Gun ownership is constitutionally protected. Protect sportsmen's rights and the Second Amendment.

HealthCare: More tax-deductible health costs. Very limited public health services. Give health coverage to uninsured children.

Homeland Security: If we were more respectful to other nations they would respect us in return.  Reduce security measures and funding.

Immigration: Immigration is great! The more immigrants the better. Just require a criminal record check. Full blanket-amnesty.(I'd also want to check and make sure immigrants did not have a contractible disease.)

Iran: We should do whatever Iran wants us to. (Horrible answer. I think if Iran wants nukes however its not really a situation we should interfere in. So, in other words, let them do what they want, as long as we are not under threat.)

Iraq: We have done our job in Iraq. Begin pulling out troops gradually. Set a timeline for full withdrawal. (I don’t believe we can pull everyone our right away, but I do believe we should work on beginning a timely withdraw. I might consider keeping a few thousand troops in Iraq, but only if the Iraqi government requires their assistance. I also don’t believe the war was not justified, but that’s neither here nor there.)

Outsourcing: Remove tax incentives on companies that send jobs overseas to discourage outsourcing. Protect American labor.

Personal Tax: Taxes should be flatter and lower. Across-the-board tax cuts.

Same-Sex Marriage: Same-sex marriage, even if not in name. (Ideally it would be in name, but I’m a pragmatist at heart.}

Social Security:  Gradually scale down federal involvement and implement privatization of social security over time.(Not sure about this one. I’d attempt to keep the system safe for the older generation, but would work to privatize it at least in part for the next generation.}

Unions: Labor demands must be balanced with business concerns.(I’m not really a fan of unions, but I recognize that they protect workers from exploitation. Again, this is an issue I’m unsure about.}

War on Terror: Terrorism will be reduced if we stop meddling in other country's affairs. Dramatically change our foreign policy.

So, those are all my answers, they are rather vague, so if you want me to clarify something, let me know and I’ll try to expand on the blurb.



I agree for the most part except immigration and abortion.
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