Summary of political beliefs

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I am a right-leaning independent. I believe in some left wing social issues. (Gay marriages shouldn't be tampered with by the government, Marijuana should be legalized etc)

I am definitely tilted to the right on economic issues.

Maybe I'll do a full list sometime.

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Economics

Taxes: Increase taxes on those who make more than $1,000,000 a year.


Trade: Oppose NAFTA. Protectionist on the whole.

Minimum wage: The federal minimum wage should be increased.

Healthcare: We need universal healthcare.

Education: We need way better education as well.

Infrastructure: Again, way better infrastructure is a must.

Transportation: Increase spending on local public transportation.

Unions: Support.

Social Issues

Abortion: States should choose.

LGBT rights: Fine with.

Gun control: Oppose mostly.

Death penalty: Support, but only for murderers and other high profile criminals.

Prostitution: Meh.....

Euthanasia: Meh.....

Reparations for slavery: Some.

Affirmative action: Oppose.

Free speech: Strongly support.

Environment

Carbon tax: Leaning toward oppose.

Paris Climate Accord: Rejoin.

Renewable energy: All forms of renewable energy (included nuclear) should be subsidized to help them compete with nonrenewable forms of energy in the market.

Fracking ban: Oppose.

Offshore drilling ban: Oppose.

Reinstate the EPA regulations that Trump rolled back.

Criminal Justice

Drugs: Support crackdowns. Let states choose on marijuana.

Voting rights: Felons should have background checks before being allowed to vote.

Defunding/abolishing the police: Oppose.

CHAZ: Support the police.

Immigration

Border wall: Oppose. The only way we're going to stop illegal immigration is to not interfere with South American countries.

Deportation: All illegal immigrants who commit a felony should be deported. The rest can stay once they are authorized and pay income taxes.

DACA: Support.

Path to citizenship: As long as they're proven okay after vetting, All immigrants should be allowed to stay.

Voting rights: Voting rights for foreign citizens once they've been proven okay after vetting.

Legal immigration: Should be easier and faster to immigrate to the US and become a permanent resident, especially to those who can provide high-skilled labor.

Work visas: Should be easier to obtain.

Family separation: Severely oppose.

Electoral Reform

Voter ID: Should be necessary.

Compulsory voting: Oppose.

Term limits: Executives should be limited to two terms. Other than that, no term limits.

Electoral college: Support keeping as is.

Congress: Make sure the Military Industrial Complex has less control over government.

Foreign policies:

Russia: Oppose sanctions, Support a strong relationship.
China: Same with Russia. Stop interfering with the South China Sea.
North Korea: Continue talks and diplomacy.
Middle East: Pull out. We've killed tens of thousands of innocent lives in the middle east since we went there.
Israel/Palestine: Pull back support for Israel. UN should rightfully condemn them for their inhumane treatments of the folks who have established full rights to the land.
Guantanamo Bay: Shut down.
NATO: Obsolete.
EU: European countries should be allowed to pull out if they want to.
UN: Stay in, Have a system kinda like here where if one or more of the permanent members veto something, Have all the countries vote over whether to override the veto or not.

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Update


Overall: Independent

Social Policy
Abortion: Against, abortion is murder. Exceptions allowed, but it shouldn't be a common practice. In general, people should think twice before they start making babies, and I believe people should use contraception more often.
Same-Sex Marriage: Support
Drugs: Legalize marijuana and decriminalize most others. Legalize from the age of 21.
Alcohol: Legalize alcohol from the age of 21.
Death Penalty: Opposed, it's murder by the state. I believe in harsh prison sentences for severe or repeated crimes however.
Gun Control: Strongly oppose. People should be able to carry a gun, and it's a tradition. Gun-related crimes would still be the case in America, even if guns are totally banned, and if anything people can't defend themselves anymore without a gun. But I believe reforms are necessary, and certain people shouldn't been able to carry a gun (mental issues).
Affirmative Action: Strongly oppose, someone has to earn their function, and not be offered a function because of quota's. The best person that fits a description should get the job.
Euthanasia: Strongly oppose, it's murder.
Prostitution: Strongly oppose. It's immoral.
Pornography: Strongly oppose. Pornography is unhealthy.
Immigration: Tough but humane. Immigrants are welcome as long as they adhere to the law, and adapt to the culture, traditions and nation.
Criminal justice: I don't know the current system, but I think leave as it is.
Surveillance: Only allowed in case of searching for terrorist threats.
Police: I support law & order, but i'm against racist violence, and that should be no different for people in authority. I'm however strongly against BLM and riotters.

Economic Policy
Minimum Wage: Raise and adjust to inflation. People that work should be rewarded. But it should be adjusted from region to region, because companies need to hire as much people as they can to keep unemployment low. And in rural areas that's harder to do. I believe there should be no federal minimum wage, and that the regions / cities should decide the minimum wage. In certain cities, a minimum wage of 20 dollar is more fitting, while in some rural areas, a minimum wage of 12 euros would benefit people more, in order to keep companies competitive.
Right-to-Work: Support
Tax Rates: Decrease for all. I support a smaller government.
Healthcare: I support universal healthcare, as it's a basic human right, for both Americans and immigrants, even if they reside here illegally. No-one should be denied healthcare service.
Social Security: Decrease. It's a burden on the budget, and I rather focus on getting back to low unemployment levels.
Trade: Protectionist. I believe in making sure that jobs stay in America by implementing import tarrifs for trade goods, to encourage businesses to have a American department.
Environment: Expand nuclear energy. Expand green energy. Expand green infrastructure, and rely on science to deal with the environment. We should not focus on fighting climate change. We should focus on fighting pollution in general. I acknowledge that climate change is real and a threat, but I think the Paris agreement is a scam.
Education: Leave it up to the states, but cancel all study debt, and make college entirely free. No-one should be denied education because their parents cannot afford it. Everyone should get a chance to study. It should even be free for rich people. Having higher educated levels of people benefit us all, and I believe that all people should get the chance to accomplish the American Dream.
Transit: Massively expand and invest in rebuilding our infrastructure. Make it green and modern as well.
Nationalization: Privatize most things, to keep the government small.

Foreign Policy
Foreign intervention: It depends. Focus on diplomacy, but intervention should never be ruled out. Democracy should be spread as much as possible.
Russia: Continue sanctions and sending aid to eastern European countries that are in conflict with Russia such as Ukraine. Update our cyber infrastructure so it isn't so vulnerable to cyber attacks
China: China is a threat. Recognize Taiwan. And treat China as it is, a dictatorship and a false competitor. We should increase sanctions and start a new cold war against China.
Israel: Israel is an ally and has the right to have a homestate.
NATO: Support, but make sure all members pay their contributions. If not leave. America doesn't have an obligation to protect Europe, if Europe fails to see the benefit of appeasing America.
UN: Influence to keep it a democratic and pro-western institution. Having the Saudi's on board of women's rights, is incredibly ridicilous.
Defense budget: Reduce spending

Electoral Reform
Electoral College: Keep
Gerrymandering: Ideally, an independent commission should redraw the districts, but since independency is almost impossible, i think it's part of the benefit of winning a state to draw the districts in your favour, as there is no guarantee an independent commission will truly act independent.
Term limits: Opposed to, except for executive offices.
Voter ID: Support.
Voter registration: Automatic registration
Voting age: Keep as is
Mandatory voting: Against
Statehood: start negotiations to admit DC as a state, but expand D.C. with certain NoVa counties, because NoVa is not representative of Virginia as a whole, and is just D.C. suburbs, and part of D.C. . Puerto Rico should also be a state if they wish too. Greenland should be offered statehood as well. Certain cities should become their own states as well (The big four, Chicago + suburbs, NY + suburbs, LA + suburbs and MI + suburbs). That way, both the cities and the more rural areas in those states will be better represented by their politicians.
Supreme Court: Keep as it is.

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Dang, What a shift. We still agree on a lot though.

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Updated views

Economics

Taxes: Increase taxes on those who make more than 500,000 a year.


Trade: Protectionist on the whole but don't support China tariffs.

Minimum wage: The federal minimum wage should be increased.

Healthcare: We need universal healthcare.

Education: We need way better education as well.

Infrastructure: Again, way better infrastructure is a must.

Transportation: Increase spending on local public transportation.

Unions: Support.

Social Issues

Abortion: States should choose. Moderately Pro-life myself.

LGBT rights: Support

Gun control: Support, but don't ban certain types.

Death penalty: Support, but only for murderers and other high profile criminals.

Prostitution: Meh.....

Euthanasia: Meh.....

Reparations for slavery: Some.

Affirmative action: Oppose.

Free speech: Strongly support.

Environment

Carbon tax: Leaning toward support now.

Paris Climate Accord: Rejoin.

Renewable energy: All forms of renewable energy (included nuclear) should be subsidized to help them compete with nonrenewable forms of energy in the market.

Fracking ban: Oppose for the most part.

Offshore drilling ban: Oppose.

Reinstate the EPA regulations that Trump rolled back.

Criminal Justice

Drugs: Support crackdowns. Let states choose on marijuana.

Voting rights: Felons should have background checks before being allowed to vote.

Defunding/abolishing the police: Oppose.

Immigration

Border wall: Oppose. The only way we're going to stop illegal immigration is to not interfere with South American countries.

Deportation: All illegal immigrants who commit a felony should be deported. The rest can stay once they are authorized and pay income taxes.

DACA: Support.

Path to citizenship: As long as they're proven okay after vetting, All immigrants should be allowed to stay.

Voting rights: Voting rights for foreign citizens once they've been proven okay after vetting.

Legal immigration: Should be easier and faster to immigrate to the US and become a permanent resident, especially to those who can provide high-skilled labor.

Work visas: Should be easier to obtain.

Family separation: Severely oppose.

Electoral Reform

Voter ID: Should be necessary.

Compulsory voting: Oppose.

Term limits: Executives should be limited to two terms. Other than that, no term limits.

Electoral college: Support keeping as is.

Congress: Make sure the Military Industrial Complex has less control over government.

Court packing: Oppose on the whole.

Filibuster reform: Support reducing the filibuster, oppose abolishing altogether.

Foreign policies:

Russia: Oppose sanctions, Support a strong relationship.

China: Same with Russia. Stop interfering with the South China Sea.

North Korea: Continue talks and diplomacy.

Middle East: Pull out. We've killed tens of thousands of innocent lives in the middle east since we went there.

Israel/Palestine: Pull back support for Israel. Either 1967 borders or give Palestinians full rights to the entire state.

Guantanamo Bay: Shut down.

NATO: Obsolete.

EU: European countries should be allowed to pull out if they want to.

UN: Stay in, Have a system kinda like here where if one or more of the permanent members veto something, Have all the countries vote over whether to override the veto or not.