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@9J65GLB
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Should the government increase tariffs on imported products …
No, tariffs raise the prices to the end consumer and negatively effect trade as they are often reciprocated by the forei…
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Should America transition to a four-day workweek?
Regardless, this is shouldn't be a governmental or political decision for private employers. Businesses and entities can…
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Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfar…
Regardless, welfare benefits should be eliminated and replaced by a "negative income tax" as proposed by economist Milto…
@9J65GLB
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Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earne…
Yes, but capital gains taxes should be progressively bracketed like income taxes so the wealthy pay more but are still a…
@9J65GLB
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
No, but I support a "negative income tax" (NIT) as most prominently proposed by the economist Milton Friedman. NIT would…
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
No, the minimum wage should be determined by each state and locality because the cost of living varies significantly bet…
@9J65GLB
from Arkansas
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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Yes, but not income taxes. Instead, "capital gains" taxes should have progressive tax brackets like income taxes but at…
@9J65GLB
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Should the President be able to authorize military force aga…
No, the 2001 AUMF (Authorization for Use of Military Force) has been used over the course of four Administrations with n…
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Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
Yes, the current aircraft is over 30 years old and there are numerous technological advancements and capabilities that A…
@9J65GLB
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Should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks while …
Yes, but members of Congress should be prohibited from trading individual stocks while being permitting to invest in *** hellip;
@9J65GLB
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Do you support affirmative action programs?
Yes, but exclusively as a "tie-breaker" between equally qualified candidates or applicants. Diversity is worth striving…
@9J65GLB
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Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?…
No, private prisons create perverse incentives and some studies have found that private prisons may lead to longer sente…
@9J65GLB
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Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympat…
Israel, because the attempted peace agreements brokered under Bill Clinton (The Clinton Parameters) were relatively reas…
@9J65GLB
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Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
Yes, Israel's legislature declared Jerusalem to be the capital in 1990. The United States recognizing Jerusalem as the c…
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Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?…
Yes, unless costs can be dramatically reduced while maintaining or improving the F-35's capability. After spending $1.75…
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Should our country defend other NATO countries that maintain…
Yes, but apply pressure to other NATO countries to ensure their defense spending is at least 2% of GDP as agreed upon in…
@9J65GLB
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Should our country remain in NATO?
Yes, but apply pressure to other NATO countries to ensure their defense spending is at least 2% of GDP as agreed upon in…
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Should the government increase or decrease military spending…
Decreased, however, I'm not opposed to increasing military spending once the Department of Defense is able to pass an au…
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Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citiz…
Yes, if they were born in the United States they are almost certainly granted birthright citizenship via the unambiguous…
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Do you support the death penalty?
No, spending life in prison is a harsher sentence and contrary to popular belief or assumptions, pursuing the death pena…
@9J65GLB
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Should universities provide “trigger warnings” a…
Regardless, this is not a political issue as the government should not dictate whether a university provides "trigger wa…
@9J65GLB
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Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against at…
No, but if there are no unfair or innate advantages gained and it's generally equally or more difficult to compete again…
@9J65GLB
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What is your stance on abortion?
Pro-choice, but implement a ban on "elective" abortions at 15 weeks. Among the 42 European countries that permit electiv…
@9J65GLB
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Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?…
Yes, but the amount of money that Planned Parenthood spends on political advocacy and lobbying is remarkably high at aro…
@9J65GLB
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Should people be required to work in order to receive Medica…
No, there isn't sufficient evidence that such a requirement would actually increase employment as demonstrated so far by…
@9J65GLB
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Should the federal government increase funding of health car…
No, the U.S. should focus on bringing healthcare costs down rather than spending more. The U.S. already spends nearly $1…
@9J65GLB
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Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate c…
Yes, and also publicly fund elections to supplement but not entirely ban individuals from donating up to a set monetary…
@9J65GLB
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Should a photo ID be required to vote?
Yes, but the government should provide tax-payer funded "Voter IDs" to anyone who claims to be unable to pay for one to…
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Should the electoral college be abolished?
No, but electoral college votes should be divided proportionally among candidates based on the state popular vote, prese…