the Environment › Oil Drilling
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
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me Your answerYes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
DisagreeNo |
Green disagreeNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
Education › Student Loans
Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
Similar answerNo |
No’s similar answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
the Economy › Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
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me Your answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
Similar answerNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
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DisagreeYes |
Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Do you support the Patriot Act?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
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me Your answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Pension Reform
Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but only for future workers |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
Should the NSA (National Security Agency) be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?
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me Your answerNo, and abolish the NSA |
Barely similar answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
Barely similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
Democrats disagreeNo |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and abolish the NSA |
Barely similar answerNo |
Barely similar answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
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Republicans disagreeYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
Transhumanist disagreeYes |
the Economy › Property Taxes
Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
Similar answerYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
Democrats disagreeNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
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me Your answerYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
Green disagreeNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
DisagreeNo |
the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
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me Your answerNo, provide more incentives for alternative energy production instead |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Green disagreeYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
DisagreeYes, and make it a living wage |
Democrats disagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
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Constitution disagreeNo |
Republicans disagreeNo, remove them from the U.S. |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Similar answerNo |
Republicans’ similar answerNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
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No disagreeYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
DisagreeYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
Democrats disagreeYes |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
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me Your answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
Similar answerYes |
Green’s similar answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
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DisagreeNo |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, open the markets so insurers can compete across state lines and reduce costs |
Similar answerNo |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
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| Disagree |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
DisagreeYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
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me Your answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
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me Your answerNo, just enforce the current border policy |
Similar answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
Similar answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
Democrats’ similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Republicans disagreeYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Education › Common Core
Do you support Common Core national standards?
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me Your answerNo, my state’s current standards exceed the Common Core standards |
Similar answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Similar answerNo |
American’s similar answerNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
Green’s similar answerNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
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Democrats disagreeYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college |
No disagreeYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
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me Your answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
Similar answerHurt |
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DisagreeHelp |
No disagreeHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
Transhumanist disagreeHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
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me Your answerYes, if they were born here |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, and abolish all national borders |
American’s similar answerYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
No’s similar answerYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
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me Your answerNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
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DisagreeYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
DisagreeYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
Green disagreeYes |
Social › Gay Marriage
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
American disagreeNo |
the Environment › Fracking
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
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me Your answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
American’s similar answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, but increase oversight |
DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
American’s similar answerYes, and supports increased funding for addiction prevention, treatments, and rehabilitation, as well as mandatory rehabilitation programs in lieu of imprisonment. |
Similar answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
No disagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNot the current administration |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, we should be less involved |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
Similar answerNo, cut all support and aid |
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American disagreeWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
No disagreeYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
DisagreeYes |
Republicans disagreeYes, and with more aid and support |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, and the government should never support unproven technologies |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, end all tax credits and subsidies to the energy industry |
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| Disagree |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
Socialist disagreeYes, wind power is the best alternative to coal and natural gas |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Libertarians disagreeYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, they should pay the same rate as out-of-state students |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, and they should also be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships |
DisagreeYes, as long as they pay taxes |
DisagreeYes |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, I support totally free education for everyone at public colleges |
the Economy › Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, reduce military spending instead |
Similar answerNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
Similar answerNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
No’s similar answerNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, but they should be allowed to purchase private healthcare |
Similar answerNo |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
American disagreeYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
No disagreeYes, if they pay taxes |
Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and grant them citizenship |
Social › Abortion
What is your stance on abortion?
| Agree |
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me Your answerPro-choice |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
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| Disagree |
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Republicans disagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
DisagreePro-life |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
DisagreeNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
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| Disagree |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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Constitution disagreeNo |
Libertarians disagreeNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
