the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
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me Your answerNo, and global warming is a natural occurrence |
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, and eliminate all wage standards |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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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?
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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. |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, and all the other drugs too |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
Similar answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
Green’s similar answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
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| Disagree |
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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, government should not be involved in healthcare |
Similar answerNo |
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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 |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
| Agree |
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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 |
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, and the government should never support unproven technologies |
Republicans’ similar answerNo |
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 |
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, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
American’s similar answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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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 |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
American’s similar answerWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
Similar answerYes |
Republicans’ similar answerYes, and with more aid and support |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, we should be less involved |
Constitution disagreeNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
DisagreeNo, cut all support and aid |
Social › Confederate Flag
Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, each state should have the right to display any flag they choose |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason |
No disagreeNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
DisagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, but there also should be no laws stopping businesses from favoring minorities if they want to |
Similar 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 |
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 answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
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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| Disagree |
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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, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
Transhumanist’s similar answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Social › Government Mandates
Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
American’s similar answerNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
DisagreeYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and abolish Medicaid |
Barely similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
Similar answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
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?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
Similar answerNo |
Green’s similar answerNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
American’s similar answerNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
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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?
| Agree |
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me Your answerHurt |
Libertarians’ similar answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
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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 |
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 answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
DisagreeNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
No disagreeNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
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, 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 |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, and the government should never subsidize 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 |
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, and abolish all national borders |
Barely similar answerYes |
American’s barely similar answerYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
No’s barely similar answerYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
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DisagreeNo |
Social › Death Penalty
Do you support the death penalty?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
Transhumanist’s similar answerNo, because technology will allow us in a decades time to offer structural changes in the brain to make criminals into good people. We must wait until then, and give them this choice. |
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Constitution disagreeYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
Republicans disagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
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 |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
No disagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
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 › 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, pension spending is out of control and must be reduced |
Similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only for future workers |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
Similar answerNo |
American’s similar answerNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Social › Euthanasia
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, anybody should be allowed this regardless of their health |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
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?
| Agree |
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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 › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
Similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
Green’s similar answerYes |
Similar answerYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
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 answerNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
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 |
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 |
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 answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
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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 |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
Constitution’s similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
DisagreeYes |
the Environment › Fracking
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes, but not in heavily populated areas |
Similar answerYes |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, but increase oversight |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
American disagreeNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
DisagreeNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
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, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
Similar answerYes |
Socialist’s similar answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
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| Disagree |
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Republicans 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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| Disagree |
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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 answerNo, sales taxes should be abolished altogether |
Similar answerNo |
Democrats’ similar answerNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo, we should not legitimize ISIS as a sovereign entity |
Green’s similar answerNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
Similar answerNo |
Similar answerNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
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 |
Social › First Amendment
Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God |
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| Disagree |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, as long as it does not reference a specific religion |
DisagreeNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
