Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
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me Your answerYes |
No’s similar answerYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
Similar answerYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
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Republicans disagreeNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
American disagreeNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
DisagreeNo |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
Similar answerYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
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DisagreeNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
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me Your answerNo |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
Similar answerNo, cut all support and aid |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, we should be less involved |
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Republicans disagreeYes, and with more aid and support |
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 |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
Socialist’s similar answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Do you support the Patriot Act?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
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DisagreeYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
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me Your answerNo |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
Women's’ similar answerNo, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists |
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DisagreeYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
DisagreeYes |
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 |
Similar answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops
Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, conduct targeted airstrikes instead |
Similar answerNo, we should stay out of this conflict |
American’s similar answerNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
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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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
Socialist’s similar answerNo, and abolish the NSA |
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Republicans disagreeYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
Transhumanist disagreeYes |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
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me Your answerNo |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
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DisagreeYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
DisagreeYes |
Education › Student Loans
Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
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me Your answerNo |
No’s similar answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
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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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Democrats disagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
Socialist disagreeYes, wind power is the best alternative to coal and natural gas |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
Green’s similar answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Similar answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
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DisagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
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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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DisagreeNo |
No disagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
the Economy › Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
No disagreeNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
DisagreeNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
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me Your answerNo |
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DisagreeYes |
Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
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 answerYes |
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DisagreeNo |
Peace and Freedom disagreeNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
DisagreeNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?
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me Your answerYes, and increase to the average U.S. tax rate (31.5%) |
Similar answerYes, and all income should be taxed at the same rate |
American’s similar answerYes, on stocks and bonds but not real estate |
Similar answerYes |
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DisagreeNo, increasing the capital gains tax will limit investment in our economy |
DisagreeNo |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
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me Your answerNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
Similar answerNo |
Green’s similar answerNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
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DisagreeYes |
Transhumanist disagreeYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
Social › Abortion
What is your stance on abortion?
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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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Republicans disagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
DisagreePro-life |
the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
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me Your answerNo, tax carbon emissions 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 › Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
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me Your answerYes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
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Transhumanist disagreeNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
DisagreeNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
Social › Gay Marriage
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
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me Your answerYes |
No’s similar answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
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American disagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
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DisagreeYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
DisagreeYes, and make it a living wage |
Democrats disagreeYes |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
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me Your answerNo |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
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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 |
Elections › Voter Fraud
Should a photo ID be required to vote?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, this will prevent voter fraud |
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DisagreeNo |
Socialist disagreeNo, and lower the voting age to 15. |
DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage those who do not have the resources to obtain one |
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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DisagreeNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
DisagreeNo |
Green disagreeNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
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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 |
Healthcare › Medicaid
Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
Similar answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
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DisagreeYes |
Republicans disagreeYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
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me Your answerYes |
Similar answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
Education › Common Core
Do you support Common Core national standards?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
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 |
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 › Paid Sick Leave
Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?
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me Your answerYes, but the federal government should sponsor this program instead of businesses |
Similar answerYes |
No’s similar answerYes, but only for companies with 100+ employees |
Similar answerYes, the lack of paid sick leave is unfair to working men and women |
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DisagreeNo |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
Women's’ similar answerNo, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead |
Similar answerNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
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DisagreeYes |
DisagreeYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead |
Science › Space Exploration
Should the government fund space travel?
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me Your answerNo |
Constitution’s similar answerNo, the government should leave human space travel to private companies |
Similar answerNo, we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria
Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?
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me Your answerNo |
Libertarians’ similar answerNo, we should not get involved |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
Republicans disagreeYes, and establish a no-fly zone |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
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me Your answerYes |
Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, and grant them citizenship |
Similar answerYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
No’s similar answerYes, if they pay taxes |
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DisagreeNo |
Constitution disagreeNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
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me Your answerYes |
Women's’ similar answerYes, if they were born here |
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 |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?
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me Your answerNo |
Similar answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
Similar answerNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
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me Your answerYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
Similar answerYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
Democrats’ similar answerYes |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
Libertarians disagreeNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
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me Your answerNo, there are too many hidden provisions in this specific agreement |
Similar answerNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country |
Similar answerNo |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
| Agree |
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me Your answerYes |
Similar 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. |
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?
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me Your answerYes, but only for small businesses |
Similar answerYes |
Libertarians’ similar answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
| Agree |
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me Your answerNo |
Similar 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 |
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 |
Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, but increase oversight |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeNo |
DisagreeNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
DisagreeNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
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 answerNo |
Similar answerNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
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| Disagree |
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DisagreeYes, but only for future workers |
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 |
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 |
