You believe in a society where the government plays an active role in promoting social justice, reducing income inequality, and ensuring access to essential services for all citizens.
Social Democracy is a political ideology that advocates for a balance between a capitalist or market economy and strong governmental intervention to promote social justice. It is rooted in the belief that social and economic inequalities should be minimized through progressive taxation, income redistribution, or even welfare state measures. The ideology also supports a robust public sector, including public education, healthcare, and child care, as well as other services aimed at minimizing poverty and homelessness.
The origins of Social Democracy can be traced back to the 19th centur…
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If public transportation was free and efficient, would that change your thoughts on owning a car or living farther from work or school?
Yes, if public transportation was better maintained and more accessible, I would consider not owning a car, or using it less
@9JS38LL6mos6MO
I would not be comfortable with government controlled transportation, they control it and I prefer freedom of transportation..
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
Government control of transportation doesn’t mean that other transport isn’t destroyed, it’s just that a basic system of public transport is built, freedom doesn’t necessarily disappear.
@8YB3Z646 days6D
My opinion on this has more to do with owning a Vehicle is becoming more and more of a hassle and expensive. Making Public Transportation more appealing.
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What potential differences might you see in social dynamics if higher taxes on the rich funded welfare programs?
@9KF78PLRepublican5mos5MO
People making a lot of money aren't millionaires or billionaires so we shouldn't take from them because others dont know how to make good life choices and couldn't make a better life.
@9KF7FSV5mos5MO
Less poverty, better health of the average person in the nation, less stress, fewer billionaires, cleaner cities, better technology, the 1950s without the blatant bigotry
@9KF74YR 5mos5MO
Less healthcare costs for the government as lower income people go into the ER less
I think the rich would be more appreciative and conservative with their money.
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If housing was more affordable due to government subsidies, how might that influence where you choose to live?
@9JP7D746mos6MO
It would have been better and people can have a place to loice
@9JNYD9D6mos6MO
because if its more affordable then it would also be more affordable to stay there for a long time.
@9JNXHDZLibertarian6mos6MO
id live in a economically friendly neighborhoods closer to work
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Can you imagine a working world without the pressure of job security, and if so, what would it look like?
No, I Can't. The pressure of Job security is a very real and necessary thing. It keeps people working and things moving.
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
It’s also one of the greatest killers in the US, the last thing we need is more stress, since stress remains one of the biggest factors in premature deaths, right alongside poor regulation on food quality that leads to heart disease and cancer. If we’ve gotta be forced under the threat of poverty just to keep society running, then by much of that logic, incentives such as making not working a crime wouldn’t be immoral either.
@9JNXXJWRepublican6mos6MO
Many people would have a job and depending on the character of the individual having job security could make them better or worse.
No but I feel like the world would be different and not in a good way.
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How could greater access to public arts and cultural programs influence your community involvement or personal growth?
@9KF7WVD5mos5MO
I have all the access I need. I volunteer with the National Park Service.
@9KF789K5mos5MO
It would allow our community to see more opportunities and see what they can resonate with
@9KF6XH95mos5MO
Public arts and cultural programs provide opportunities for people to come together, interact, and engage with one another in shared experiences. Participating in community arts events, such as festivals, exhibitions, or performances, fosters a sense of belonging and strengthens social connections within the community.
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Should access to high-quality education be a right for all, regardless of personal wealth?
@9H86V6DPeace and Freedom8mos8MO
Yes, we want the future to be bright and when only so mnay people can get access to good schooling it is missed opportunity for many.
@9H86T6F8mos8MO
Yes it should be a right to all information should be free
@9H876BSRepublican8mos8MO
I believe that one should have to work for their education, and should not the person's wealth, but only the person's educational success.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution6mos6MO
No, God created rights to protect you from harm, not to allow you to plunder other people and force them to provide a service you want.
@9CJ6CB66mos6MO
Everyone pays, everyone benefits. That’s how this is supposed to work. The majority of people agree with this, and if you want an unregulated economy, hop into a Time Machine and go to 1892 Pittsburgh, then talk to me about how glorious laissez-faire capitalism is.
@Patriot-#1776Constitution6mos6MO
1892 Pittsburgh, where socialist steel union members burnt down and barricaded the homes of non-union workers in a campaign of terror, defaced the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of private property, and rioted lawlessly in the streets?
@9CJ6CB66mos6MO
Dear ******** lord, you can’t seriously think the unions were the problem, can you? They were losing 50% of their pay, the corporations were literally FORCING them to work, our rights in the workplace didn’t exist, they GAVE us that by rioting and protesting, because ****** es like Carnegie and Henry Frick were literally ordering military strikes against their workers for blockading their factory, in the name of not being treated like garbage and given nothing back but wage cuts and longer workdays. I’m truly not going to change what happened at that time, it got the attent… Read more
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In a world where essential services are rights, not privileges, how would you define privilege?
@9KM6CPRRepublican5mos5MO
People born in america should have the privilage of not taking a citizenship exam
@9KM5Y7N5mos5MO
I think privilege is given too easily and not at the same time. Privilege is something people are born with when they don't need it and some people have power that they abuse, limiting people's privilege.
@9KM5VW55mos5MO
Not paying people to fight in a war for you, or not paying your way out of a murder or felony charge (can still have bail).
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How would you feel if your tax dollars were used to provide healthcare and education for everyone?
@9H8T6GF8mos8MO
I personally would feel that the tax dollars were put to good use.
@9H8SC8J8mos8MO
I don’t really like it but I mean it still helps people and I’m not about to fight to get it changed when it actually helps people
@9H8S2CH8mos8MO
I wouldn't mind because despite people putting themselves in that situation some people truly need help and I know my money is going to a good cause.
@9H8XTHG8mos8MO
I would feel honored if my taxes went to helping people in need
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If you knew that no matter where you lived, your children would receive a top-quality education, how would that influence your life choices?
@Patriot-#1776Constitution6mos6MO
I am already assured of that as a homeschooler
@ISIDEWITH7mos7MO
How would you reconcile the desire for personal wealth with the need to address extreme poverty through government programs?
@9CJ6CB65mos5MO
High taxes upon the rich, redistribution into gearing the system towards helping the poor, allowing creators to cash in on ideas and new products, but being subject to regulation in some cases. Gearing pay towards merit, with the minimum wage simply being a standard to help the poor stay above the poverty line.
@9HZGQ2X7mos7MO
Higher wages, land reform, Adam smiths canons of taxation
@9HZGFPT7mos7MO
I would be willing to give up some personal wealth to combat societal problems
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