Political Issues of 2023

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

51 Yes

49 No

48,307 votes

COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

34 Yes

66 No

458,751 votes

Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

38 Yes

62 No

24,925 votes

School Vouchers

Should the government offer students a voucher that they can use to attend private schools?

47 Yes

53 No

40,561 votes

Gig Workers

Should gig workers such as Uber drivers be classified as employees?

72 Yes

28 No

11,501 votes

Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

46 Yes

54 No

795,169 votes

Collective Bargaining

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

69 Yes

31 No

45,261 votes

Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

36 Yes

64 No

102,276 votes

Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education

Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?

56 Yes

44 No

976,812 votes

Racial Sensitivity Training

Should the federal government require racial sensitivity training for employees?

54 Yes

46 No

68,534 votes

Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by the first amendment?

62 Yes

38 No

41,042 votes

Alaska Wildlife Refuge

Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?

28 Yes

72 No

251,731 votes

World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

71 Yes

29 No

256,230 votes

Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

40 Yes

60 No

1,423,907 votes

State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

46 Yes

54 No

14,745 votes

Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

40 Yes

60 No

56,190 votes

Gun Buyback

Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?

40 Yes

60 No

115,226 votes

School Truancy

Should the government decriminalize school truancy?

55 Yes

45 No

99,184 votes

Iran

Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?

14 Yes

86 No

141,921 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

39 Yes

61 No

54,013 votes

Free Tax Filing

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?

87 Yes

13 No

31,752 votes

Supreme Court Reform

Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats and term limits on judges?

54 Yes

46 No

92,011 votes

Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

63 Yes

37 No

89,185 votes

Free College for All

Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?

45 Yes

55 No

2,664,134 votes

Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

53 Yes

47 No

221,294 votes

Universal Pre-K

Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?

64 Yes

36 No

1,484,150 votes

India Arms

Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to counter Chinese and Russian influence?

44 Yes

56 No

53,347 votes

Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

22 Yes

78 No

342,073 votes

Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

63 Yes

37 No

76,265 votes

Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

40 Yes

60 No

1,837,904 votes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

19 Yes

81 No

63,472 votes

Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

26 Yes

74 No

72,367 votes

Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

62 Yes

38 No

685,179 votes

Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

23 Yes

77 No

734,342 votes

Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

37 Yes

63 No

43,170 votes

Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

33 Yes

67 No

2,590,306 votes

Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

49 Yes

51 No

102,087 votes

Medicaid Work Requirement

Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?

36 Yes

64 No

143,616 votes

Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

61 Yes

39 No

73,348 votes

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

62 Yes

38 No

3,755,923 votes

Paris Climate Agreement

Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?

38 Yes

62 No

3,617,817 votes

Military Congressional Approval

Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?

35 Yes

65 No

3,762,692 votes

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

63 Yes

37 No

1,237,316 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

47 Yes

53 No

1,073,594 votes

Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to the United States be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

78 Yes

22 No

91,764 votes

Pre-Existing Conditions

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?

15 Yes

85 No

1,423,341 votes

Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

52 Yes

48 No

2,088,484 votes

Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

61 Yes

39 No

901,578 votes

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

85 Yes

15 No

64,873 votes

Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

60 Yes

40 No

4,036,706 votes

Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

43 Yes

57 No

3,869,101 votes

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

17 Yes

83 No

189,721 votes

Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

37 Yes

63 No

4,019,861 votes

Medicare Drug Prices

Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?

76 Yes

24 No

114,950 votes

Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

57 Yes

43 No

132,468 votes

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

83 Yes

17 No

1,508,995 votes

F-35

Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?

36 Yes

64 No

80,080 votes

Domestic Jobs

Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?

55 Yes

45 No

86,947 votes

Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

36 Yes

64 No

94,471 votes

Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

36 Yes

64 No

1,286,796 votes

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

35 Yes

65 No

189,250 votes

Safe Spaces

Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?

43 Yes

57 No

214,551 votes

NAFTA

Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

62 Yes

38 No

103,230 votes

Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

48 Yes

52 No

206,661 votes

Border Wall

Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?

39 Yes

61 No

4,377,058 votes

VA Privatization

Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?

57 Yes

43 No

138,398 votes

China Tariffs

Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?

53 Yes

47 No

81,421 votes

Lobbyists

Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?

79 Yes

21 No

118,682 votes

Foreign Lobbying

Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?

11 Yes

89 No

715,283 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

80 Yes

20 No

122,836 votes

Corporate Mega Mergers

Should the government prevent “mega mergers” of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?

76 Yes

24 No

140,003 votes

Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

68 Yes

32 No

4,284,265 votes

Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

67 Yes

33 No

2,464,126 votes

Marital Rape

Should marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape?

83 Yes

17 No

368,584 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

56 Yes

44 No

208,557 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

55 Yes

45 No

238,294 votes

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

68 Yes

32 No

7,507,088 votes

LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

81 Yes

19 No

1,333,186 votes

GMO Labels

Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?

86 Yes

14 No

9,161,217 votes

Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

70 Yes

30 No

9,264,850 votes

Online Sales Tax

Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?

36 Yes

64 No

220,369 votes

Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

81 Yes

19 No

7,633,587 votes

Overtime Pay

Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?

63 Yes

37 No

505,201 votes

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

58 Yes

42 No

10,244,470 votes

Offshore Banking

Should U.S. citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

60 Yes

40 No

503,413 votes

Gender Identity

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

57 Yes

43 No

1,558,169 votes

Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

29 Yes

71 No

1,194,571 votes

Torture

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

59 Yes

41 No

2,455,612 votes

Eminent Domain

Should the government be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use?

40 Yes

60 No

1,243,943 votes

Gun Liability

Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?

24 Yes

76 No

3,487,975 votes

Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

48 Yes

52 No

12,403,887 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,849,249 votes

North Korea Military Strikes

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

25 Yes

75 No

1,651,281 votes

Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

85 Yes

15 No

2,760,705 votes

Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

63 Yes

37 No

16,611,034 votes

Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

22 Yes

78 No

4,124,607 votes

Muslim Immigrants

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

46 Yes

54 No

13,314,944 votes

Skilled Immigrants

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

55 Yes

45 No

1,796,539 votes

No-Fly List Gun Control

Should people on the “no-fly list” be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition?

81 Yes

19 No

7,836,996 votes

Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

26 Yes

74 No

2,877,940 votes

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

53 Yes

47 No

4,099,868 votes

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?

77 Yes

23 No

3,300,564 votes

Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

78 Yes

22 No

113,112 votes

Campaign Finance

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

77 Yes

23 No

3,317,870 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

36 Yes

64 No

129,976 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

78 Yes

22 No

4,643,123 votes

Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?

67 Yes

33 No

11,526,606 votes

Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

79 Yes

21 No

19,192,559 votes

Capital Gains Tax

Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?

31 Yes

69 No

2,746,172 votes

Confederate Flag

Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?

49 Yes

51 No

4,776,967 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

39 Yes

61 No

3,594,642 votes

Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

79 Yes

21 No

14,416,368 votes

Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

30 Yes

70 No

3,923,940 votes

Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

82 Yes

18 No

266,228 votes

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

18 Yes

82 No

1,638,089 votes

Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

42 Yes

58 No

405,986 votes

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?

31 Yes

69 No

4,160,585 votes

Medicaid

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

60 Yes

40 No

11,253,242 votes

Cuba

Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?

74 Yes

26 No

3,800,630 votes

Religious Freedom Act

Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?

46 Yes

54 No

10,619,057 votes

Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

63 Yes

37 No

24,568,484 votes

Student Loans

Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?

53 Yes

47 No

24,425,770 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,366,858 votes

Property Taxes

Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?

43 Yes

57 No

5,091,463 votes

Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

63 Yes

37 No

13,774,761 votes

Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

71 Yes

29 No

307,375 votes

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

66 Yes

34 No

8,359,223 votes

Border Security

Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?

71 Yes

29 No

16,101,280 votes

Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

48 Yes

52 No

14,687,594 votes

In-State Tuition

Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?

35 Yes

65 No

14,007,468 votes

Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?

36 Yes

64 No

25,000,862 votes

Edward Snowden

Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?

50 Yes

50 No

671,380 votes

Corporate Tax

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

67 Yes

33 No

686,555 votes

Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

73 Yes

27 No

181,235 votes

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)?

17 Yes

83 No

6,137,138 votes

NSA Surveillance

Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?

52 Yes

48 No

5,467,213 votes

Gerrymandering

Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?

85 Yes

15 No

5,671,052 votes

First Amendment

Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?

28 Yes

72 No

8,381,960 votes

Pension Reform

Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?

54 Yes

46 No

6,086,351 votes

Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

86 Yes

14 No

13,160,312 votes

Illegal Immigrant Detainment

Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?

61 Yes

39 No

6,114,480 votes

Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

85 Yes

15 No

703,831 votes

Taxes

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?

68 Yes

32 No

3,639,857 votes

Drones

Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?

68 Yes

32 No

9,278,659 votes

Alternative Energy

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

71 Yes

29 No

9,795,498 votes

Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

71 Yes

29 No

16,808,665 votes

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

25 Yes

75 No

26,542,367 votes

Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

57 Yes

43 No

16,643,955 votes

Gun Control

Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?

51 Yes

49 No

36,260,933 votes

Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

41 Yes

59 No

15,435,398 votes

Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

55 Yes

45 No

12,714,786 votes

Government Mandates

Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?

51 Yes

49 No

14,340,068 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

57 Yes

43 No

27,115,252 votes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

70 Yes

30 No

33,660,830 votes

Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

52 Yes

48 No

21,595,150 votes

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

68 Yes

32 No

34,684,974 votes

Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

38 Yes

62 No

36,281,853 votes

Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

51 Yes

49 No

15,268,013 votes

Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

29 Yes

71 No

34,937,987 votes

Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

54 Yes

46 No

17,887,139 votes

United Nations

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

85 Yes

15 No

13,621,076 votes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

9,668,524 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

10,029,178 votes

Obamacare

Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?

45 Yes

55 No

34,926,446 votes

Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

76 Yes

24 No

8,416,174 votes

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