Political Spectrum Analyzer

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    Our economy should 

    • Be almost entirely controlled by the government with the goal helping the public.
    • Have minimal regulations and restrictions on corporations and businesses, yet prevent monopolies and trusts.
    • Have no restrictions nor interventions by the goverment.
    • Have the government moderately involved to help people.
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    Abortion

    • A woman should be able to decide if she wants to have an abortion.

    • Abortion should be allowed in some cases such as rape or health reasons.

    • Abortions should be outlawed in all cases.

    • The government should not intervene in a moral issue.

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  • 3. 

    Death Penalty

    • Should be illegal.

    • Death penalty should be used only in extreme circumstances.

    • Should be legal.

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  • 4. 

    Education Vouchers can be used to purchase education from any institution such as public schools or private schools.

    • Vouchers take away money from public schools and lower educator's pay.

    • Vouchers create competition and increase efficency

    • The government shouldn't pay for education

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    Enviroment

    • Oil is a good source of energy and drilling should continue.

    • We should explore other eco-friendly sources of energy and reduce consumption and pollution.

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    Assisted Suicide by physicians (a terminally ill pateint wants a doctor to help end his/her life painlessly)

    • It is immoral, the goal should be compassionate care and easing the suffering.

    • Should be legalized, people have the choice to decide if they want to die. It is wrong to force someone to suffer.

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  • 7. 

    Global Warming / Climate Change

    • 'Global warming occurs because of the use of fossil fuels' is a fact and measures should be done to prevent it.

    • Changing global temperature is natural, science has shown that global temperature change is natural.

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    Healthcare The Goverment should 

    • Use a single payer system to provide healthcare to all.

    • Support free or low cost government controlled healthcare.

    • Support a competitive private industry. The uninsured will be helped by the private sector.

    • Not do anything involved with the healthcare industry except lower taxes.

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    Taxes

    • Should be high for the wealthy and a large government is necessary to address societal issues.

    • Should be equal and low for all, a small government is sufficient.

    • Should increase incrementally with income, the poor shouldn't be burdened with an equal tax, the rich shouldn't be heavily targeted.

    • Should be reduced to their bare bones. Only essential government programs should run.

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    Welfare

    • Is a safety net which provides for the needs of the poor and helps them get back on their feet.

    • Shouldn't be used long term. Opportunities should be provided whenever possible to develop self reliance. An exception to this would be people with disabilities.

    • Should be eliminated. Opportunities and hard work are a better option than Welfare.

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  • 11. 

    Campaign Donations

    • Corporations are people and should be able to donate unlimited amounts.

    • Corporations should only be able to donate limited amounts of money.

    • The Government should fund campaigns entirely, no private donations.

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    Same-sex Marriage

    • Marriage is the union of people who love each other. All people should have the right to marry.

    • I'm not going to decide that for someone else.

    • Same-sex marriage shouldn't be legal.

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    Immigration

    • Illegal immigrants should have the same rights as American citizens.

    • Legal immigration is acceptable, but coming into the country illegally should warrant deportation.

    • The path citizenship should be easier, migration between countries should be easy. Illegal immigrants should not have equal rights.

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    Gun Rights

    • Guns should be totally illegal.

    • Guns should highly regulated. (No semi-automatics, full background checks, no online purchases or trades)

    • Guns should be lightly regulated. (Light background checks, machine guns not allowed)

    • All guns should be legal and unregulated.

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    Unions

    • Corporations should be controlled by the government.

    • Organized labor should be supported by the government because they work for worker's rights such as pay or work week length.

    • Unions give unnecessary power to workers and raise cost of business.

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    Budget Choose MOST accurate statement for your beliefs.

    • The government should increase funds for Education and not cut any programs.

    • The government should enforce equal cuts across the board.

    • Defense is most important and should not be cut.

    • All unnecessary programs should be terminated.

    • Government should increase money going to social programs.

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    Legalizing Drugs

    • All drugs should be legal.

    • Low risk (marijuana, alcohol tobacco) drugs should be legal.

    • Maintain current laws on substances.

    • No substances should be legal.

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