Here are your answers compared to this voter’s answers.
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
Personal answerYes, schools should allow teachers or other school personnel to volunteer to be adequately trained in firearm safety, tactics, and require regular practice at a shooting range. |
Social › Abortion
Personal answerPro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
Healthcare › Mental Health
Personal answerNo, incentivize private companies to address this issue instead |
Social › Gay Marriage
Personal answerTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
Personal answerYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
Personal answerNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation |
the Economy › Taxes
Personal answerAbolish the income tax imposed on US Citizens earning income within the USA, as that is unconstitutional. Income taxes only apply to foreign citizens working within the USA, US Citizens working abroad, and their agents as per current law. |
Social › Gender Transition
Personal answerNo, children should not be allowed to make irreversible life decisions |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Personal answerNo, but increase penalties for gun-related crimes |
Social › Hate Speech
Personal answerYes, because I don’t trust the government to define the boundaries of hate speech |
Social › Euthanasia
Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Personal answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
Social › Gender Identity
Personal answerNo |
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
Personal answerNo, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses |
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Corporate Tax
Personal answerLower, and only tax foreign derived profits and tax shareholders for dividends earned on foreign investments in those corporations. |
Immigration › Citizenship Test
Personal answerYes, but it should only cover very basic and simple topics |
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
Personal answerNo, but we need solutions for jobs replacing people with AI. AI is starting to take over jobs in just about every sector leaving more people unemployed and/or underpaid. |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Personal answerNo, and remove the U.N. headquarters from the U.S. |
Social › Women in Combat
Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
Personal answerNo, this is a waste of time and money |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
Personal answerNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy |
Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass
Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
Personal answerYes, as long as it is safe for them to return to their country |
the Environment › Animal Testing
Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
Personal answerNo, the government should not determine what is fake or real news |
the Environment › Fracking
Personal answerYes, but increase oversight |
Social › Transgender Athletes
Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate |
Social › Niqāb
Personal answerYes, we should respect all cultural traditions |
Social › Death Penalty
Personal answerNo, too many people are innocently convicted |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Personal answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
the Economy › Four-day Workweek
Personal answerYes, but let companies offer it as a competitive advantage and not government regulated. |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
Personal answerNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead |
Crime › Private Prisons
Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
Personal answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
Healthcare › Safe Haven
Personal answerYes, drug abuse should be treated as a health issue, not a criminal issue |
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
the Economy › Welfare
Personal answerMore, but increase benefits for the elderly and disabled |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
Elections › Criminal Politicians
Personal answerYes, as long as they have finished serving their sentence |
Crime › Defunding the Police
Personal answerNo |
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
Personal answerNo, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment |
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
Personal answerNo |
Elections › Campaign Finance
Personal answerYes, but all donations should be made public and transparent so voters can be aware of who and how much funding a candidate or ballot measure is getting from a corporation/union/non-profit. |
Technology › Ethical Artificial Intelligence
Personal answerNo, but non-government organizations should be involved for oversight and report unethical and abusive use of AI both to the government and to the public for accountability reasons. Government obviously cannot be trusted to determine and adhere to what is considered ethical. |
Elections › Campaign Finance
Personal answerNo, as long as all donations are public knowledge |
Technology › Data Privacy
Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding
Personal answerNo, we should not get involved in this conflict |
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote |
Elections › Mental competency testing
Personal answerYes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test |
Housing › Homeless Encampments
Personal answerYes, but allow local, city, county government determine what public property locations are allowed and how many homeless people are allowed to sleep/encamp in a particular area. |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
Personal answerIncrease |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
Personal answerNo, and the government should drastically reduce spending during recessions |
Immigration › High Risk Immigrant Ban
Personal answerNo, but keep them under close watch and require periodic check-ins, monitor their income and purchases, keep their fingerprints on record to flag them if they commit any crimes. |
the Economy › Government Spending
Personal answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
Science › Nuclear Energy
Personal answerYes |
Elections › Candidate Transparency
Personal answerNo, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to |
Crime › Criminal Justice Use of AI
Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire
Personal answerYes, but our government should go back to being non-interventionist when it comes to the affairs of other nations. |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato
Personal answerNo, and abolish NATO |
Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training
Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
the Economy › NAFTA
Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
Personal answerNo, but drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses |
Housing › Rent Control
Personal answerNo |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
Personal answerNo, and revoke the status for those currently holding dual citizenship |
Social › Student Diversity Training
Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
Personal answerNo, this is a violation of free speech |
Foreign Policy › Weapon Sales Ethics
Personal answerYes, but I would prefer a ban on all military aid to any foreign countries |
Transportation › Public Transportation
Personal answerNo, and we should privatize more public transportation services |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
Personal answerNo |
National Security › Facial Recognition
Personal answerNo, government should not be constantly spying on its citizens without probable cause for a warrant. |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
Personal answerDecrease, and we should not give foreign aid to any countries |
Housing › First-time Homebuyer Subsidies
Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Offshore Banking
Personal answerYes |
Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict
Personal answerPalestine |
Healthcare › Medical Consensus
Personal answerNo, scientific consensus can quickly change and patients should be allowed to try unconventional ideas |
Social › Employee Diversity Training
Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required |
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
Personal answerYes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation |
the Economy › Government Pensions
Personal answerYes, adjust them yearly for cost of living |
the Economy › Surcharge Ban
Personal answerNo, the government should not regulate what private businesses can charge consumers |
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
Personal answerNo, the government should not be involved in subsidizing, funding, or influencing private businesses. Only prosecute them for violating laws. |
Science › Lab Grown Meat
Personal answerYes, but producers should be required to fully disclose the meat is lab-grown and pay for outside organizations to publish any health risks that become known or associated with lab-grown meat. |
Housing › High density residential buildings
Personal answerNo |
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
Personal answerDecrease, reduce the military bases around the world, bring troops home, defend our own borders and every time the DoD fails a financial audit, their funding is decreased by that amount the following year. |
Housing › Homeless Shelters
Personal answerNo, but State governments can decide how much funding is provided and under what circumstances. |
Foreign Policy › Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine
Personal answerYes, but it should be done without the interference of our government. Nations should use diplomacy to resolve conflicts and determine the best means of negotiations. |
Social › Frozen Embryos Legal Status
Personal answerNo, they should be considered the property of the donors. |
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
the Economy › Tariffs
Personal answerYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long |
the Environment › Food Waste
Personal answerNo |
Crime › Restorative Justice Programs
Personal answerYes |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Personal answerNo, and I am skeptical about the viability of electric vehicles |
the Economy › State Ownership
Personal answerNo, the government should never own shares of private companies |
the Environment › Geoengineering
Personal answerNo, geoengineering has been used for years and is likely contributing to global climate changes by disrupting natural weather patterns and fluctuations. Nature balances itself out just fine; geoengineering is interfering with that balance. |
the Environment › Carbon Capture Subsidies
Personal answerNo |
Housing › Green Spaces
Personal answerNo |
Science › CRISPR Technology
Personal answerNo, but a non-government organization should closely monitor its use and clearly disclose the risks involved. |
Education › Charter Schools
Personal answerYes, and our entire education system should be privatized |
Transportation › GPS Vehicle Tracking
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Fuel Efficiency Requirements
Personal answerNo |
National Security › Backdoor Access to Encrypted Communications
Personal answerNo, not without probable cause for a warrant. |
Education › University Debt Accountability
Personal answerNo, it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
Personal answerNo |
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
Personal answerNo, the government should never subsidize private businesses |
Transportation › High Speed Rail
Personal answerNo |
Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran
Personal answerNo, we should not get involved in foreign conflicts |
National Security › Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Defense
Personal answerNo, there are too many risks involved. When a human makes a mistake that harms or kills others, they can be held accountable for it. It is impossible to hold AI accountable for harmful or deadly mistakes. |
Transportation › Congestion Pricing
Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Cryptocurrency
Personal answerYes |
Healthcare › Marketing Unhealthy Products to Youth
Personal answerNo, but States can make laws requiring disclosure or warnings on those products. |
the Economy › Decentralized Finance
Personal answerYes, this would reduce wealth inequality by providing more transparent, affordable, and inclusive access to financial services |
Transportation › Distracted Driving Penalties
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Bicycles and Bike Lanes
Personal answerNo |
Housing › Foreclosure Assistance
Personal answerYes, for those whose financial hardship leading to foreclosure are due directly because of government's policies such as COVID restrictions, high interest rates, causing inflation by uncontrolled spending, etc. |
Transportation › Road Maintenance vs. New Infrastructure
Personal answerYes |
Technology › Social Media Regulation
Personal answerNo, only in cases where there is evidence that the algorithms are violating constitutional rights such as suppressing free speech. Protect whistleblowers. |
Transportation › Carpooling and Shared Transportation
Personal answerNo |
the Environment › EV Subsidies
Personal answerNo |
Technology › Self Hosted Digital Wallets
Personal answerYes, and also allowed to use a privacy layer that prevents monitoring of funds and transactions |
Transportation › Ride-Sharing Subsidies
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Electric Vehicle Mandates
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Diesel Emission Standards
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Smart Transportation Infrastructure
Personal answerNo |
National Security › Cross-border Payments
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Designated Autonomous Vehicle Lanes
Personal answerNo |
Transportation › Autonomous Vehicle Regulation
Personal answerNo |
the Economy › Stock Buybacks
Personal answerNo, the biggest beneficiary of stock buybacks are pension funds and mutual funds |
Technology › Cryptocurrencies
Personal answerNo, and citizens should be allowed to protect their savings from reckless fiscal policies or subjugation |
Here is how you compare to this voter on popular political themes.
You side slightly towards “security”, meaning you more often believe the government should do everything within its power to ensure the security of its citizens. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “politically incorrect”, meaning you believe our society is becoming too sensitive to language that is direct and honest. This theme is more important to you.
You side slightly towards “nationalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of our nation above others. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on capitalism and democratic socialism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on assimilation and multiculturalism issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “left wing”, meaning you support policies that promote social and economic equality. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on authoritarian and libertarian issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side extremely towards “deregulation”, meaning you very strongly believe that government regulation stifles innovation and economic prosperity. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on anthropocentrism and environmentalism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on big government and small government issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side moderately towards “protectionism”, meaning you believe globalization is detrimental to the safety, compensation, environment, and standard of living of workers. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on collectivism and individualism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on tough and tender issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side slightly towards “multilateralism”, meaning you more often believe policy decisions should be made collectively with support of everyone who may be affected by the outcome of the decision. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on imperialism and isolationism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side slightly towards “keynesian”, meaning you more often believe the government should provide economic assistance to stabilize the economy. This theme is only least important to you.
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