Derpist
Jr. Member
Posts: 997
Political Matrix
E: -5.29, S: -2.96
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« on: May 10, 2016, 10:57:42 PM » |
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« edited: May 10, 2016, 11:00:25 PM by Derpist »
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I'm not even try to pretend this is a hypothetical person.
Abortion: Should be safe, legal, and rare in the first trimester. Roe needs to go though, because the courts need to get out of the way of democracy. Would normally be open to public funding, but Planned Parenthood is a nasty organization filled with SJWs.
Gay Marriage: Don't really care. Once again, Obergefell sucks for similar reasons.
Drugs: Legalize/tax marijuana. Move towards a public health/rehabilitation model for fighting hard drug abuse. Otherwise, support the police against groups like BLM.
Stem Cell Research: I guess I support?
Death Penalty: Support. Would support further expanding.
Gun Control: Mandate licensing/training and background checks. "Assault weapon" is a made-up, useless term.
Affirmative Action: Support in colleges, oppose in employment (especially public).
Immigration: BUILD. A. WALL. End H1B abuse. Deport criminal illegals. End birthright citizenship.
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Minimum Wage: Remain a state/local issue. Should probably be $15 in a place like San Francisco. Should be low in Mississippi or Puerto Rico.
Regulation: Skeptical. Good intentions often end in regulatory capture by corporations. Fewer, simpler, and tougher regulations.
Welfare: The current level of spending is pretty good. Oppose both large cuts and large hikes. Reforms that better structure incentives would be good.
Right-to-Work: Lean against it. Nothing against private-sector unions.
Taxation: Cut out deductions that benefit the wealthy. In contrast, hike the child-TC and EITC. Retain current tax rates.
Healthcare: For universal healthcare, against single-payer. Reform health insurance with public options run by the states.
Social Security: No cuts. Pay for Social Security by lifting the SS wage cap.
Trade: Renegotiate our current trade agreements (including NAFTA) in order to protect international workers rights, indigenous environments, and American jobs. The TPP is irredeemable and must die.
Education: Needs big reforms. Teacher unions are awful and need to be gutted. There is no right to strike or collectively bargain against the public interest.
Balanced Budget Amendment: Oppose it. It's a bad economic idea.
Tort reform: 100% support. Screw trial lawyers.
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Foreign Policy and National Security: We need more IR realism. America First. End costly wars, cut military aid to human rights abusers, and focus on American economic interests and humanitarian aid.
Climate Change: Climate change is real. It should be rationally factored into any calculations of environmental policy as it is now, not used as a justification for green primitivism.
Evolution: It's real. Don't really care what schools teach.
Green Energy: Stop subsidizing other forms of energy and we won't need green energy subsidies.
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