Opinion of the Issue, part 70

[Associate Justice PiT]

32	Criminal Trials by Jury	81.3; 9.4; 0.0; 3.1; 6.3
1	Women in the Military	83.3; 5.6; 11.1; 0.0; 0.0
67	Compulsory Sexual Health Education	71.4; 17.1; 0.0; 0.0; 11.4
49	Permit Plea Bargaining	83.3; 4.2; 8.3; 4.2; 0.0
38	Aid for Importing Prescription Drugs	40.0; 46.7; 0.0; 6.7; 6.7
37	Water as a Public Good	80.0; 6.7; 0.0; 0.0; 13.3
9	Legalize Prostitution	73.1; 11.5; 0.0; 3.8; 11.5
19	Legalize Marijuana	74.0; 10.0; 0.0; 6.0; 10.0
31	Jury Nullification	79.2; 4.2; 4.2; 4.2; 8.3
53	Allow Airlines to Charge for Passengers who Require Extra Seats	73.0; 8.1; 0.0; 5.4; 13.5
55	Legalize Brothels	70.6; 8.8; 5.9; 2.9; 11.8
25	Job Outsourcing	58.6; 20.7; 6.9; 0.0; 13.8
6	Allow Gay Marriage	75.9; 6.9; 0.0; 0.0; 17.2
17	Government-Sponsored Health Care	62.5; 15.0; 0.0; 7.5; 15.0
47	Reduce Student Loan Interest	64.3; 10.7; 3.6; 0.0; 21.4
26	Line-Item Veto	47.8; 26.1; 0.0; 8.7; 17.4
22	Nuclear Power	58.6; 13.8; 6.9; 6.9; 13.8
18	Eliminate the Deficit	40.0; 32.0; 12.0; 4.0; 12.0
29	Doctor-Assisted Suicide	56.7; 13.3; 0.0; 10.0; 20.0
30	Reduce Military Funding	60.0; 8.6; 0.0; 8.6; 22.9
4	Free Trade Expansion	41.7; 25.0; 2.8; 11.1; 19.4
60	Require seatbelts to be worn	42.4; 21.2; 3.0; 6.1; 27.3
44	Reduce Stop Light Cameras	51.5; 9.1; 12.1; 9.1; 18.2
52	Right to Nuclear Energy	52.0; 8.0; 4.0; 12.0; 24.0
10	Legalize Selling Human Body Parts	44.0; 16.0; 0.0; 8.0; 32.0
5	Legalize Hard Drugs	31.3; 28.1; 6.3; 9.4; 25.0
69	Tax Non-Biodegradable Bags	31.6; 26.3; 0.0; 5.3; 36.8
23	Protect Strikers' Jobs	50.0; 7.7; 0.0; 19.2; 23.1
54	Mediate Regional Conflicts	18.9; 37.8; 2.7; 16.2; 24.3
15	Campaign Finance Reform	40.6; 15.6; 3.1; 6.3; 34.4
51	Sin Taxes	36.7; 16.7; 3.3; 10.0; 33.3
16	Funding of Religious Charities	19.4; 35.5; 3.2; 16.1; 25.8
21	Offshore Drilling	30.3; 24.2; 15.2; 12.1; 18.2
48	Eliminate Permanent Security Council Positions	43.5; 8.7; 4.3; 17.4; 26.1
64	Sports Salary Caps	36.0; 12.0; 0.0; 16.0; 36.0
56	Protect Animals Raised for Food	43.3; 6.7; 3.3; 10.0; 36.7
46	Marque and Reprisal against Piracy and Terrorism	30.0; 20.0; 20.0; 10.0; 20.0
33	Reduce the Corporate Tax	36.7; 10.0; 6.7; 16.7; 30.0
59	Decentralize Government Power	42.9; 3.6; 10.7; 0.0; 42.9
62	Government Power to Nationalize Companies	39.3; 7.1; 3.6; 10.7; 39.3
65	Companies that are too Large to Fail Should not be Private	29.2; 16.7; 12.5; 0.0; 41.7
34	Limit CO2 emissions	27.3; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2; 18.2
45	Eliminate Copyrights	38.5; 3.8; 3.8; 15.4; 38.5
68	Gain Resources from Socially Tolerant Countries	29.4; 11.8; 17.6; 17.6; 23.5
50	Public School Uniforms	26.7; 13.3; 3.3; 3.3; 53.3
8	Punish Illegal Immigrants	26.9; 11.5; 0.0; 7.7; 53.8
43	Shorten Prison Sentences	22.7; 13.6; 18.2; 9.1; 36.4
39	Increase Foreign Aid	25.0; 10.7; 3.6; 14.3; 46.4
42	Mandatory Public School Attendance	26.5; 8.8; 0.0; 17.6; 47.1
14	Privatize Social Security	31.3; 3.1; 9.4; 12.5; 43.8
41	Continue Monetary Aid to Israel	22.9; 11.4; 0.0; 17.1; 48.6
57	Judges' Right to Give Death Penalty	26.3; 7.9; 5.3; 5.3; 55.3
35	Require Helmets for Skiing	18.2; 15.2; 3.0; 3.0; 60.6
66	Government-Owned Media Sources	33.3; 0.0; 20.0; 13.3; 33.3
13	Reduce Federal-Owned Lands	24.0; 8.0; 24.0; 12.0; 32.0
40	Permit Segregation in Prisons	18.2; 13.6; 4.5; 18.2; 45.5
61	Government-Funded Abortion Clinics	17.9; 12.8; 0.0; 15.4; 53.8
63	Balanced Budget Amendment	14.8; 11.1; 7.4; 25.9; 40.7
12	Stricter Gun Control	22.6; 3.2; 9.7; 16.1; 48.4
7	Eliminate the Income Tax	16.1; 9.7; 0.0; 6.5; 67.7
11	Restrict Abortion	22.9; 0.0; 5.7; 20.0; 51.4
27	Allow Procedural Filibuster	13.6; 9.1; 4.5; 9.1; 63.6
28	Government Price Controls	14.8; 3.7; 7.4; 18.5; 55.6
20	Censor Indecent Broadcasts	3.7; 14.8; 0.0; 18.5; 63.0
24	Support NCLB	8.0; 8.0; 4.0; 32.0; 48.0
3	Return to the Gold Standard	9.1; 4.5; 4.5; 9.1; 72.7
2	Support the Patriot Act	4.0; 4.0; 4.0; 12.0; 76.0
36	Ability to ban Films and Video Games	5.6; 0.0; 2.8; 13.9; 77.8
58	Affirmative Action	3.4; 0.0; 10.3; 17.2; 69.0

     Question courtesy of hughento.

[The Ex-Factor]

Very strong yes. I want that high speed train in California sometime before 2050.

[Lunar]

it has an external benefit, doesn't it?

the lack of funding for public transport is why I wouldn't have ever voted for the stimulus

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Absolutely.

Too bad that our "environmentalist" governor Arnold doesn't agree.

[Franzl]

In many cases, yes, but it depends on what exactly.

[Eraserhead]

Extremely beneficial, yes.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Yes, absolutely.

[dead0man]

Some, maybe, but I want some exhaustive studies done showing a CLEAR net positive.  I certainly used a lot of Railroads when I played SimCity.

[Scam of God]

Lean 'no'. The only companies that ought to be subsidized are those that provide a needed service, e.g. mass public transport. The others ought to get neither money nor tax breaks.

[Coburn In 2012]

of course not.  just another waste of MY money.

[TeePee4Prez]

Lean/Strong yes.  Philadelphia's is in dire need of serious upgrades.  Not the worst in the nation, but certainly nowhere near as good as Boston, New York, or Washington, DC.

[Frodo]

Yes -if roads and highways can be subsidized by the state (seemingly on a whim, at least by comparison), there is no reason why mass transit should somehow be held to a stricter standard before receiving that money.  And since most of the population now reside either in cities or in their inner suburbs, it only makes sense to expand federal funds to build and maintain mass transit systems to serve those areas. 

[Vepres]

Yes -if roads and highways can be subsidized by the state (seemingly on a whim, at least by comparison), there is no reason why mass transit should somehow be held to a stricter standard before receiving that money.  And since most of the population now reside either in cities or in their inner suburbs, it only makes sense to expand federal funds to build and maintain mass transit systems to serve those areas. 

[JSojourner]

Absolutely.

[Torie]

Probably, as a general rule, but that does not mean subsidizing stuff that makes insane sense economically. But there is a "public" benefit to folks using public transportation where there are crowded highways, and anything to reduce the incentive for the horrible urban sprawl that stalks us, has a benefit too. But there are a lot of empty amtrak trains that need to go, and so on.

[Sbane]

Yes -if roads and highways can be subsidized by the state (seemingly on a whim, at least by comparison), there is no reason why mass transit should somehow be held to a stricter standard before receiving that money.  And since most of the population now reside either in cities or in their inner suburbs, it only makes sense to expand federal funds to build and maintain mass transit systems to serve those areas. 

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Living in a city where the Port Authority Transit pisses away money like it's water, no.

If they would run public transit like a BUSINESS, they wouldnt need a subsidy

[Franzl]

Living in a city where the Port Authority Transit pisses away money like it's water, no.

If they would run public transit like a BUSINESS, they wouldnt need a subsidy

But roads are subsidized just as well...why should they be given clear preference to public transporation when it should probably be the other way around, if anything?

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Living in a city where the Port Authority Transit pisses away money like it's water, no.

If they would run public transit like a BUSINESS, they wouldnt need a subsidy

But roads are subsidized just as well...why should they be given clear preference to public transporation when it should probably be the other way around, if anything?

Well public transportation is obviously going to mean public money.  Honestly, Franzl, if they ran it like a business they would have MORE customers, not a declining ridership and they'd need less public funds.

Roads need priority since that's how almost everyone travels.  Get a DECENT public transit system that's user friendly, cost efficient, and goes where people want to go, and I'm in favor of some funding.

PA has some of the worst roads in the country....they clearly take priority since 95% of us use them in our cars instead of public transport.

If I was in DC, I'd think differently  The metro system is pretty good and serves the population well.  Ours does not.