President Forever 2008 + Primaries: Policy Planks

[politicallefty]

Abortion: Left
Balanced Budget: Centre
Business Tax: Left
Education: Left
Energy: Centre-Left
Environment: Centre-Left
Gun Control: Centre-Left
Health Care: Far-Left
Homeland Security: Centre-Left
Immigration: Centre-Left
Iran: Centre-Left
Iraq: Left
Outsourcing: Left
Personal Tax: Left
Same-Sex Marriage: Far-Left
Social Security: Centre
Unions: Center-Left
War on Terror: Centre-Left

2 Far-Left, 6 Left, 8 Center-Left, 2 Center, 0 Center-Right, 0 Right, 0 Far-Right

[politicallefty]

I did this last about a year ago, so there won't a lot of changes.

Abortion: Left
Balanced Budget: Centre
Business Tax: Centre-Left
Education: Left
Energy: Centre-Left
Environment: Left
Gun Control: Centre-Left
Health Care: Far-Left
Homeland Security: Centre-Left
Immigration: Centre-Left
Iran: Centre-Left
Iraq: Left
Outsourcing: Centre-Left
Personal Tax: Left
Same-Sex Marriage: Far-Left
Social Security: Centre
Unions: Centre-Left
War on Terror: Centre-Left

2 Far-Left
5 Left
9 Centre-Left
2 Centre
0 Centre-Right
0 Right
0 Far-Right

I'm borderline when it comes to outsourcing. I'm okay with fair trade among similar economies. However, moving jobs overseas in order to get cheap labour is something that should be discouraged. I also wouldn't describe myself as a protectionist. American labour should be strongly supported, but I don't support protectionism as a policy.

I also shifted my position on the environment from centre-left to left. My view on business taxation has also moved, from left to centre-left. I do support a small increase across the board, but I think the primary focus should be on removing loopholes and ensuring that all businesses pay their fair share. I want a policy that incentives growth and innovation at the same time that huge corporations like Wal-Mart are disincentived to support only wealth at the top.