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@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
Yes, but only so long as they aren't discriminating against people, and they should be required to post a sign stating their beliefs and what they refuse.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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What is your stance on abortion? Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion was banned in …
Pro-Life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child, and ban after the first 3 months.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?
No, but soft drugs like weed should be legalized and regulated.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?
Yes, but only loosely while the drug is still under patent to prevent price gouging.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?
Yes, unless they are disabled or their illness makes work life threatening.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
No, health care should have greater regulations placed on them to avoid monopolization / price gauging and they will work fine if everyone is paid a living wage…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government increase or decrease military spending?
When appropriate increase, pay our troops more money, but eliminate waste and wasteful projects
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
No, they should be treated like humans, but have limited rights as they are not us citizens
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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If the 2020 Presidential election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
Definitely NOT Trump. Otherwise, whichever candidate is willing to do what is best for ALL American people and the country's environment.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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If the 2020 Virginia District 4 US House of Representatives election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
We should have more than one option. This is ridiculous.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
No, states should be allowed to determine the extent of any additional low income health care coverage, and a minimum wage should be adjusted to help people pay…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
No, but regulations should be put in place to reduce the occurrence of companies monopolizing and overcharging for certain medications. Between a UBI and living…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?
Yes, except for certain medical conditions if wearing a mask would prove more dangerous than not.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
I don't have an opinion on the topic.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
Yes, but more specifically wages should be based solely upon job performance and the job being performed. (Disability status where applicable as well)
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
Yes, but minimum wage should also be changed to account for whatever wages are needed in addition to a UBI to make a little over a living wage for adults.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
Yes, but minimum wage standards should be adjusted based on age group, becoming a minimum living wage for adults (but not teenagers) and adjusting based on comm…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Add a proportionally increasing tax on the absurdly wealthy that would be set aside and go directly towards poorest Americans, remove all existing loopholes for…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
Yes, but only on the incredibly wealthy (10 million +) and have the tax rate increase proportional to the absurdity of their wealth. Most of those taxes should…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?
No, but provide low income families with more scholarship opportunities, and reduce interest rates on student loans. Then, if additional aid is needed, we can r…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?
Yes, but only for deadly contagious diseases. Regulations for vaccinations of other diseases should be decided at a state level. However, any state where vaccin…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?
Yes, but limit testing with cosmetics and more heavily regulate testing on animals to ensure it is done with less risk to the animals' lives. I.e. harvesting bl…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
Yes, but only for a transitional period of time to make them competitive and attractive to investors. While I think we should more heavily incentivize nuclear p…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
No, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking, and we shouldn't be looking for more means to rely on a resource that is poisoning our…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?
Yes. This pipeline threatens to poison massive swaths of aquifers, bisect delicate national parkland ecosystems, and brings in more carbon emitting fuels when w…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
No, and set deadlines to progressively end offshore drilling while providing more incentives for alternative energy production. Realistically they can't all jus…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?
Yes, and set a date to eventually ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 80% of biodegradable material, and another for 90%. Also, improve co…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
Yes, provide more incentives for alternative energy production, especially nuclear, and tax carbon emissions to help pay for those incentives. Also, the fact t…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?
Yes, and ban large corporations from lobbying. Abstract corporate interests have no place in the governing body that is meant to keep the peoples' best interest…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
Yes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime; the crime was not committed while in office; and they have finished serving their sent…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?
Yes. If candidates don't pay their taxes, it sends a message that they don't actually care enough to support the country's endeavors. The average person can't…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should a photo ID be required to vote? Since 2011, twelve states have passed laws that require a photo identification to vote. Supporters argue that ID’s …
Yes, but make photo IDs easier to obtain for low income families.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?
Yes, but only if they pay taxes and they should only be allowed to vote outside local elections if they've lived in the country for at least 10 years and in loc…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should the electoral college be abolished?
Yes, switch to a ranked voting system with a popular vote. The vote should be representative of voters as a whole, and should take into account candidate prefer…
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?
Yes, but only for drug dealers, not users, and only for harder drugs.
@8MSV76M
from Virginia
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
No, increase funding, benefits, and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities, and increase the rigor and time-intensiveness of police tr…
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