Post by alink2thepast on Jul 19, 2005 10:46:40 GMT -8
In the National budget thread I posted the link to the worlds shortest political quiz and i thought it deserved its own thread to keep the other one off topic.
www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html
Well anyway, heres the quiz in copy&paste form.
Post your individual answers and explain the ones that you feel strongly about.
EDIT: i put in my answers and reasons.
Personal Issues
Government should not censor speech, press, media or Internet(Agree, civil rights infringement etc...)
Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft(Agree. Government shouldnt force people to risk their lives. Especially in the U.S. because its just some authoritarian jackass' quest for more power. However I think that our country's soldiers are the greatest men our country has to offer and should be treated with complete respect. Even those who have been drafted still took on the responsibility and deserve just as much respect and I think the worst thing an American can possibly do is destroy the moral of even one soldier who was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. It pisses me off the way that soldeirs were treated after Vietnam!)
There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults(Agree. Of course not, its not the government's job to force morals apon people. However, going off on a similar topic, freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion. When I say that I mean people should be able to practice their religion, in public or private, no matter what it is unless it is truly harmful to the people. The Democrats seem to think that religious freedom only applies to religions other than Christianity...)
Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs(Agree. The "War on Drugs" has had the same effect on society as alcahol prohibition did in the early 1900s. Murder rates have almost doubled and we are over crowding jails with petty drug offenders while real criminals are given lesser punishments because the jail is already overcrowded.)
There should be no National ID card(Agree. This would just be another unecessary waste of money by the government. Not to mention that it would be a privacy issue considering the government could track everywhere you use it.)
Economic Issues
End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business(Agree. We shouldn't be handing out money to failing businesses, we should break down the walls and government restrictions that prevent them from growing on their own. Remember, laise-affaires policies created our country's most economically prosperous periods during the industrial revolution.)
End government barriers to international free trade(Agree. Once again, laise-affaires.)
Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security(Yes. Not only is our current Social Security system doomed, its socialistic concept doesn't belong in a capitalist society. (It even has the word "social" in its title). If the government cut spending to what it should be(an abosolute minimum), we could pay the current retirees what they were promised, then cut taxes to the point where minimum wage would be enough to live off of.
Replace government welfare with private charity(Agree. PRIVATE CHARITIES ARE MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE THAN GOVERNMENT WELFARE. All that welfare does is create dependency and make our country lazy. We should worry more about solving lack of employment opportunity. This involves two steps.
1. Laise-Affaires: There are too many restrictions on business today and what does this cause? It causes outsourcing! By getting govenrment out of buisiness they wont have to move to other countries to grow, and business in america means jobs in america.
2. Get rid of illegal immigrants: Illegal immigrants flood the job market. It's estimated that over 6,000,000 jobs are taken by illegal immigrants who aren't actually hired. Although getting rid of all illegals may be unattainable, tightening the borders would be a start. If someone wants to live hear then they should apply for citizenship and earn it because those are the people who will work to make something of them selves, start businesses, and create employment in america.
Also, America is the most generous country in the world. We already donate millions to charities and if we offer dollar for dollar tax rebates on contributions then people will be encouraged to donate even more to support those who are truly unable to work(disabilities etc.). Once again, PRIVATE CHARITIES ARE MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE THAN GOVERNMENT WELFARE.)
Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more(Agree. I think i've explained this enough in other responses.)
So heres the quiz again to you can copy and paste it. I don't really expect anyone to write as much as I did, but straight answers(A, M, or D) would be nice.
Personal Issues
Government should not censor speech, press, media or Internet
Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft
There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults
Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs
There should be no National ID card
Economic Issues
End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business
End government barriers to international free trade
Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security
Replace government welfare with private charity
Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more
Link
www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html
Well anyway, heres the quiz in copy&paste form.
Post your individual answers and explain the ones that you feel strongly about.
EDIT: i put in my answers and reasons.
Personal Issues
Government should not censor speech, press, media or Internet(Agree, civil rights infringement etc...)
Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft(Agree. Government shouldnt force people to risk their lives. Especially in the U.S. because its just some authoritarian jackass' quest for more power. However I think that our country's soldiers are the greatest men our country has to offer and should be treated with complete respect. Even those who have been drafted still took on the responsibility and deserve just as much respect and I think the worst thing an American can possibly do is destroy the moral of even one soldier who was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. It pisses me off the way that soldeirs were treated after Vietnam!)
There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults(Agree. Of course not, its not the government's job to force morals apon people. However, going off on a similar topic, freedom of religion does not mean freedom from religion. When I say that I mean people should be able to practice their religion, in public or private, no matter what it is unless it is truly harmful to the people. The Democrats seem to think that religious freedom only applies to religions other than Christianity...)
Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs(Agree. The "War on Drugs" has had the same effect on society as alcahol prohibition did in the early 1900s. Murder rates have almost doubled and we are over crowding jails with petty drug offenders while real criminals are given lesser punishments because the jail is already overcrowded.)
There should be no National ID card(Agree. This would just be another unecessary waste of money by the government. Not to mention that it would be a privacy issue considering the government could track everywhere you use it.)
Economic Issues
End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business(Agree. We shouldn't be handing out money to failing businesses, we should break down the walls and government restrictions that prevent them from growing on their own. Remember, laise-affaires policies created our country's most economically prosperous periods during the industrial revolution.)
End government barriers to international free trade(Agree. Once again, laise-affaires.)
Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security(Yes. Not only is our current Social Security system doomed, its socialistic concept doesn't belong in a capitalist society. (It even has the word "social" in its title). If the government cut spending to what it should be(an abosolute minimum), we could pay the current retirees what they were promised, then cut taxes to the point where minimum wage would be enough to live off of.
Replace government welfare with private charity(Agree. PRIVATE CHARITIES ARE MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE THAN GOVERNMENT WELFARE. All that welfare does is create dependency and make our country lazy. We should worry more about solving lack of employment opportunity. This involves two steps.
1. Laise-Affaires: There are too many restrictions on business today and what does this cause? It causes outsourcing! By getting govenrment out of buisiness they wont have to move to other countries to grow, and business in america means jobs in america.
2. Get rid of illegal immigrants: Illegal immigrants flood the job market. It's estimated that over 6,000,000 jobs are taken by illegal immigrants who aren't actually hired. Although getting rid of all illegals may be unattainable, tightening the borders would be a start. If someone wants to live hear then they should apply for citizenship and earn it because those are the people who will work to make something of them selves, start businesses, and create employment in america.
Also, America is the most generous country in the world. We already donate millions to charities and if we offer dollar for dollar tax rebates on contributions then people will be encouraged to donate even more to support those who are truly unable to work(disabilities etc.). Once again, PRIVATE CHARITIES ARE MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE THAN GOVERNMENT WELFARE.)
Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more(Agree. I think i've explained this enough in other responses.)
So heres the quiz again to you can copy and paste it. I don't really expect anyone to write as much as I did, but straight answers(A, M, or D) would be nice.
Personal Issues
Government should not censor speech, press, media or Internet
Military service should be voluntary. There should be no draft
There should be no laws regarding sex for consenting adults
Repeal laws prohibiting adult possession and use of drugs
There should be no National ID card
Economic Issues
End "corporate welfare." No government handouts to business
End government barriers to international free trade
Let people control their own retirement; privatize Social Security
Replace government welfare with private charity
Cut taxes and government spending by 50% or more
Link