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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Offer abortion services free to women at the poverty level: Strongly Favors topic 1 Include contraception in all health insurance coverage: Favors topic 1 Women’s right to control their bodies is non-negotiable: Strongly Favors topic 1 Keep safe & legal abortion: Favors topic 1 Cover abortion under national health care system: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support International Bill of Rights for Women: Strongly Favors topic 2 Support affirmative action to remedy discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Replace male domination with respect of difference of gender: Strongly Favors topic 2 Require affirmative action: Strongly Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Recognize gay marriages & civil unions from abroad in visas: Strongly Favors topic 3 Support equal rights of all persons on civil marriage: No opin. on topic 3 Fund “Manhattan Project” for a cure for AIDS: Favors topic 3 Confront barriers of racism, sexism, heterosexism, & ageism: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equality by sexual orientation, including gay marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	No religious oaths for public office, juries, or citizenship: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Governments must remain neutral regarding religion: Strongly Opposes topic 4 End faith-based initiatives and charitable choice programs: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Support personal responsibility; teach dispute resolution: Favors topic 4 Negative income tax to keep all adults above poverty line: Opposes topic 4 Workfare is slave labor: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Thousands die each year when excluding from adequate care: Strongly Favors topic 5 ObamaCare focuses on just selling more insurance: Strongly Favors topic 5 Universal Single-Payer Health Care for everyone in the US: Strongly Favors topic 5 Health care is a human right: Strongly Favors topic 5 Nationalize health care & ensure universal coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Apply FICA tax to all levels of income including investments: Strongly Opposes topic 6 ObamaCare sets precedent for market-based social insurance: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Opposes any privatization of Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Don’t privatize Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Replace No Child Left Behind with professional teachers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Oppose corporate funding & privatization of education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 End school vouchers: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Support choice within public schools: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Polluters should have burden of proof of safe practices: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Strengthen Endangered Species & Clean Water Act: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Shut down waste incinerators; phase out landfills: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Environmental justice: poor suffer more toxins & hazards: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Low-income & minority areas suffer disproportionately: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Human species has no right to exploit animals: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Sustainable society lives within planet’s resource limits: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban private prisons; moratorium on prison construction: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Criminalize purchasers of sex, not the prostitutes: Favors topic 9 Civilian review of community police behavior: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Repeal “3 strikes, you’re out” law: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Opposes death penalty: Opposes topic 9 Focus on crime prevention instead of harsher sentences: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Strongly Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-5 points on Economic scale)	Eliminate the gun show loophole: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Restrict police use of guns and all forms of control weapons: Opposes topic 10 Support Brady Bill & thoughtful gun control: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Negative income tax for guaranteed basic income: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Shift taxes from individuals to corporations & wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 11 A universal basic income (negative income tax) for everyone: Strongly Favors topic 11 Tax industrial pollution: Favors topic 11 Tax incentives to redistribute unbalanced wealth: Strongly Favors topic 11 Support progressivity; no flat tax: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	All seeking asylum should be given permanent resident status: Strongly Favors topic 12 Permanent border passes to all citizens of Mexico: Strongly Favors topic 12 Give undocumented immigrants a chance to become US citizens: Strongly Favors topic 12 Don’t blame immigrants for social and economic problems: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Trans-Pacific Partnership widens the wealth divide: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Re-formulate trade agreements according to Fair Trade: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Reject NAFTA, GATT, & WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Member of the community of nations; not above it: Opposes topic 14 US routinely ignores UN action toward nuclear disarmament: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Repeal US veto power at UN; and join ICC: Strongly Opposes topic 14 Complete withdrawal from Iraq under UN supervision: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish nuclear weapons, WMDs, and land mines: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Better care & support services for veterans: Favors topic 15 Burden of fighting is borne by families of lesser means: Opposes topic 15 Negotiate on Iranian nukes; but negotiate on US nukes too: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Bulk of military budget is indirect subsidy for oil & gas: Strongly Opposes topic 15 End all research, use, and sale of bio-chemical weapons: Strongly Opposes topic 15 End research, testing and stockpiling of all nuclear weapons: Opposes topic 15 Demilitarize our society and eliminate our WMDs: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cut defense budget by 50%: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Campaign system enables the wealthy to purchase elections: Favors topic 16 Full public financing of all elections, with free TV time: Strongly Favors topic 16 Caps on campaign spending and contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16 Expand the process of participatory democracy: Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Supports a Palestinian right of return, and a single state: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Supports 2015 Iran nuclear deal: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Diplomatic solution for Syria, not dismemberment of Syria: Strongly Favors topic 17 Support social and economic justice across the globe: Favors topic 17 Assist Russia & Israel in moving towards better governments: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	End nuclear power, offshore drilling, & fracking: Strongly Favors topic 18 Free mass transit; reduce energy use 50%: Strongly Favors topic 18 Natural gas does not result in climate justice: Strongly Favors topic 18 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 95% by 2050: Strongly Favors topic 18 Support United Nations climate treaty: Strongly Favors topic 18 Moratorium on fracking; then regulation & full disclosure: Strongly Favors topic 18 Oppose further oil and gas drilling or exploration: Strongly Favors topic 18 Commit to developing clean renewable energy technologies: Strongly Favors topic 18 Reduce greenhouse gas emissions now; more later: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	End war on drugs: for legalization, treatment of abuse: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Nation is waking up to the end of the war on marijuana: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cannabis/Hemp is to be legalized: Strongly Opposes topic 19 More drug counseling & treatment: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Replace Drug War with treatment and alternative sentencing: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Steady-state economy better than increasing GDP: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Answers to wealth inequality are out there; ask the people: Strongly Favors topic 20 Focus on declining deficits only benefits the wealthy: Strongly Favors topic 20 Pay a living wage which reflects real value of work: Strongly Favors topic 20 Support a Living Wage: Strongly Favors topic 20 Reform system to provide tax justice: Favors topic 20 Restore federally funded welfare entitlement program: Strongly Favors topic 20

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