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Question 1 answer A on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: Cutting existing programs
- B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
- C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
- D: Raising Taxes
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 7 out of 10 statements:
Make sure that revenues equals spending: B on question 1
9-9-9 plan is revenue-neutral and expands the tax base: C on question 1
9-9-9 economic growth: stop picking winners & losers: A on question 1
Block proposals for more spending and debt: A on question 1
Don't raise debt ceiling; that doesn't solve problem: A on question 1
Suspend taxes on repatriated profits, permanently: A on question 1
Federal government taxes too much and too often: B on question 1
All tax increases are bad; but 2011 increase is punitive: A on question 1
Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%: A on question 1
Top 20% of earners pay nearly 80% of all income taxes: A on question 1
This question weighted at 26% importance.
(Relative importance: 10 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 2 answer D on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Loosen government's grip; expand domestic energy resources: D on question 2
Establish real energy independence, with existing resources: D on question 2
Declare and implement a "drill here drill now" strategy: D on question 2
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 3 answer D on
Healthcare:
When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
- B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
- C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
- D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 5 out of 5 statements:
If ObamaCare were in effect in 2006, I'd be dead of cancer: D on question 3
First, repeal ObamaCare; second, patient-centered reforms: D on question 3
Focus on controlling costs and choosing doctors: D on question 3
ObamaCare is health care "deform": repeal & replace: D on question 3
1993: Clinton health plan would negatively impact jobs: D on question 3
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 4 answer D on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 4 out of 5 statements:
Secure the border with more boots on the ground: D on question 4
We have a path to citizenship: it's called legal immigration: C on question 4
Not right to sue Arizona for trying to protect themselves: D on question 4
Secure our borders; enforce our laws: D on question 4
Where's the fence? Not in the Immigration Bill!: D on question 4
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 5 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 5 answer A on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
- B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
- C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
- D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 3 statements:
If you mess with Israel, you're messing with the US: A on question 5
US intervention in Libya is inappropriate and wrong: A on question 5
Undeniable connection between Iraq and War on Terror: A on question 5
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 6 answer A on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
- B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
- C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
- D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Get the federal government out of educating our kids: A on question 6
No Child Left Behind has unfunded mandates: B on question 6
Expand school vouchers and charter schools: A on question 6
Vouchers in DC public schools made a better future for kids: A on question 6
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 7 answer A on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Ignoring DOMA is treasonous breach of presidential duty: A on question 7
If you believe in Bible, same-sex marriage is moot point: A on question 7
Amendment to protect the sacred institution of marriage: A on question 7
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 8 answer A on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 2 statements:
EPA should not start regulating dust, as scheduled in 2012: A on question 8
The EPA has gone wild with abuse: A on question 8
This question weighted at 5% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 39 statements.) |
Question 9 answer B on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
- A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
- B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
- C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
| Summary answer 'B' from 3 out of 4 statements:
Foreign policy should include bombs & bullets AND economics: B on question 9
Government shouldn't pick winners & losers: A on question 9
China's economic strength is a national security threat: B on question 9
No doubt that terrorists seek to destroy our way of life: B on question 9
This question weighted at 10% importance.
(Relative importance: 4 out of 39 statements.) |
