Zoltan Istvan on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports abortion rights & Planned Parenthood: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Split federal government roles evenly between men & women: Favors topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Strongly supports same-sex marriage: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	I'm pro-choice, pro-small business, and secular: Strongly Opposes topic 4 God and faith are private matters; we support reason: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Expand ObamaCare to include anti-aging therapy: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Replace all entitlements with Universal Basic Income: Opposes topic 6
Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+2 points on Economic scale)	Vouchers for free education from pre-school to college: Favors topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Radical technology will save the earth, not over-regulation: Favors topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	Use drones and robots instead of human police: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Gun ownership ok, but not multiple automatic firearms: Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Wealthy should bear a burden, to prevent a dystopic state: Favors topic 11
Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+2 points on Social scale)	Grant citizenship to illegals after waiting period & taxes: Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support trade, but expect fewer jobs due to technology: Favors topic 13
Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-3 points on Economic scale)	American Exceptionalism via innovation, not military: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Cut defense from 20% of budget to 11% & give it to R&D: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Supports electronic voting from home: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Stop fighting far-off wars and spending billions to do so: Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Radical technological innovation instead of green energy: Opposes topic 18
Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+2 points on Social scale)	Marijuana helps improve lives; end the Drug War: Opposes topic 19
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	Stimulus is necessary, but end federal intervention: Favors topic 20