Economic Conservatives are those who are in the Conservative quadrant while being above the equator, and are outside the center ring but at least 26 points from the right corner.

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Guns Should the Second Amendment stay in force?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
0.4% 48 0.4% 77.2 NO! Private gun ownership is too dangerous. (The 2nd Amendment is an obsolete relic from frontier days.) 0
0.9% 114 1.1% 74.7 No. Ban private handguns. Carefully control hunting weapons. 24
12.4% 1589 14.7% 73.8 OK, but require registration and background checks. 50
40.9% 4484 41.3% 86.0 Yes. Legal handguns actually prevent crime, save lives, and give women equality. (And registration requirements are a dangerous slippery slope.) 75
45.4% 4611 42.5% 92.9 YES! Private MILITARY arms are the last bastion against tyranny. (And gun registration is a dangerous slippery slope) 100
100% 10846 100% 87.0 Total82.5

Subsidies & Tariffs Should the government help certain "important" industries using subsidies, quotas, and/or tariffs?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
2.0% 217 2.0% 77.2 Yes! It is high time that the US implement an Industrial Policy, guiding industries to our national purpose. 0
3.4% 396 3.7% 70.6 Yes. The Freedom to Farm Act and free trade with Mexico have hurt too many workers. Repeal them. 27
6.8% 869 8.0% 65.0 Some. The current amount of support for distressed industries is about right. 52
44.8% 5025 46.3% 74.0 No. Subsidies keep inefficient industries in this country keeping us poorer in the long run. Limit subsidies to help out in short term crises only. 77
43.0% 4339 40.0% 82.1 NO! Giving taxpayer money to favored industries is theft, pure and simple! Eliminate all subsidies, quotas and protective tariffs. 100
100% 10846 100% 76.5 Total81.9

Education Should the public schools be privatized?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
0.9% 96 0.9% 86.0 NO! We need to extend the public schools to day care and college. 0
15.9% 1780 16.4% 82.7 No. We need continued government ownership of schools. (Reform is possible.) 45
37.1% 3991 36.8% 86.2 Yes. Replace government-owned schools with government-provided vouchers for everyone. 60
17.9% 1968 18.1% 84.5 Yes! Government vouchers for the poor only. (Let the middle and upper classes write their own checks.) 80
28.3% 3011 27.8% 87.1 YES! Complete separation of education and state. (Let churches and other charities educate the poor.) 100
100% 10846 100% 85.6 Total72.0

Social Security Should Social Security be phased out?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
1.3% 146 1.3% 79.6 NO! All we have to do is start investing the Social Security trust fund in the stock market. 0
0.3% 36 0.3% 78.4 NO! Raise taxes as necessary when the baby boomers retire. 20
6.9% 745 6.9% 79.8 No, but pay down the national debt now, before the baby boomers retire. 50
6.6% 771 7.1% 73.6 Some. Ramp up the retirement age so the average number of years for receiving government checks is brought back down to 5. 60
8.6% 977 9.0% 76.1 Yes. Replace Social Security with a purely aged-based MINIMUM income (comparable to current minimum Social Security payouts) funded out of general revenues. 68
19.6% 2125 19.6% 79.4 Yes. Replace Social Security with a forced savings plan for the young. 76
56.6% 6046 55.7% 80.6 YES! Complete separation of retirement and state. Let people plan their own retirement. 100
100% 10846 100% 79.4 Total84.8

Workplace Should the government continue to regulate employment relations in the name of Civil Rights?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
0.8% 94 0.9% 72.8 YES! A job is a right. The burden of proof lies on the employer to fire anyone. All firings should be subject to judicial review. 0
0.5% 60 0.6% 70.8 Yes! Workplace equality has not yet been achieved. Clearly more action is required. 20
4.5% 538 5.0% 67.5 Yes. About what it is now. (Sure, some of the lawsuits are ridiculous, but it takes dire threats to bring certain employers into line.) 44
37.7% 4233 39.0% 72.7 No. The penalties for discrimination and/or offending people have gotten way out of line. The loss of a job is worth a few months' pay in damages at most. 79
56.4% 5921 54.6% 77.7 NO! Hiring and working should be purely voluntary activities. (The marketplace will punish discriminators.) 100
100% 10846 100% 75.2 Total88.3

Taxes & Spending Should the size of government be significantly reduced (over a period of time)?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
0.5% 59 0.5% 76.2 NO! Government is too small. There are vital programs that are under-funded. 0
0.9% 114 1.1% 75.2 No. Government is about the right size. 40
8.6% 1002 9.2% 85.0 Yes. Cut by 10-20% (eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse...). 55
16.3% 1783 16.4% 90.7 Yes! Cut significantly, 30-40%. 65
20.3% 2177 20.1% 92.8 Yes! Cut spending roughly in half. 75
45.5% 4824 44.5% 93.7 YES! Cut 70% or more. (The rightful function of government is to protect our borders and enforce laws protecting life, liberty and property.) 86
8.0% 887 8.2% 89.6 YES!! Taxation is theft! Government should be run from voluntary contributions and user fees only. 100
100% 10846 100% 91.6 Total78.0

The Draft Should military service be voluntary, or should there be a draft?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
28.1% 2802 25.8% 75.6 Everyone should have the experience of two years of "National Service" (can be non-military). 0
28.9% 3230 29.8% 67.4 No draft now, but keep draft registration. 50
25.5% 2978 27.5% 64.4 Under extreme circumstances a draft could be acceptable. However, we do not need draft registration now. 70
11.4% 1228 11.3% 69.9 In times of crisis the problem is not lack of volunteers; the problem is lack of a prepared populace. Add military training to the basic high school curriculum and make training camps available without further obligation. 80
6.1% 608 5.6% 75.4 The draft is slavery and therefore morally unacceptable. A country that needs a draft to defend itself deserves to lose. 100
100% 10846 100% 69.4 Total47.5

Censorship Should the FCC regulate the content of broadcast television?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
3.9% 371 3.4% 81.1 Yes! The government should own the air waves. We need a system like the BBC. 0
31.1% 3191 29.4% 75.3 Yes. We need less sex, less violence, and/or more "educational" TV. 25
26.0% 2992 27.6% 67.2 Yes. The current level of FCC power is about right. 50
28.9% 3216 29.7% 69.4 No. Let broadcasters choose content and format. Only require that they scramble the really rude stuff. 76
10.0% 1076 9.9% 72.0 No! Any government censorship is intolerable. Give broadcasters the same freedoms of expression enjoyed by publishers of books and magazines -- including how much sex, violence and crude language. 100
100% 10846 100% 71.2 Total52.8

Sex Should the government have laws regulating sex between consenting adults? Should they be enforced?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
21.7% 1884 17.4% 83.3 Yes! It is time to actually enforce laws against sex out of wedlock and certain "deviant" acts. 0
19.4% 1905 17.6% 73.7 Yes. Time to enforce the laws against certain "deviant" acts. 25
12.9% 1331 12.3% 70.2 Yes. Time to enforce the laws against sex out of wedlock. 30
18.4% 2120 19.5% 62.7 Well, keep current sodomy and fornication laws on the books to make a statement, but don't enforce them. 50
17.4% 2249 20.7% 55.9 No. Sodomy and fornication laws are unenforceable and obsolete. Take them off the books. 76
10.2% 1357 12.5% 54.6 NO! The government has no right to regulate sex between consenting adults. Take all such laws off the books, including laws against prostitution. 100
100% 10846 100% 66.7 Total41.4

Drugs Should the War on Drugs continue?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
49.4% 4858 44.8% 86.2 YES! And we need to redouble our efforts! More life sentences! More mandatory drug tests! More no-knock warrants! 0
21.2% 2351 21.7% 76.6 Yes! Continue on our present course. 44
15.8% 1864 17.2% 71.9 Well yes, but obey the Constitution. Repeal civil asset forfeiture and/or lessen some of the more outrageous punishments. 59
11.5% 1493 13.8% 65.4 No. Legalize the safer drugs such as marijuana. Tax and regulate them like liquor. 81
2.1% 280 2.6% 64.3 No! Legalize all recreational drugs for adult use. (What you take is none of the government's business as long as you handle your 'high' responsibly.) 100
100% 10846 100% 78.2 Total30.1

Immigration Is illegal immigration a serious problem? Does it justify the cost and lost rights necessary to keep people out?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
38.9% 4118 38.0% 92.5 Illegal immigration is a serious problem. Institute a national ID for everyone. 0
55.9% 6019 55.5% 90.7 Illegal immigration is a serious problem, but the solution is more border patrol and/or use of the military to guard the borders better. 40
2.6% 359 3.3% 69.5 Keep the current system more or less. 50
1.4% 181 1.7% 74.8 Keep the immigration quotas but keep our Constitutional rights also. Eliminate the proof of legal residency requirement to get a job. 72
1.3% 169 1.6% 72.9 Immigrants are a blessing to this country. Open the gates! Just require that they pay their own way. 100
100% 10846 100% 90.2 Total25.9

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