Moderates are those very close to the center.

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Guns Should the Second Amendment stay in force?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
3.1% 523 2.9% 82.1 NO! Private gun ownership is too dangerous. (The 2nd Amendment is an obsolete relic from frontier days.) 0
12.2% 2136 11.7% 78.3 No. Ban private handguns. Carefully control hunting weapons. 24
60.3% 11360 62.2% 72.8 OK, but require registration and background checks. 50
19.6% 3447 18.9% 78.0 Yes. Legal handguns actually prevent crime, save lives, and give women equality. (And registration requirements are a dangerous slippery slope.) 75
4.8% 808 4.4% 81.4 YES! Private MILITARY arms are the last bastion against tyranny. (And gun registration is a dangerous slippery slope) 100
100% 18274 100% 75.1 Total52.6

Subsidies & Tariffs Should the government help certain "important" industries using subsidies, quotas, and/or tariffs?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
5.3% 932 5.1% 70.5 Yes! It is high time that the US implement an Industrial Policy, guiding industries to our national purpose. 0
12.4% 2243 12.3% 67.9 Yes. The Freedom to Farm Act and free trade with Mexico have hurt too many workers. Repeal them. 27
50.0% 9299 50.9% 66.4 Some. The current amount of support for distressed industries is about right. 52
27.1% 4895 26.8% 68.3 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
5.2% 905 5.0% 70.7 NO! Giving taxpayer money to favored industries is theft, pure and simple! Eliminate all subsidies, quotas and protective tariffs. 100
100% 18274 100% 67.5 Total55.4

Education Should the public schools be privatized?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
11.5% 2040 11.2% 91.5 NO! We need to extend the public schools to day care and college. 0
69.3% 12571 68.8% 89.6 No. We need continued government ownership of schools. (Reform is possible.) 45
15.4% 2964 16.2% 84.3 Yes. Replace government-owned schools with government-provided vouchers for everyone. 60
2.6% 481 2.6% 88.1 Yes! Government vouchers for the poor only. (Let the middle and upper classes write their own checks.) 80
1.2% 218 1.2% 86.9 YES! Complete separation of education and state. (Let churches and other charities educate the poor.) 100
100% 18274 100% 88.9 Total43.7

Social Security Should Social Security be phased out?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
6.7% 1157 6.3% 81.2 NO! All we have to do is start investing the Social Security trust fund in the stock market. 0
5.4% 930 5.1% 80.4 NO! Raise taxes as necessary when the baby boomers retire. 20
42.3% 7617 41.7% 77.5 No, but pay down the national debt now, before the baby boomers retire. 50
24.9% 4787 26.2% 72.6 Some. Ramp up the retirement age so the average number of years for receiving government checks is brought back down to 5. 60
8.4% 1553 8.5% 75.8 Yes. Replace Social Security with a purely aged-based MINIMUM income (comparable to current minimum Social Security payouts) funded out of general revenues. 68
8.2% 1474 8.1% 77.3 Yes. Replace Social Security with a forced savings plan for the young. 76
4.1% 756 4.1% 76.3 YES! Complete separation of retirement and state. Let people plan their own retirement. 100
100% 18274 100% 76.4 Total53.2

Workplace Should the government continue to regulate employment relations in the name of Civil Rights?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
5.7% 971 5.3% 78.7 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
20.5% 3516 19.2% 78.4 Yes! Workplace equality has not yet been achieved. Clearly more action is required. 20
51.4% 9543 52.2% 72.5 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
18.5% 3508 19.2% 71.2 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
4.0% 736 4.0% 72.7 NO! Hiring and working should be purely voluntary activities. (The marketplace will punish discriminators.) 100
100% 18274 100% 73.8 Total45.3

Taxes & Spending Should the size of government be significantly reduced (over a period of time)?
ECONOMIC
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
2.9% 543 3.0% 80.0 NO! Government is too small. There are vital programs that are under-funded. 0
27.1% 5134 28.1% 79.4 No. Government is about the right size. 40
51.1% 9190 50.3% 83.7 Yes. Cut by 10-20% (eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse...). 55
10.7% 1951 10.7% 82.7 Yes! Cut significantly, 30-40%. 65
4.0% 698 3.8% 86.4 Yes! Cut spending roughly in half. 75
3.1% 542 3.0% 85.5 YES! Cut 70% or more. (The rightful function of government is to protect our borders and enforce laws protecting life, liberty and property.) 86
1.1% 216 1.2% 79.0 YES!! Taxation is theft! Government should be run from voluntary contributions and user fees only. 100
100% 18274 100% 82.4 Total52.7

The Draft Should military service be voluntary, or should there be a draft?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
11.9% 2132 11.7% 69.3 Everyone should have the experience of two years of "National Service" (can be non-military). 0
22.7% 4243 23.2% 66.6 No draft now, but keep draft registration. 50
46.9% 8685 47.5% 67.2 Under extreme circumstances a draft could be acceptable. However, we do not need draft registration now. 70
10.0% 1771 9.7% 70.2 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
8.5% 1443 7.9% 73.7 The draft is slavery and therefore morally unacceptable. A country that needs a draft to defend itself deserves to lose. 100
100% 18274 100% 68.1 Total60.7

Censorship Should the FCC regulate the content of broadcast television?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
2.5% 411 2.2% 73.6 Yes! The government should own the air waves. We need a system like the BBC. 0
20.2% 3449 18.9% 71.9 Yes. We need less sex, less violence, and/or more "educational" TV. 25
45.2% 8287 45.3% 66.8 Yes. The current level of FCC power is about right. 50
25.1% 4745 26.0% 64.8 No. Let broadcasters choose content and format. Only require that they scramble the really rude stuff. 76
7.0% 1382 7.6% 62.3 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% 18274 100% 67.1 Total53.7

Sex Should the government have laws regulating sex between consenting adults? Should they be enforced?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
4.1% 639 3.5% 72.9 Yes! It is time to actually enforce laws against sex out of wedlock and certain "deviant" acts. 0
9.3% 1519 8.3% 68.8 Yes. Time to enforce the laws against certain "deviant" acts. 25
13.3% 2167 11.9% 68.9 Yes. Time to enforce the laws against sex out of wedlock. 30
29.8% 5375 29.4% 62.4 Well, keep current sodomy and fornication laws on the books to make a statement, but don't enforce them. 50
28.7% 5633 30.8% 57.4 No. Sodomy and fornication laws are unenforceable and obsolete. Take them off the books. 76
14.8% 2941 16.1% 56.5 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% 18274 100% 61.6 Total57.8

Drugs Should the War on Drugs continue?
PERSONAL
Weighted PercentNumberUnweighted
Percent
Average
Weight
Answer TextAnswer Score
14.1% 2258 12.4% 86.0 YES! And we need to redouble our efforts! More life sentences! More mandatory drug tests! More no-knock warrants! 0
33.8% 5879 32.2% 79.2 Yes! Continue on our present course. 44
29.0% 5437 29.8% 73.6 Well yes, but obey the Constitution. Repeal civil asset forfeiture and/or lessen some of the more outrageous punishments. 59
21.5% 4363 23.9% 67.8 No. Legalize the safer drugs such as marijuana. Tax and regulate them like liquor. 81
1.6% 337 1.8% 65.6 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% 18274 100% 75.4 Total51.0

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
26.8% 4545 24.9% 85.4 Illegal immigration is a serious problem. Institute a national ID for everyone. 0
45.0% 7989 43.7% 81.6 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
20.3% 4198 23.0% 70.0 Keep the current system more or less. 50
5.6% 1086 5.9% 74.4 Keep the immigration quotas but keep our Constitutional rights also. Eliminate the proof of legal residency requirement to get a job. 72
2.4% 456 2.5% 76.1 Immigrants are a blessing to this country. Open the gates! Just require that they pay their own way. 100
100% 18274 100% 79.3 Total34.5

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