Right-Leaning Libertarians are those in the right side of Libertarian quadrant who are outside the center circle but are at least 26 points from the top corner.

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Guns		Should the Second Amendment stay in force?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.2%	91	0.3%	64.5	NO! Private gun ownership is too dangerous. (The 2nd Amendment is an obsolete relic from frontier days.)	0
0.5%	201	0.7%	66.8	No. Ban private handguns. Carefully control hunting weapons.	24
12.5%	4314	15.1%	71.1	OK, but require registration and background checks.	50
41.7%	12086	42.3%	84.7	Yes. Legal handguns actually prevent crime, save lives, and give women equality. (And registration requirements are a dangerous slippery slope.)	75
45.0%	11869	41.6%	93.1	YES! Private MILITARY arms are the last bastion against tyranny. (And gun registration is a dangerous slippery slope)	100
100%	28561	100%	85.9	Total	82.7

Subsidies & Tariffs		Should the government help certain "important" industries using subsidies, quotas, and/or tariffs?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.5%	147	0.5%	69.8	Yes! It is high time that the US implement an Industrial Policy, guiding industries to our national purpose.	0
1.6%	487	1.7%	71.6	Yes. The Freedom to Farm Act and free trade with Mexico have hurt too many workers. Repeal them.	27
4.5%	1555	5.4%	64.6	Some. The current amount of support for distressed industries is about right.	52
47.7%	14130	49.5%	75.1	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
45.7%	12242	42.9%	83.1	NO! Giving taxpayer money to favored industries is theft, pure and simple! Eliminate all subsidies, quotas and protective tariffs.	100
100%	28561	100%	77.9	Total	85.3

Education		Should the public schools be privatized?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.9%	271	0.9%	83.6	NO! We need to extend the public schools to day care and college.	0
16.0%	4738	16.6%	81.4	No. We need continued government ownership of schools. (Reform is possible.)	45
38.2%	10881	38.1%	84.4	Yes. Replace government-owned schools with government-provided vouchers for everyone.	60
21.3%	6079	21.3%	84.1	Yes! Government vouchers for the poor only. (Let the middle and upper classes write their own checks.)	80
23.5%	6592	23.1%	85.6	YES! Complete separation of education and state. (Let churches and other charities educate the poor.)	100
100%	28561	100%	84.1	Total	70.7

Social Security		Should Social Security be phased out?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.7%	204	0.7%	73.2	NO! All we have to do is start investing the Social Security trust fund in the stock market.	0
0.2%	55	0.2%	75.8	NO! Raise taxes as necessary when the baby boomers retire.	20
6.2%	1776	6.2%	78.8	No, but pay down the national debt now, before the baby boomers retire.	50
6.4%	1968	6.9%	73.3	Some. Ramp up the retirement age so the average number of years for receiving government checks is brought back down to 5.	60
9.4%	2810	9.8%	75.5	Yes. Replace Social Security with a purely aged-based MINIMUM income (comparable to current minimum Social Security payouts) funded out of general revenues.	68
18.8%	5353	18.7%	78.9	Yes. Replace Social Security with a forced savings plan for the young.	76
58.3%	16395	57.4%	79.9	YES! Complete separation of retirement and state. Let people plan their own retirement.	100
100%	28561	100%	78.7	Total	86.0

Workplace		Should the government continue to regulate employment relations in the name of Civil Rights?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.4%	123	0.4%	74.8	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
0.7%	179	0.6%	78.3	Yes! Workplace equality has not yet been achieved. Clearly more action is required.	20
4.5%	1421	5.0%	67.3	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
39.6%	11613	40.7%	71.6	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
54.8%	15225	53.3%	75.7	NO! Hiring and working should be purely voluntary activities. (The marketplace will punish discriminators.)	100
100%	28561	100%	73.6	Total	88.2

Taxes & Spending		Should the size of government be significantly reduced (over a period of time)?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.1%	29	0.1%	75.3	NO! Government is too small. There are vital programs that are under-funded.	0
0.5%	167	0.6%	72.5	No. Government is about the right size.	40
7.1%	2185	7.7%	86.6	Yes. Cut by 10-20% (eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse...).	55
14.9%	4333	15.2%	91.3	Yes! Cut significantly, 30-40%.	65
19.6%	5577	19.5%	93.5	Yes! Cut spending roughly in half.	75
52.3%	14633	51.2%	94.8	YES! Cut 70% or more. (The rightful function of government is to protect our borders and enforce laws protecting life, liberty and property.)	86
5.5%	1637	5.7%	89.8	YES!! Taxation is theft! Government should be run from voluntary contributions and user fees only.	100
100%	28561	100%	93.0	Total	79.0

The Draft		Should military service be voluntary, or should there be a draft?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
11.5%	3079	10.8%	71.4	Everyone should have the experience of two years of "National Service" (can be non-military).	0
17.1%	5062	17.7%	64.5	No draft now, but keep draft registration.	50
33.8%	10174	35.6%	63.6	Under extreme circumstances a draft could be acceptable. However, we do not need draft registration now.	70
22.2%	6230	21.8%	68.4	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
15.4%	4016	14.1%	73.6	The draft is slavery and therefore morally unacceptable. A country that needs a draft to defend itself deserves to lose.	100
100%	28561	100%	67.0	Total	65.4

Censorship		Should the FCC regulate the content of broadcast television?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.4%	109	0.4%	75.5	Yes! The government should own the air waves. We need a system like the BBC.	0
3.7%	1082	3.8%	73.6	Yes. We need less sex, less violence, and/or more "educational" TV.	25
12.5%	3873	13.6%	70.0	Yes. The current level of FCC power is about right.	50
52.8%	15210	53.3%	75.0	No. Let broadcasters choose content and format. Only require that they scramble the really rude stuff.	76
30.6%	8287	29.0%	79.7	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%	28561	100%	75.6	Total	77.9

Sex		Should the government have laws regulating sex between consenting adults? Should they be enforced?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
2.0%	474	1.7%	74.7	Yes! It is time to actually enforce laws against sex out of wedlock and certain "deviant" acts.	0
3.5%	888	3.1%	70.4	Yes. Time to enforce the laws against certain "deviant" acts.	25
3.2%	857	3.0%	66.7	Yes. Time to enforce the laws against sex out of wedlock.	30
11.2%	3176	11.1%	62.3	Well, keep current sodomy and fornication laws on the books to make a statement, but don't enforce them.	50
36.0%	10632	37.2%	60.1	No. Sodomy and fornication laws are unenforceable and obsolete. Take them off the books.	76
44.1%	12534	43.9%	62.4	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%	28561	100%	62.1	Total	78.9

Drugs		Should the War on Drugs continue?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
4.0%	999	3.5%	79.4	YES! And we need to redouble our efforts! More life sentences! More mandatory drug tests! More no-knock warrants!	0
8.7%	2324	8.1%	74.7	Yes! Continue on our present course.	44
23.4%	6797	23.8%	68.6	Well yes, but obey the Constitution. Repeal civil asset forfeiture and/or lessen some of the more outrageous punishments.	59
50.3%	14634	51.2%	68.4	No. Legalize the safer drugs such as marijuana. Tax and regulate them like liquor.	81
13.6%	3807	13.3%	70.8	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%	28561	100%	69.7	Total	72.0

Immigration		Is illegal immigration a serious problem? Does it justify the cost and lost rights necessary to keep people out?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
15.3%	4232	14.8%	88.4	Illegal immigration is a serious problem. Institute a national ID for everyone.	0
69.9%	19344	67.7%	88.3	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
5.9%	2074	7.3%	69.6	Keep the current system more or less.	50
5.4%	1776	6.2%	74.9	Keep the immigration quotas but keep our Constitutional rights also. Eliminate the proof of legal residency requirement to get a job.	72
3.4%	1135	4.0%	74.0	Immigrants are a blessing to this country. Open the gates! Just require that they pay their own way.	100
100%	28561	100%	85.6	Total	38.3

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