Social Liberals are in the Liberal quadrant while being above the equator, and are outside the center circle but at least 26 points from the left 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
15.4%	5295	13.6%	84.4	NO! Private gun ownership is too dangerous. (The 2nd Amendment is an obsolete relic from frontier days.)	0
29.6%	10932	28.1%	78.8	No. Ban private handguns. Carefully control hunting weapons.	24
42.9%	17974	46.2%	69.5	OK, but require registration and background checks.	50
8.2%	3274	8.4%	73.2	Yes. Legal handguns actually prevent crime, save lives, and give women equality. (And registration requirements are a dangerous slippery slope.)	75
3.9%	1415	3.6%	79.3	YES! Private MILITARY arms are the last bastion against tyranny. (And gun registration is a dangerous slippery slope)	100
100%	38890	100%	74.8	Total	38.6

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
9.5%	3471	8.9%	72.4	Yes! It is high time that the US implement an Industrial Policy, guiding industries to our national purpose.	0
14.8%	5634	14.5%	69.3	Yes. The Freedom to Farm Act and free trade with Mexico have hurt too many workers. Repeal them.	27
34.3%	14035	36.1%	64.4	Some. The current amount of support for distressed industries is about right.	52
30.2%	11696	30.1%	68.2	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
11.2%	4054	10.4%	72.7	NO! Giving taxpayer money to favored industries is theft, pure and simple! Eliminate all subsidies, quotas and protective tariffs.	100
100%	38890	100%	67.8	Total	56.3

Education		Should the public schools be privatized?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
50.6%	19359	49.8%	93.8	NO! We need to extend the public schools to day care and college.	0
43.9%	17321	44.5%	90.8	No. We need continued government ownership of schools. (Reform is possible.)	45
3.9%	1555	4.0%	89.7	Yes. Replace government-owned schools with government-provided vouchers for everyone.	60
1.2%	471	1.2%	88.9	Yes! Government vouchers for the poor only. (Let the middle and upper classes write their own checks.)	80
0.4%	184	0.5%	86.8	YES! Complete separation of education and state. (Let churches and other charities educate the poor.)	100
100%	38890	100%	92.2	Total	23.5

Social Security		Should Social Security be phased out?
ECONOMIC
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
13.9%	5030	12.9%	79.3	NO! All we have to do is start investing the Social Security trust fund in the stock market.	0
19.4%	7260	18.7%	76.5	NO! Raise taxes as necessary when the baby boomers retire.	20
40.6%	15866	40.8%	73.5	No, but pay down the national debt now, before the baby boomers retire.	50
12.1%	5055	13.0%	68.7	Some. Ramp up the retirement age so the average number of years for receiving government checks is brought back down to 5.	60
6.2%	2511	6.5%	70.7	Yes. Replace Social Security with a purely aged-based MINIMUM income (comparable to current minimum Social Security payouts) funded out of general revenues.	68
4.9%	1945	5.0%	72.5	Yes. Replace Social Security with a forced savings plan for the young.	76
2.9%	1223	3.1%	68.5	YES! Complete separation of retirement and state. Let people plan their own retirement.	100
100%	38890	100%	73.8	Total	42.3

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
12.7%	4472	11.5%	81.7	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
39.7%	14683	37.8%	77.6	Yes! Workplace equality has not yet been achieved. Clearly more action is required.	20
34.5%	14270	36.7%	69.4	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
9.8%	4102	10.5%	68.5	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
3.3%	1363	3.5%	69.5	NO! Hiring and working should be purely voluntary activities. (The marketplace will punish discriminators.)	100
100%	38890	100%	73.8	Total	34.1

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
24.3%	9412	24.2%	80.5	NO! Government is too small. There are vital programs that are under-funded.	0
23.8%	9436	24.3%	78.6	No. Government is about the right size.	40
40.7%	15717	40.4%	80.8	Yes. Cut by 10-20% (eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse...).	55
4.6%	1748	4.5%	82.1	Yes! Cut significantly, 30-40%.	65
2.3%	875	2.2%	81.2	Yes! Cut spending roughly in half.	75
2.6%	1004	2.6%	80.3	YES! Cut 70% or more. (The rightful function of government is to protect our borders and enforce laws protecting life, liberty and property.)	86
1.7%	698	1.8%	78.1	YES!! Taxation is theft! Government should be run from voluntary contributions and user fees only.	100
100%	38890	100%	80.2	Total	40.6

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
3.4%	1566	4.0%	60.4	Everyone should have the experience of two years of "National Service" (can be non-military).	0
4.8%	2190	5.6%	60.3	No draft now, but keep draft registration.	50
25.8%	11108	28.6%	64.4	Under extreme circumstances a draft could be acceptable. However, we do not need draft registration now.	70
11.6%	4644	11.9%	69.1	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
54.4%	19382	49.8%	77.7	The draft is slavery and therefore morally unacceptable. A country that needs a draft to defend itself deserves to lose.	100
100%	38890	100%	71.2	Total	84.1

Censorship		Should the FCC regulate the content of broadcast television?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.6%	249	0.6%	71.4	Yes! The government should own the air waves. We need a system like the BBC.	0
1.5%	666	1.7%	69.3	Yes. We need less sex, less violence, and/or more "educational" TV.	25
7.0%	3174	8.2%	67.7	Yes. The current level of FCC power is about right.	50
36.2%	14776	38.0%	75.1	No. Let broadcasters choose content and format. Only require that they scramble the really rude stuff.	76
54.7%	20025	51.5%	83.8	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%	38890	100%	78.9	Total	86.1

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
0.1%	33	0.1%	59.8	Yes! It is time to actually enforce laws against sex out of wedlock and certain "deviant" acts.	0
0.2%	90	0.2%	63.4	Yes. Time to enforce the laws against certain "deviant" acts.	25
0.3%	130	0.3%	58.8	Yes. Time to enforce the laws against sex out of wedlock.	30
2.3%	1086	2.8%	58.1	Well, keep current sodomy and fornication laws on the books to make a statement, but don't enforce them.	50
23.4%	9955	25.6%	65.1	No. Sodomy and fornication laws are unenforceable and obsolete. Take them off the books.	76
73.8%	27596	71.0%	74.1	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%	38890	100%	71.3	Total	92.8

Drugs		Should the War on Drugs continue?
PERSONAL
Weighted Percent	Number	Unweighted Percent	Average Weight	Answer Text	Answer Score
0.6%	241	0.6%	72.9	YES! And we need to redouble our efforts! More life sentences! More mandatory drug tests! More no-knock warrants!	0
2.4%	934	2.4%	74.5	Yes! Continue on our present course.	44
9.2%	3798	9.8%	69.8	Well yes, but obey the Constitution. Repeal civil asset forfeiture and/or lessen some of the more outrageous punishments.	59
64.2%	25409	65.3%	73.0	No. Legalize the safer drugs such as marijuana. Tax and regulate them like liquor.	81
23.6%	8508	21.9%	80.0	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%	38890	100%	74.3	Total	82.1

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
2.6%	1019	2.6%	69.9	Illegal immigration is a serious problem. Institute a national ID for everyone.	0
14.7%	5547	14.3%	73.6	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
17.6%	7682	19.8%	63.6	Keep the current system more or less.	50
31.6%	12400	31.9%	70.8	Keep the immigration quotas but keep our Constitutional rights also. Eliminate the proof of legal residency requirement to get a job.	72
33.6%	12242	31.5%	76.5	Immigrants are a blessing to this country. Open the gates! Just require that they pay their own way.	100
100%	38890	100%	71.6	Total	71.0

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