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VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz)
VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	1968: Abortion is a moral right; an embryo has no rights: Strongly Favors topic 1 No one has right to dictate disposition of a woman's body: Strongly Favors topic 1 Morality of birth control is rights of parents to happiness: Favors topic 1 A human potentiality is not the equivalent of an actuality: Favors topic 1 A piece of protoplasm has no human rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+5 points on Economic scale)	Defend businessmen like we defend racial minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Preferential treatment by race means racial quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Racial quotas are obviously racist: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Essence of femininity is hero-worship of masculinity: Opposes topic 2 States' rights don't help individual rights: Favors topic 2 Racism is morally evil, but shouldn't be legally forbidden: Opposes topic 2 Property rights have priority over civil rights: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Adults should be completely free to practice homosexuality: Strongly Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+2 points on Social scale)	Conservative thinking is a "God, family, tradition swamp: Opposes topic 4 Impossible right to economic security implies slave labor: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Capitalism eliminates poverty: Favors topic 4 I'm an atheist; religion is from man's mind,not supernatural: Opposes topic 4 Christianity causes civil war because it requires altruism: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale)	Socialized medicine is a violation of individual rights: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	There is no "right" to economic security: Opposes topic 6
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Anyone over age 30 should thank smokestacks for longevity: Favors topic 8 Goal of ecologists is to destroy capitalist economy: Strongly Favors topic 8 Reduce pollution & overcrowding by objective laws, not blame: Opposes topic 8 Ecology principle condemns cities & people: Favors topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Too many laws means men can't live without breaking laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Let ten guilty go free rather than execute one innocent man: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Ideas can't be crimes; so no such thing as political crime: Opposes topic 9 Crime involves force; no such thing as crime against society: Opposes topic 9 Punishment should be guided by retribution, not reform: Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Compulsory unions raise wages but hurt rest of society: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Soaking the rich reduces investment & doesn't help others: Strongly Opposes topic 11 In a free society, taxation would be voluntary: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	OpEd: defender of immigration, but not a staunch defender: Favors topic 12 Closing border does not improve America's standard of living: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale)	Anti-trust laws become haphazard & apply to anyone: Favors topic 13 Essence of capitalism's foreign policy is free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Unhampered, unobstructed operation of the free market: Strongly Favors topic 13 Capitalism and trade encourage peace; statism encourages war: Favors topic 13
Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale)	Repudiate foreign aid and all international self-immolation: Strongly Favors topic 14 United Nations has delivered half of world to the Communists: Strongly Favors topic 14 Withdraw from UN; sever relations with USSR: Strongly Favors topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Capitalism is fundamentally opposed to war: Opposes topic 15 Outlaw use of force both internationally and domestically: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Military draft is the worst violation of individual right: Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Hypocritical to call for peace but allow dictatorships: Opposes topic 17 Statism needs war; a free country does not: Strongly Favors topic 17 Only governments have power of war and dictatorship: Favors topic 17 Initiating force is evil; but retaliating is imperative: Opposes topic 17 Moral right, but not duty, to invade totalitarian states: Opposes topic 17 Not "Better Red Than Dead": but "Better See The Reds Dead": Opposes topic 17
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Pollution is a technological problem, not a political one: Opposes topic 18 Energy crises caused by unpredictability of government rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	All restrictions on drugs should be removed: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Inflation does not cause growth, but debases the currency: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Inflation is plunder; would be criminal if citizens did it: Strongly Opposes topic 20

VoteMatch Responses
(Click here for VoteMatch quiz)

VoteMatch Question & Answer
(Click on question for explanation and background)

Based on these stances:
(Click on topic for excerpt & citation)

Strongly Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale)

1968: Abortion is a moral right; an embryo has no rights: Strongly Favors topic 1
No one has right to dictate disposition of a woman's body: Strongly Favors topic 1
Morality of birth control is rights of parents to happiness: Favors topic 1
A human potentiality is not the equivalent of an actuality: Favors topic 1
A piece of protoplasm has no human rights: Strongly Favors topic 1

Strongly Opposes topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Defend businessmen like we defend racial minorities: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Preferential treatment by race means racial quotas: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Racial quotas are obviously racist: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Essence of femininity is hero-worship of masculinity: Opposes topic 2
States' rights don't help individual rights: Favors topic 2
Racism is morally evil, but shouldn't be legally forbidden: Opposes topic 2
Property rights have priority over civil rights: Strongly Opposes topic 2

Strongly Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+5 points on Social scale)

Adults should be completely free to practice homosexuality: Strongly Favors topic 3

Opposes topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(+2 points on Social scale)

Conservative thinking is a "God, family, tradition swamp: Opposes topic 4
Impossible right to economic security implies slave labor: Strongly Opposes topic 4
Capitalism eliminates poverty: Favors topic 4
I'm an atheist; religion is from man's mind,not supernatural: Opposes topic 4
Christianity causes civil war because it requires altruism: Opposes topic 4

Strongly Opposes topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Socialized medicine is a violation of individual rights: Strongly Opposes topic 5

Opposes topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale)

There is no "right" to economic security: Opposes topic 6

No opinion on topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Favors topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)

Anyone over age 30 should thank smokestacks for longevity: Favors topic 8
Goal of ecologists is to destroy capitalist economy: Strongly Favors topic 8
Reduce pollution & overcrowding by objective laws, not blame: Opposes topic 8
Ecology principle condemns cities & people: Favors topic 8

Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)

Too many laws means men can't live without breaking laws: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Let ten guilty go free rather than execute one innocent man: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Ideas can't be crimes; so no such thing as political crime: Opposes topic 9
Crime involves force; no such thing as crime against society: Opposes topic 9
Punishment should be guided by retribution, not reform: Favors topic 9

No opinion on topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Opposes topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Compulsory unions raise wages but hurt rest of society: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Soaking the rich reduces investment & doesn't help others: Strongly Opposes topic 11
In a free society, taxation would be voluntary: Strongly Opposes topic 11

Strongly Favors topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale)

OpEd: defender of immigration, but not a staunch defender: Favors topic 12
Closing border does not improve America's standard of living: Strongly Favors topic 12

Strongly Favors topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Anti-trust laws become haphazard & apply to anyone: Favors topic 13
Essence of capitalism's foreign policy is free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13
Unhampered, unobstructed operation of the free market: Strongly Favors topic 13
Capitalism and trade encourage peace; statism encourages war: Favors topic 13

Strongly Favors topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Repudiate foreign aid and all international self-immolation: Strongly Favors topic 14
United Nations has delivered half of world to the Communists: Strongly Favors topic 14
Withdraw from UN; sever relations with USSR: Strongly Favors topic 14

Strongly Opposes topic 15:
Expand the military
(+5 points on Social scale)

Capitalism is fundamentally opposed to war: Opposes topic 15
Outlaw use of force both internationally and domestically: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Military draft is the worst violation of individual right: Opposes topic 15

No opinion on topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Opposes topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)

Hypocritical to call for peace but allow dictatorships: Opposes topic 17
Statism needs war; a free country does not: Strongly Favors topic 17
Only governments have power of war and dictatorship: Favors topic 17
Initiating force is evil; but retaliating is imperative: Opposes topic 17
Moral right, but not duty, to invade totalitarian states: Opposes topic 17
Not "Better Red Than Dead": but "Better See The Reds Dead": Opposes topic 17

Strongly Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Pollution is a technological problem, not a political one: Opposes topic 18
Energy crises caused by unpredictability of government rules: Strongly Opposes topic 18

Strongly Opposes topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+5 points on Social scale)

All restrictions on drugs should be removed: Strongly Opposes topic 19

Strongly Opposes topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Inflation does not cause growth, but debases the currency: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Inflation is plunder; would be criminal if citizens did it: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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Ayn Rand on Abortion
Click here for 4 full quotes on Abortion OR other political leaders on Abortion. 1968: Abortion is a moral right; an embryo has no rights. (Oct 2009) No one has right to dictate disposition of a woman's body. (Jun 1990) A human potentiality is not the equivalent of an actuality. (Jun 1981) A piece of protoplasm has no human rights. (Jan 1979)

Ayn Rand on Education
Click here for 3 full quotes on Education OR other political leaders on Education. Purpose of education is to teach how to live your life. (Jan 1999) Education should equip students for learning on their own. (Jan 1988) Montessori system overcomes crippling "progressive" theories. (Nov 1984)

Ayn Rand on Jobs
Click here for 2 full quotes on Jobs OR other political leaders on Jobs. Unemployment results from minimum wage laws. (Jan 1988) Compulsory unions raise wages but hurt rest of society. (Jan 1979)	< script type="text/javascript">

Ayn Rand on Technology
Click here for 3 full quotes on Technology OR other political leaders on Technology. A few independent minds raise productivity via technology. (Jan 1988) Moon landing represents humankind's highest potential. (Sep 1969) Private actions aren't censorship; only government censors. (Nov 1964)