Benjamin Cayetano on the Issues

International Issues	Domestic Issues	Economic Issues	Social Issues
Foreign Policy	Gun Control	Budget & Economy	Education
Defense	Crime	Government Reform	School Choice
War & Peace	Drugs	Tax Reform	Health Care
China	Civil Rights	Social Security	Abortion
Free Trade	Labor & Farming	Welfare & Poverty	Families & Children
Immigration	Environment	Technology	Principles & Values

International Issues

Domestic Issues

Economic Issues

Social Issues

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VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background)	Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation)
No opinion Abortion is a woman's right (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors Require companies to hire more women & minorities (2 points on Economic scale)	Favors: Defend native Hawaiian Homelands project Favors: Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment.
No opinion Sexual orientation protected by civil rights laws (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Teach moral standards In Public Schools (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors More Federal Funding for Health Coverage (2 points on Economic scale)	Favors: $141M for new medical school at University of Hawaii Favors: More federal funding for rural health services. Neutral: Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure.
No opinion Privatize Social Security (5 points on Economic scale)	Favors: Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. Opposes: Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare.
No opinion Parents Choose Schools via Vouchers (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Death Penalty (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Mandatory "Three Strikes" Sentencing Laws (5 points on Personal scale)	Neutral: Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. Neutral: Zero tolerance for violence against government employees.
No opinion Absolute right to gun ownership (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Make Income Tax Flatter & Lower (5 points on Economic scale)	Neutral: No national sales tax or VAT. Neutral: Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions.
No opinion Immigration helps our economy-encourage it (5 points on Economic scale)	Neutral: Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. Neutral: Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation.
No opinion Support & Expand Free Trade (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Link Human Rights to trade with China (5 points on Personal scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion More Spending on Armed Forces Personnel (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Reduce spending on Missile Defense ("Star Wars") (5 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion Continue Foreign Aid to Russia, Israel, & others (5 points on Economic scale)	Neutral: Include states in anti-terrorism planning.
Favors Spend Resources to Stop Global Warming (2 points on Economic scale)	Favors: Balance growth against environmental protection Favors: $22M to improve state parks Neutral: Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. Opposes: Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. Neutral: Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship. Neutral: Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions.
No opinion Drug use is immoral: enforce laws against it (5 points on Personal scale)	Opposes: Philosophy shift to treatment instead of punishment Favors: More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. Neutral: States should make drug policy, not feds.
Favors Allow churches to provide welfare services (2 points on Personal scale)	Favors: Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants.

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No opinion
Abortion is a woman's right
(5 points on Personal scale)