Bud Pierce on the Issues

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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)
Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Accessible contraceptives & family planning services: Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Vigilance in enforcing Equal Pay laws for women: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Same-sex marriage is a "settled" issue: Favors topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	Partially support hospice/respite centers: Favors topic 5 Subsidize "adequate" insurance for low-income Oregonians: Favors topic 5 Fight any one-size-fits-all single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Opposes topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Require automatic enrollment with payroll deductions: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	Apply Massachusetts Education Reform act to Oregon schools: Opposes topic 7 We need motivated, well-trained teachers: Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Enhance infrastructure & natural resource based jobs: Opposes topic 8 Maintain forestlands through proper forest management: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Says successful women not subject to abuse, then apologizes: Strongly Favors topic 9 Alleviate the scourge of sex trafficking: Favors topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Oppose background checks; they won't reduce gun violence: Strongly Favors topic 10
Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Reduce taxes and regulations on small businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax relief on mid-tier income earners, to create more jobs: Opposes topic 11
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-5 points on Social scale)	Enlisted in Marines to see if he was tough enough: Favors topic 15 State duty to honor the sacrifice of those who've served: Strongly Favors topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Mandate government to release requested info for free: Favors topic 16
No opinion on topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale)	Democrats OpEd: He would undo measures on climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18 End low-carbon fuel mandate: 19 cents-a-gallon hidden tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18
No opinion on topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale)	Public transit ok, but future is autonomous drive vehicles: Opposes topic 20 Cut government workforce instead of raising taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Cut growth in state budget by half: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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

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

Favors topic 1:
Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+2 points on Social scale)

Accessible contraceptives & family planning services: Favors topic 1

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

Vigilance in enforcing Equal Pay laws for women: Strongly Favors topic 2

Favors topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(+2 points on Social scale)

Same-sex marriage is a "settled" issue: Favors topic 3

No opinion on topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(0 points on Economic scale)

Partially support hospice/respite centers: Favors topic 5
Subsidize "adequate" insurance for low-income Oregonians: Favors topic 5
Fight any one-size-fits-all single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Opposes topic 5

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

Require automatic enrollment with payroll deductions: Opposes topic 6

Opposes topic 7:
Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Apply Massachusetts Education Reform act to Oregon schools: Opposes topic 7
We need motivated, well-trained teachers: Opposes topic 7

Strongly Opposes topic 8:
Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(+5 points on Social scale)

Enhance infrastructure & natural resource based jobs: Opposes topic 8
Maintain forestlands through proper forest management: Strongly Opposes topic 8

Strongly Favors topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-5 points on Social scale)

Says successful women not subject to abuse, then apologizes: Strongly Favors topic 9
Alleviate the scourge of sex trafficking: Favors topic 9

Strongly Favors topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)

Oppose background checks; they won't reduce gun violence: Strongly Favors topic 10

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

Reduce taxes and regulations on small businesses: Strongly Opposes topic 11
Tax relief on mid-tier income earners, to create more jobs: Opposes topic 11

No opinion on topic 12:
Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 13:
Support & expand free trade
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

No opinion on topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

Strongly Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)

Enlisted in Marines to see if he was tough enough: Favors topic 15
State duty to honor the sacrifice of those who've served: Strongly Favors topic 15

Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale)

Mandate government to release requested info for free: Favors topic 16

No opinion on topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Democrats OpEd: He would undo measures on climate change: Strongly Opposes topic 18
End low-carbon fuel mandate: 19 cents-a-gallon hidden tax: Strongly Opposes topic 18

No opinion on topic 19:
Marijuana is a gateway drug
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Public transit ok, but future is autonomous drive vehicles: Opposes topic 20
Cut government workforce instead of raising taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20
Cut growth in state budget by half: Strongly Opposes topic 20

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Bud Pierce on Abortion
Click here for the full quote on Abortion OR background on Abortion. Accessible contraceptives & family planning services. (Dec 2015)

Bud Pierce on Education
Click here for 2 full quotes on Education OR background on Education. Apply Massachusetts Education Reform act to Oregon schools. (Sep 2016) We need motivated, well-trained teachers. (Dec 2015)

Bud Pierce on Jobs
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Bud Pierce on Technology
Click here for the full quote on Technology OR background on Technology. Public transit ok, but future is autonomous drive vehicles. (Oct 2016)