Howard Schultz 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)
Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Pro-choice, but against third trimester abortion: Favors topic 1 Pro-choice advocate for all of my life: Strongly Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Regardless of skin color, get every American represented: Favors topic 2 Starbucks did little to stop sexual harassment of employees: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Race Together: dialog about race relations in stores: Strongly Favors topic 2 Open discussion about black communities' mistrust of police: Favors topic 2 After Ferguson riots, distribute compendium about race: Favors topic 2 Ignoring shootings of black men makes us part of the problem: Strongly Favors topic 2 Better race relations starts with conversation: Strongly Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale)	Race Together: conversation on race with all Starbucks staff: Favors topic 3 American Dream can't be accessible only in right zip code: Favors topic 3 Support AIDS programs and employee AIDS walks: Favors topic 3
Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale)	Science is real, and so is religion and faith: Favors topic 4 CARE programs in rural areas in Third World: Favors topic 4
Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-3 points on Economic scale)	Medicare-for-All: $32T cost is out of touch with reality: Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is ok, but Medicare-for-All goes too far: Favors topic 5 False choice between socialized medicine & ObamaCare repeal: Favors topic 5 Keep employee health benefits during Great Recession: Favors topic 5 Apply affordable healthcare to part-time employees: Favors topic 5 Single-payer health care is a false promise: Opposes topic 5 Expand coverage to include part-time employees: Favors topic 5 Offer employee coverage for terminal illnesses: Favors topic 5
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	FoodShare: Distribute unsold Starbucks items to food banks: Opposes topic 8 Protect earth's resources and promote sustainable farming: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Effort to reduce environmental impact of Starbucks: Opposes topic 8 Human deforestation contributes more carbon than all cars: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Paper sleeves instead of polystyrene coffee cups: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Restore public trust by increasing police diversity: Opposes topic 9
Opposes topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (-3 points on Economic scale)	Honor Second Amendment but enact sensible gun laws: Opposes topic 10 False choice between gun ban and unlimited gun ownership: Opposes topic 10 2013: Requested customers not bring guns to Starbucks: Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Would increase taxes on rich, sketchy on details: Favors topic 11 Rich should pay higher taxes, and corporations too: Favors topic 11 Tax cuts for the middle class; but wealthy pay more: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Immigrants exemplify the American dream: Favors topic 12 Border security ok, but don't demonize immigrants: Favors topic 12 False choice between mass deportation and abolishing ICE: Favors topic 12 Hire 10,000 refugees from Trump's Muslim-ban countries: Strongly Favors topic 12
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	Trump's tariff war is a strategic mistake: Favors topic 13 Bring manufacturing back, even at cost to bottom line: Opposes topic 13 Starbucks has opened thousands of stores in China: Favors topic 13 Framework for coffee importers: improve quality of life: Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Strengthen NATO alliance to fight Russian cyber-attacks: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Favors topic 15: Expand the military (-3 points on Social scale)	President must take responsibility for V.A.: Favors topic 15 Imagine if politicians lived by "Honor, country, and duty": Favors topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Gerrymandered districts reflect will of political parties: Strongly Favors topic 16
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	China is not an ally, but we need to work with them: Opposes topic 17 1972: Didn't protest in streets, but anti-Vietnam War: Favors topic 17 Vietnam War did little to combat spread of Communism: Strongly Favors topic 17
Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+2 points on Economic scale)	Green New Deal is well-intended but too extreme: Opposes topic 18 Green New Deal is unrealistic at $40 trillion: 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)
Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-3 points on Economic scale)	$22 trillion debt is immoral and reckless: Opposes topic 20 $5M to start community lending in Great Recession: Strongly Favors topic 20 Key to job growth is loans to small business: Strongly Favors topic 20 2009 stimulus package lifted consumer confidence: Strongly Favors topic 20 Debt ceiling agreement and balanced budget will save economy: 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)

Pro-choice, but against third trimester abortion: Favors topic 1
Pro-choice advocate for all of my life: Strongly Favors topic 1

Favors topic 2:
Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Regardless of skin color, get every American represented: Favors topic 2
Starbucks did little to stop sexual harassment of employees: Strongly Opposes topic 2
Race Together: dialog about race relations in stores: Strongly Favors topic 2
Open discussion about black communities' mistrust of police: Favors topic 2
After Ferguson riots, distribute compendium about race: Favors topic 2
Ignoring shootings of black men makes us part of the problem: Strongly Favors topic 2
Better race relations starts with conversation: Strongly Favors topic 2

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

Race Together: conversation on race with all Starbucks staff: Favors topic 3
American Dream can't be accessible only in right zip code: Favors topic 3
Support AIDS programs and employee AIDS walks: Favors topic 3

Favors topic 4:
Keep God in the public sphere
(-3 points on Social scale)

Science is real, and so is religion and faith: Favors topic 4
CARE programs in rural areas in Third World: Favors topic 4

Favors topic 5:
Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Medicare-for-All: $32T cost is out of touch with reality: Opposes topic 5
ObamaCare is ok, but Medicare-for-All goes too far: Favors topic 5
False choice between socialized medicine & ObamaCare repeal: Favors topic 5
Keep employee health benefits during Great Recession: Favors topic 5
Apply affordable healthcare to part-time employees: Favors topic 5
Single-payer health care is a false promise: Opposes topic 5
Expand coverage to include part-time employees: Favors topic 5
Offer employee coverage for terminal illnesses: Favors topic 5

No opinion on topic 6:
Privatize Social Security
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

FoodShare: Distribute unsold Starbucks items to food banks: Opposes topic 8
Protect earth's resources and promote sustainable farming: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Effort to reduce environmental impact of Starbucks: Opposes topic 8
Human deforestation contributes more carbon than all cars: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Paper sleeves instead of polystyrene coffee cups: Strongly Opposes topic 8

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

Restore public trust by increasing police diversity: Opposes topic 9

Opposes topic 10:
Absolute right to gun ownership
(-3 points on Economic scale)

Honor Second Amendment but enact sensible gun laws: Opposes topic 10
False choice between gun ban and unlimited gun ownership: Opposes topic 10
2013: Requested customers not bring guns to Starbucks: Opposes topic 10

Strongly Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Would increase taxes on rich, sketchy on details: Favors topic 11
Rich should pay higher taxes, and corporations too: Favors topic 11
Tax cuts for the middle class; but wealthy pay more: Strongly Favors topic 11

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

Immigrants exemplify the American dream: Favors topic 12
Border security ok, but don't demonize immigrants: Favors topic 12
False choice between mass deportation and abolishing ICE: Favors topic 12
Hire 10,000 refugees from Trump's Muslim-ban countries: Strongly Favors topic 12

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

Trump's tariff war is a strategic mistake: Favors topic 13
Bring manufacturing back, even at cost to bottom line: Opposes topic 13
Starbucks has opened thousands of stores in China: Favors topic 13
Framework for coffee importers: improve quality of life: Opposes topic 13

Strongly Opposes topic 14:
Support American Exceptionalism
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Strengthen NATO alliance to fight Russian cyber-attacks: Strongly Opposes topic 14

Favors topic 15:
Expand the military
(-3 points on Social scale)

President must take responsibility for V.A.: Favors topic 15
Imagine if politicians lived by "Honor, country, and duty": Favors topic 15

Strongly Favors topic 16:
Make voter registration easier
(+5 points on Social scale)

Gerrymandered districts reflect will of political parties: Strongly Favors topic 16

Favors topic 17:
Avoid foreign entanglements
(+2 points on Social scale)

China is not an ally, but we need to work with them: Opposes topic 17
1972: Didn't protest in streets, but anti-Vietnam War: Favors topic 17
Vietnam War did little to combat spread of Communism: Strongly Favors topic 17

Opposes topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)

Green New Deal is well-intended but too extreme: Opposes topic 18
Green New Deal is unrealistic at $40 trillion: 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)

Favors topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(-3 points on Economic scale)

$22 trillion debt is immoral and reckless: Opposes topic 20
$5M to start community lending in Great Recession: Strongly Favors topic 20
Key to job growth is loans to small business: Strongly Favors topic 20
2009 stimulus package lifted consumer confidence: Strongly Favors topic 20
Debt ceiling agreement and balanced budget will save economy: Opposes topic 20

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Howard Schultz on Abortion
Click here for 2 full quotes on Abortion OR other political leaders on Abortion. Pro-choice, but against third trimester abortion. (Apr 2019) Pro-choice advocate for all of my life. (Mar 2019)

Howard Schultz on Jobs
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Howard Schultz on Technology
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