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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 on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Our grandmothers were hopelessly oppressed & didn't know it: Strongly Favors topic 2 They stoke racial hatred to cut public services: Favors topic 2
No opinion on topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	National system covers all & removes wasteful inefficiencies: Strongly Favors topic 5 Divert military spending to preventable diseases abroad: Favors topic 5 Payments in health care system should be progressive: Strongly 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)	Unfair for emerging economies to bear environmental burden: Strongly Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	US uses imprisonment for population control: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Capital punishment is a crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Harsher penalties only serve to control the poor more: Opposes topic 9 Societal inequality causes crime: Opposes 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 Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Payments in tax system should be progressive: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Aside from Native Americans, we're all immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	WTO is just another tool for US intervention abroad: Opposes topic 13 Free Trade Agreements move jobs to non-union areas: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Trilateral world view means Latin America belongs to the US: Opposes topic 13 Free trade is all about corporate subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 13
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Our military is not for defense; rein it in: Strongly Opposes topic 15 US companies account for 60% of all of world's arms sales: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Federal scam: transfer funds to high-tech defense industries: Strongly Opposes topic 15
No opinion on topic 16: Make voter registration easier (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+2 points on Social scale)	Establish a nuclear weapons free zone in Middle East: Favors topic 17 Our Latin America policy benefits investors, not people: Opposes topic 17 Countries develop by avoiding colonization & ignoring market: Opposes topic 17 Cold War fear of USSR was played to control US population: Opposes topic 17 No-nuke zone in Middle East would end military aid to Israel: Opposes topic 17 Anyone threatened by Iraq can approach UN Security Council: Strongly Favors topic 17 UN authorizing US force in Iraq allows Iran to use force: Strongly Favors topic 17 US opposes Iraqi democracy because they get closer to Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17 US chartered UN & must follow UN decisions on Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Limited time on climate change; US going in wrong direction: Strongly Favors topic 18 Market can't solve climate change, structural changes needed: Strongly Favors topic 18 Task ahead enormous & there is not much time: Strongly Favors topic 18 Sign the Kyoto Protocol and rely on UN diplomacy: Strongly Favors topic 18 Oil is cheap because Pentagon�s expenditures keep it cheap: Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Drug war has focused on blacks and Hispanics: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Poisoning crops & biodiversity justified as "war on drugs": Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug use is falling anyway; drug war is fraudulent: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Drug War is an excuse for US military intervention abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Our grandmothers were hopelessly oppressed & didn't know it: Strongly Favors topic 2
They stoke racial hatred to cut public services: Favors topic 2

No opinion on topic 3:
Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(0 points on Social scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

National system covers all & removes wasteful inefficiencies: Strongly Favors topic 5
Divert military spending to preventable diseases abroad: Favors topic 5
Payments in health care system should be progressive: Strongly 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)

Unfair for emerging economies to bear environmental burden: Strongly Opposes topic 8

Strongly Opposes topic 9:
Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+5 points on Social scale)

US uses imprisonment for population control: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Capital punishment is a crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Harsher penalties only serve to control the poor more: Opposes topic 9
Societal inequality causes crime: Opposes 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 Favors topic 11:
Higher taxes on the wealthy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Payments in tax system should be progressive: Strongly Favors topic 11

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

Aside from Native Americans, we're all immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12

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

WTO is just another tool for US intervention abroad: Opposes topic 13
Free Trade Agreements move jobs to non-union areas: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Trilateral world view means Latin America belongs to the US: Opposes topic 13
Free trade is all about corporate subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 13

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Our military is not for defense; rein it in: Strongly Opposes topic 15
US companies account for 60% of all of world's arms sales: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Federal scam: transfer funds to high-tech defense industries: Strongly Opposes topic 15

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

(No votes on which to base response)

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

Establish a nuclear weapons free zone in Middle East: Favors topic 17
Our Latin America policy benefits investors, not people: Opposes topic 17
Countries develop by avoiding colonization & ignoring market: Opposes topic 17
Cold War fear of USSR was played to control US population: Opposes topic 17
No-nuke zone in Middle East would end military aid to Israel: Opposes topic 17
Anyone threatened by Iraq can approach UN Security Council: Strongly Favors topic 17
UN authorizing US force in Iraq allows Iran to use force: Strongly Favors topic 17
US opposes Iraqi democracy because they get closer to Iran: Strongly Favors topic 17
US chartered UN & must follow UN decisions on Iraq: Strongly Favors topic 17

Strongly Favors topic 18:
Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale)

Limited time on climate change; US going in wrong direction: Strongly Favors topic 18
Market can't solve climate change, structural changes needed: Strongly Favors topic 18
Task ahead enormous & there is not much time: Strongly Favors topic 18
Sign the Kyoto Protocol and rely on UN diplomacy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Oil is cheap because Pentagon�s expenditures keep it cheap: Favors topic 18

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

Drug war has focused on blacks and Hispanics: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Poisoning crops & biodiversity justified as "war on drugs": Strongly Opposes topic 19
Drug use is falling anyway; drug war is fraudulent: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Drug War is an excuse for US military intervention abroad: Strongly Opposes topic 19

No opinion on topic 20:
Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(0 points on Economic scale)

(No votes on which to base response)

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Noam Chomsky on Abortion
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Noam Chomsky on Education
Click here for 3 full quotes on Education OR other political leaders on Education. Supports state funding of higher education. (Apr 2011) Education must provide opportunities for self-fulfillment. (Nov 2006) Corporate propaganda in schools instills obedience. (Feb 1996)

Noam Chomsky on Jobs
Click here for 4 full quotes on Jobs OR other political leaders on Jobs. Recession unemployment jobs won't come back. (May 2012) Spread "industrial democracy" of worker-owned enterprises. (May 2012) Obama backed EFCA, then visited scab/lockout company. (Jun 2010) Free Trade Agreements move jobs to non-union areas. (May 1994)	< script type="text/javascript">

Noam Chomsky on Technology
Click here for 2 full quotes on Technology OR other political leaders on Technology. Scandal that Amtrak runs at same speed as in 1950s. (May 2012) Federal scam: transfer funds to high-tech defense industries. (Feb 1996)

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