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@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the government increase spending on public transporta…
Yes - and reduce car dependency. Look to the Netherlands as a model for restructuring municipal infrastructure for a bro…
@9BZBP4B
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Many help, some are captured or corrupted. Worker Ownership is in my opinion preferable. We claim to hold democratic val…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Do you support a universal basic income program?
Yes, or one of a number of similar programs could be acceptable. If your society depends on the threat of destitution an…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the government raise taxes on the rich?
Yes. Repeal the Trump tax cuts. Tax capital gains, tax land, and tax inheritances. Keep these hefty. Increase funding fo…
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@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the technology of our financial system transition to …
No. Blockchain technology has many of the the same social and institutional vulnerabilities as standard banking, but shi…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?
The death penalty is not an effective preventative deterrent in any other crimes - why would it be MORE effective when a…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining …
I'm confident that police unions retain too much influence in misconduct cases... and I wonder whether limitations on co…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the government fund the World Health Organization?
The WHO, or analogous organizations are expected to become increasingly necessary in the coming decades. Better that the…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections…
The United States has a right to make public statements of its interests, and to opine on matters of policy on the world…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to c…
Any sales of weapons ought to be conditional - US foreign policy interests are complex, but human rights ought to be a m…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the United States provide military supplies and fundi…
Yes, and ideally Ukraine should be afforded NATO membership at the earliest opportunity.
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
The short answer is no - the long answer involves asking, "where is the state of Israel, who is included in it, and what…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
Spying is a common practice between nations, including current allies. It is an embarrassment when it is exposed, but is…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at l…
Civic service requirements need not be predicated on military applications. Expand the applicable forms of public servic…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation…
No, torture is ineffective, inhumane, ineffective, it violates our own Constitution, and it violates international laws.
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
Respond to truancy with distance learning. If the student prefers not to be in school during school hours, let them lear…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Do you support charter schools?
Charter schools are successful because they are able to selectively accept and refuse students. Public schools are requi…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
This ought to be the purview of the President's security services, with approval from Congress. Air Force One is a mobil…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should social media companies ban political advertising?
Maybe... we must be careful. Social media companies in their current form need much more stringent regulation, in ways t…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats a…
Impose ethical standards and enforcement; increase the number of judges, and randomly rotate their participation in hear…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
Yes. Addiction is not a crime, it is a difficult to treat condition which happens to be extremely profitable for violent…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the President mobilize the U.S. military against Mexi…
No. Military intervention will not be effective against an industry that operates on immense demand for illicit substanc…
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should France continue to assassinate suspected terrorists i…
No, except in cases where there is international cooperation and consent.
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should the President be able to authorize military force aga…
No, except in cases where there is international cooperation and consent.
@9BZBP4B
from Maryland
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Should universities provide “trigger warnings” a…
This might be a good idea in responsible practice, but would be difficult to mandate and enforce. A better idea might be…