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Ben Carson on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Need civil discussion between pro-life and pro-choice. (Nov 2015)
- I would love to see Roe v. Wade overturned. (Oct 2015)
- Maybe exceptions for life of mother, not for rape or incest. (Oct 2015)
- Was personally against abortion; but what others do matters. (Aug 2015)
- Drugs OK to prevent conception in instances of rape & incest. (Aug 2015)
- Planned Parenthood historically targets black communities. (Aug 2015)
- I spent my career saving the lives of little babies. (Aug 2015)
- Ban abortion more than 20 weeks after fertilization. (May 2015)
- No abortion for convenience. (Jan 2014)
- The thought of abortion for convenience is repugnant. (Jan 2014)
- Persuaded mother of hydrocephalic baby to cancel abortion. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Budget & Economy
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- Stop tinkering around the edges & address the problem. (Nov 2015)
- Raise debt limit on condition of making cuts. (Oct 2015)
- Raise debt ceiling, but ensure you won't have to do it again. (Oct 2015)
- $18T national debt pales with $200T liability fiscal gap. (Sep 2015)
- Release the economic engine; regulations fetter it down. (May 2015)
- Let the economy work the way it's supposed to. (Jan 2014)
- The free market works. (Jan 2014)
- 1990s deregulation paved way for 2008 economic meltdown. (Jan 2012)
- Cut every agency spending by 10%, with no exceptions. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Civil Rights
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- People can only afford to live in certain places. (Jul 2020)
- Scrap HUD tool for racial discrimination in public housing. (Sep 2017)
- Everyone gets the same rights; nobody gets extra rights. (Feb 2016)
- Constitution protects gays equally, but not marriage. (Oct 2015)
- I have nothing against gay people, but no marriage. (Oct 2015)
- Political correctness undermines Black Lives Matter movement. (Aug 2015)
- Homosexuality is a choice, but same-sex marriage is the law. (May 2015)
- Give gays rights, but not marriage, because it's a choice. (Mar 2015)
- Don't let the PC police label conservatives as extremists. (Feb 2015)
- Underdog status is not determined any longer by race. (Feb 2014)
- Underdog status is no longer determined by race. (Feb 2014)
- Apologized for likening homosexuality to pedophilia. (Mar 2013)
- Marriage should not be extended to same-sex couples. (Mar 2013)
- 1960s: experienced racism in inner-city Boston and Detroit. (Jan 2012)
- Reparations for WWII Japanese ok, but not for slavery. (Jan 2012)
- Not all black candidates share Obama's left-wing politics. (Jan 2012)
- Redefining marriage is slippery slope with disastrous ending. (Jan 2012)
- Legal binding relationship for gays to enjoy property rights. (Jan 2012)
- Free speech is wonderful, but hate speech causes actual harm. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Corporations
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- Smart bank regulation necessary to protect people. (Oct 2015)
- Tithing teaches about not hoarding as capitalist greed. (Jan 2012)
- Highest corporate tax rate causes highest national debt. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Crime
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- Arrests for "Driving While Black" is common. (Nov 2014)
- Equip police with body cameras to avoid abusiveness. (Nov 2014)
- Develop inner city resources to build alternatives to crime. (Aug 2014)
- On Trayvon: It's not a perfect system, but is best we have. (Jul 2013)
- On "Stand Your Ground": Turn down the rhetoric. (Jul 2013)
- Imagine the mayhem if all police protection were removed. (Jan 2012)
- Motorcyclists not wearing helmets consume medical resources. (Jan 2012)
- Excessive litigation would end with "loser pays" arrangement. (Jan 2012)
- Stop politically-correct prejudice against blacks vs. whites. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Drugs
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- Change national narrative so fewer die from drugs. (Nov 2015)
- Addiction results from weakened values. (Nov 2015)
- Exposure to marijuana results in decreased IQ. (Oct 2015)
- Marijuana is a starter drug; keep barriers to hedonism. (Oct 2015)
- Intensify the War on Drugs at federal level. (Oct 2015)
- Maybe medical marijuana, but recreational use is a gateway. (Oct 2015)
- Marijuana for medical use, but not for recreational use. (Jan 2014)
- Religion kept me away from 1960s sex and drugs. (Jan 2012)
- Reducing blood alcohol limit to .02 reduces drunk driving. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Carson Scholars Fund: $7M in scholarships. (Dec 2018)
- Free college is a non-starter. (Feb 2016)
- Incentivize the state to offer vouchers. (Nov 2015)
- Free medical care to fix primary care deficit. (Oct 2015)
- Our public education system has become a propaganda system. (May 2015)
- Supports charter schools; supports local control. (May 2015)
- Supports homeschooling; supports teaching values. (May 2015)
- Education has power to lift families out of destitution. (Apr 2015)
- Private schooling better than Common Core public schooling. (Feb 2015)
- When you educate a man, you liberate a man. (May 2014)
- College grads today fail a 6th-grade test from the 1800s. (May 2014)
- School choice increases competitive nature of education. (Apr 2013)
- Education worked for me; don't throw young people away. (Mar 2013)
- Evolution and creationism both require faith. (May 2012)
- Creationists have God's ethics; evolutionists must find them. (May 2012)
- As child, mother required written book reports. (Jan 2012)
- Southern slaveowners knew education would empower slaves. (Jan 2012)
- Maintaining American pinnacle requires math, not athletics. (Jan 2012)
- Carson Scholars Fund: for humanitarian & superior academics. (Jan 2012)
- THINK BIG: Talent, Honesty, Insight, Nice, Knowledge.God. (Jan 2012)
- Carson Reading Rooms: 4,800 scholarships totaling $2 million. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Energy & Oil
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- Keep ethanol mandate; unfair to withdraw contracts. (Jan 2016)
- Change archaic exportation rules to send energy to Europe. (Dec 2015)
- Best policy is to get rid of all subsidies. (Oct 2015)
- Smart way in Mideast is to declare energy independence. (Sep 2015)
- Climate debate is distracting and irrelevant. (May 2015)
- EPA must work with business; warming or cooling not relevant. (Nov 2014)
- Petroleum independence would deprive terrorists of funding. (Jan 2012)
- Intelligently tap our own resources offshore & in Alaska. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Environment
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- Deregulation includes land use & federal housing policy. (Jan 2017)
- Native Americans casinos are justified, but not beneficial. (Jan 2012)
- Protecting environment logical for capitalists & socialists. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Every Israeli thinks we have turned our backs on them. (Feb 2016)
- North Korea's leader is unstable, but understands strength. (Feb 2016)
- Use economic power to keep North Korea & Russia contained. (Dec 2015)
- Focus on funding refugee camps; not bringing refugees to US. (Nov 2015)
- Trust experts to decide rules of engagement for ISIS. (Nov 2015)
- Political solution must accompany military solution in Syria. (Nov 2015)
- Continue to confront China in South China Sea. (Nov 2015)
- Corner Putin by arming Ukraine & reducing oil dependence. (Nov 2015)
- Take a stronger stance against Chinese cyber-attacks. (Sep 2015)
- Foreign development aid is a win-win situation. (Sep 2015)
- Leave no doubt that we will stand with South Korea. (Aug 2015)
- Obama has turned his back on Israel. (Aug 2015)
- Military force is not off the table when it comes to Russia. (May 2015)
- Would not go to war with Russia over Ukraine. (May 2015)
- Pinnacle nations before us contributed to their own demise. (May 2015)
- Back Israel and follow what Netanyahu wants on Iran. (May 2015)
- Don't just sit around waiting to see what other people do. (Feb 2015)
- America on same bad path as ancient Rome, but we can fix it. (May 2014)
- US is exceptional, with different values than rest of world. (May 2014)
- Rome's decline began with immoral lifestyle; like in America. (Jan 2012)
- Freedom is why people come from Cuba to US, not vice versa. (Jan 2012)
- US poverty pales compared to billions in India & Africa. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Government Reform
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- Supreme Court was not partisan, but it has become so. (Feb 2016)
- Appointing a justice before election would be divisive. (Feb 2016)
- We have 645 federal agencies--that's way, way too many. (Feb 2016)
- Regulations cost small businesses $34,000 per employee. (Oct 2015)
- Regulations cost $34,000 per employee, hurting business. (Oct 2015)
- Covertly spy on government workers to make them work harder. (Jun 2015)
- We should discuss "judicial review" in its modern usage. (May 2015)
- 5-year federal hiring freeze, to decrease size of government. (Jan 2015)
- Large cumbersome government needs to be deflated. (Oct 2013)
- Human nature makes giving up power difficult. (Jan 2012)
- Too many lawyers in government; get more doctors in. (Jan 2012)
- Lengthen House term to 6-10 years, with no re-election. (Jan 2012)
- Bloated government keeps itself busy to justify existence. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- No limits to gun ownership, except in cases of insanity. (Oct 2015)
- 2nd amendment critical in guarding against tyranny. (Oct 2015)
- Regard with suspicion anyone ignoring the Second Amendment. (Nov 2014)
- Law-abiding citizens have right to guns without registration. (Mar 2014)
- Extremely pro-2nd Amendment; never let anyone tamper with it. (Feb 2014)
- Semi-automatic weapons ok in countryside, but not cities. (Mar 2013)
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Ben Carson on Health Care
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Click here for 26 full quotes on Health Care
OR background on Health Care.
- There's a strong connection between health and housing. (Jan 2017)
- Health empowerment accounts for families. (Feb 2016)
- Health empowerment account for all on the day you're born. (Feb 2016)
- I don't want to end Medicare, just make it more efficient. (Nov 2015)
- Give people the option to opt out of Medicare. (Oct 2015)
- Health savings accounts for families to buy health care. (Oct 2015)
- Replace need for Medicare with HSAs & catastrophic insurance. (Oct 2015)
- Health Savings Accounts make insurance companies irrelevant. (Oct 2015)
- Health Savings Accounts make Medicaid less relevant. (Oct 2015)
- ObamaCare flies in the face of principles of America. (Oct 2015)
- Vaccines never caused autism; vaccination is important. (Sep 2015)
- ObamaCare is analogous to slavery. (May 2015)
- Obamacare is about restriction and control. (Feb 2015)
- Vaccines are extremely important, despite individual rights. (Feb 2015)
- Spokesperson for Mannatech nutrition supplement for 10 years. (Jan 2015)
- Ban Ebola-infected people from entry; treat them elsewhere. (Oct 2014)
- ObamaCare robs you of your ability to control your own life. (May 2014)
- ObamaCare is the worst thing since slavery. (Oct 2013)
- Health savings account from birth; teach poor responsibility. (Feb 2013)
- Fund HSAs for indigent from collected HSAs of the rest of us. (Feb 2013)
- Two-tiered system ok as long as care is adequate. (Jan 2012)
- Saudi Arabian solution: stiff penalties for medical fraud. (Jan 2012)
- Regulate insurance companies as non-profit services. (Jan 2012)
- Government responsibility for catastrophic coverage. (Jan 2012)
- Let paralyzed quadriplegics choose to die if they wish it. (Jan 2012)
- Suffered research cancer injection and prostate cancer. (Dec 2007)
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Ben Carson on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- New type of war means dirty bombs and cyberattacks. (Jan 2016)
- Rebuild B52's, submarines, missiles: all three need upgrades. (Dec 2015)
- Doesn't want ISIS to know if he condones torture or not. (Nov 2015)
- Beef up intelligence gathering, including in mosques. (Nov 2015)
- Keep 2nd amendment rights for people on terror watchlist. (Nov 2015)
- Goal of global jihadists is to destroy our way of life. (Nov 2015)
- Religion not sufficient probable cause to track. (Sep 2015)
- Use intellect instead of aggression in some circumstances. (Sep 2015)
- Don't tie military's hands in terrorism fight, even torture. (Aug 2015)
- Our armed forces are at smallest size in decades. (Aug 2015)
- ISIL is clear threat; aggressively commit to its destruction. (Jun 2015)
- Shia-led Iran is more dangerous than ISIL. (May 2015)
- Give the military the tools they need to meet our needs. (Feb 2014)
- Roman Empire fell because military was stretched too thin. (Jan 2012)
- Ethical world leadership stops bullies with brutal force. (Jan 2012)
- Confront radical violent elements of all religions. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- Stop illegal immigration, then have a fair path to residency. (Feb 2016)
- Gather group of experts to screen out terrorists. (Jan 2016)
- Guest worker program; no citizenship for illegals. (Oct 2015)
- Many immigrants are criminals from Iraq, Somalia and Russia. (Sep 2015)
- Our southern border is so porous, anybody can get in. (Sep 2015)
- Turn off the spigots, then allow agricultural guest workers. (Sep 2015)
- We have the ability to build a border wall, but not the will. (Sep 2015)
- Taking in Middle Eastern refugees could be dangerous. (Sep 2015)
- Use drones to destroy smuggler hide-outs on Mexican border. (Aug 2015)
- Moral low road to use cheap labor if no path to citizenship. (Feb 2015)
- Pathway to citizenship unfair to past & current immigrants. (Feb 2015)
- Use Canadian model for guest worker program. (Jan 2015)
- Common-sense solutions: guest workers plus harsher penalties. (Jan 2015)
- Overwhelming majority want the southern border secured. (Jan 2012)
- Deportation is moral low road; create guest worker program. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Raising the minimum wage increases unemployment. (Nov 2015)
- Minimum wage should probably be raised; then index it. (Sep 2015)
- College job: supervised highway cleanup crews. (Jan 2012)
- Unions bad when they focus on power & not future generations. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Principles & Values
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- Coronavirus: Go about normal activities if you're healthy. (Mar 2020)
- Our nation is heading off the abyss of destruction. (Feb 2016)
- 2AM phone calls are about presidential judgement. (Feb 2016)
- Islam is inconsistent with the Constitution. (Sep 2015)
- Muslims can be President, if they subjugate their beliefs. (Sep 2015)
Personal Background
- I had no relationship with Mannatech but I take the product. (Oct 2015)
- I'm the only one on this stage who separated Siamese twins. (Aug 2015)
- Raised in inner-city Detroit; poor student in grade school. (Mar 2013)
- Neurosurgeon who specialized in separating conjoined twins. (Mar 2013)
- DIRECT: Deny, Ignore, Resist, Exempt, Conform, Transform. (Jan 2012)
- Naively committed plagiarism in college psychology course. (Jan 2012)
Political Philosophy
- We need to recognize again that there IS right and wrong. (Jan 2016)
- America designed for citizen-statesman as commander-in-chief. (Dec 2015)
- Don't give away values for the sake of political correctness. (Oct 2015)
- A Muslim president would not stay true to American values. (Sep 2015)
- I was a radical Democrat but then I listened to Reagan. (Sep 2015)
- I will not lick the boots of billionaires. (Sep 2015)
- Important experience is having a brain, not being politician. (Aug 2015)
- Secular progressives cause our problems; Hillary is epitome. (Aug 2015)
- Our brain makes us who we are, not our skin. (Aug 2015)
- President needs common sense understand of Constitution. (May 2014)
- PC police make us afraid to say "Merry Christmas". (May 2014)
- Five doctors signed Declaration; we solve problems. (May 2014)
- Our flag symbolizes one nation, under God, indivisible. (May 2014)
- Raised a Democrat, but became a registered Independent. (Jan 2012)
- Democracy was never intended as a spectator sport. (Jan 2012)
- Wise voters look at their representatives' voting records. (Jan 2012)
- Tea Partiers & Independents reject spoon-fed biased media. (Jan 2012)
- For eagle to fly straight, balance left wing & right wing. (Jan 2012)
- B/WA: Best/Worst Analysis for risk assessment. (Dec 2007)
Religion
- Personal religion important, but it's not the law. (Mar 2015)
- Bible study overcame youthful violence and anger. (Mar 2013)
- Not running for office, but God may call on me. (Mar 2013)
- End the "war on God". (Mar 2013)
- 2010: Vetted for Lt. Gov., but decision to run "up to God". (Feb 2013)
- All religions provide beliefs that make us reasonable. (Jan 2012)
- National Day of Prayer is a suggestion, not a requirement. (Jan 2012)
- God granted me a miracle in passing freshman chemistry. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Social Security
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OR background on Social Security.
- Individuals responsible for pension; with federal supplement. (Jan 2015)
- Raise retirement age gradually; & forbid raiding Trust Fund. (Jan 2015)
- Each person should be responsible for their own pension. (Jan 2015)
- Gradually raise the age of eligibility for benefits. (Jan 2015)
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Ben Carson on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- The IRS is not honest and we need to get rid of them. (Feb 2016)
- Taxes start at 150% of poverty level & some tax below that. (Feb 2016)
- Cancel mortgage deduction and charitable deduction. (Nov 2015)
- Tithing at 15%, plus removing all loopholes & waste. (Oct 2015)
- Progressive taxation on the rich--that's socialism. (Sep 2015)
- Flat tax of 10%-15% is fairest option, even for low-income. (Aug 2015)
- Concentrate on incentivizing entrepreneurial risk taking. (Aug 2015)
- Regulations increase the cost of living. (Aug 2015)
- God's a pretty fair guy, so tithing is better than FairTax. (Aug 2015)
- Proposes a flat tax between 10 and 15 percent. (May 2015)
- IRS unneeded with proportional flat tax system. (May 2015)
- God says tithe at 10%; no triple tithe for bumper crops. (May 2014)
- Bible endorses flat tax--10% tithing. (Feb 2013)
- Nothing in Constitution supports redistributing wealth. (Jan 2012)
- Not unpatriotic for rich to take advantage of loopholes. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Beef up cyber capabilities; reinvigorate space program. (Oct 2015)
- Use computer teaching and virtual classrooms. (Jan 2012)
- Respect privacy; don't use info from post-9-11 monitoring. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Replacing Mideast dictators leads to chaos, like in Iraq. (Feb 2016)
- Bomb oil tankers even if it hurts the environment. (Feb 2016)
- Bomb oil tankers coming out of ISIS caliphate. (Jan 2016)
- Support Syrian refugees in Jordan; place more with Kurds. (Dec 2015)
- Military intelligence underused in crafting Syria strategy. (Nov 2015)
- Counter countries propping up Assad: Russia and Iran. (Nov 2015)
- Maintain U.S. military presence in Afghanistan. (Oct 2015)
- FactCheck: Yes, Congress declared war after 9/11, sort of. (Oct 2015)
- Don't get involved in Syria, but push ISIS in that direction. (Sep 2015)
- I opposed war in Iraq in 2003; then I opposed withdrawal. (Sep 2015)
- Untie the military's hands; let them destroy ISIS. (May 2015)
- Eradicate ISIS as quickly and efficiently as possible. (Mar 2015)
- Tyranny follows if we disarm nukes & madmen get them. (Jan 2012)
- No right to assume that our way was right for 1960s Vietnam. (Jan 2012)
- Morality of war in Iraq was highly debatable. (Jan 2012)
- Better response than post-9-11 invasions: oil independence. (Jan 2012)
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Ben Carson on Welfare & Poverty
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OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Eliminate income-based rent increases in public housing. (Sep 2017)
- Cycle people up and out of public housing developments. (Sep 2017)
- Housing integration is ok, but why must residents solve it? (Jan 2017)
- Ideal is every person in a home; but we don't have the funds. (Jan 2017)
- We the people--not government--should take care of indigent. (Feb 2016)
- Give poor people opportunity to not be poor people. (Nov 2015)
- America provides opportunities for poor. (Sep 2015)
- War on poverty perpetuates generational dependence. (Apr 2015)
- Get rid of dependency; that's true compassion. (Feb 2015)
- Charities better at providing for needy than the government. (Mar 2013)
- Those who don't want to work? They are on their own. (Jan 2012)
- Government entitlements compete with private-sector charity. (Jan 2012)
- Eradicate poverty by providing education and requiring work. (Jan 2012)
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topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
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| Need civil discussion between pro-life and pro-choice: Neutral on topic 1 I would love to see Roe v. Wade overturned: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Maybe exceptions for life of mother, not for rape or incest: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Was personally against abortion; but what others do matters: Strongly Opposes topic 1 Drugs OK to prevent conception in instances of rape & incest: Favors topic 1 Planned Parenthood historically targets black communities: Opposes topic 1 I spent my career saving the lives of little babies: Strongly Opposes topic 1 No abortion for convenience: Strongly Opposes topic 1 The thought of abortion for convenience is repugnant: Strongly Opposes topic 1 |
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topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
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| People can only afford to live in certain places: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Scrap HUD tool for racial discrimination in public housing: Opposes topic 2 Housing integration is ok, but why must residents solve it?: Opposes topic 2 Political correctness undermines Black Lives Matter movement: Opposes topic 2 Arrests for "Driving While Black" is common: Strongly Favors topic 2 Underdog status is not determined any longer by race: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Underdog status is no longer determined by race: Strongly Opposes topic 2 |
Opposes
topic 3:Comfortable with same-sex marriage
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Everyone gets the same rights; nobody gets extra rights: Opposes topic 3 Constitution protects gays equally, but not marriage: Strongly Opposes topic 3 I have nothing against gay people, but no marriage: Opposes topic 3 Homosexuality is a choice, but same-sex marriage is the law: Favors topic 3 Give gays rights, but not marriage, because it's a choice: Opposes topic 3 Marriage should not be extended to same-sex couples: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Redefining marriage is slippery slope with disastrous ending: Strongly Opposes topic 3 Legal binding relationship for gays to enjoy property rights: Favors topic 3 |
Strongly Favors
topic 4:Keep God in the public sphere
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Islam is inconsistent with the Constitution: Strongly Favors topic 4 Charities better at providing for needy than the government: Strongly Favors topic 4 PC police make us afraid to say "Merry Christmas": Favors topic 4 End the "war on God": Strongly Favors topic 4 All religions provide beliefs that make us reasonable: Strongly Favors topic 4 National Day of Prayer is a suggestion, not a requirement: Strongly Favors topic 4 |
Opposes
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| There's a strong connection between health and housing: Favors topic 5 Health empowerment accounts for families: Opposes topic 5 Health empowerment account for all on the day you're born: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Health savings accounts for families to buy health care: Opposes topic 5 Replace need for Medicare with HSAs & catastrophic insurance: Opposes topic 5 Free medical care to fix primary care deficit: Favors topic 5 Health Savings Accounts make insurance companies irrelevant: Opposes topic 5 Health Savings Accounts make Medicaid less relevant: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare flies in the face of principles of America: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare is analogous to slavery: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Obamacare is about restriction and control: Strongly Opposes topic 5 ObamaCare robs you of your ability to control your own life.: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Health savings account from birth; teach poor responsibility: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Fund HSAs for indigent from collected HSAs of the rest of us: Opposes topic 5 Two-tiered system ok as long as care is adequate: Opposes topic 5 Regulate insurance companies as non-profit services: Strongly Favors topic 5 Government responsibility for catastrophic coverage: Strongly Favors topic 5 |
Strongly Favors
topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Individuals responsible for pension; with federal supplement: Strongly Favors topic 6 Raise retirement age gradually; & forbid raiding Trust Fund: Favors topic 6 Each person should be responsible for their own pension: Strongly Favors topic 6 Gradually raise the age of eligibility for benefits: Favors topic 6 |
Strongly Favors
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Incentivize the state to offer vouchers: Strongly Favors topic 7 Our public education system has become a propaganda system: Favors topic 7 Supports charter schools; supports local control: Strongly Favors topic 7 Supports homeschooling; supports teaching values: Favors topic 7 Education has power to lift families out of destitution: Opposes topic 7 Private schooling better than Common Core public schooling: Strongly Favors topic 7 School choice increases competitive nature of education: Strongly Favors topic 7 |
Favors
topic 8:Fight EPA regulatory over-reach
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Regulations cost small businesses $34,000 per employee: Favors topic 8 EPA must work with business; warming or cooling not relevant: Favors topic 8 Large cumbersome government needs to be deflated: Favors topic 8 Protecting environment logical for capitalists & socialists: Opposes topic 8 |
Opposes
topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(+2 points on Social scale)
| Equip police with body cameras to avoid abusiveness: Opposes topic 9 Develop inner city resources to build alternatives to crime: Strongly Opposes topic 9 On Trayvon: It's not a perfect system, but is best we have: Opposes topic 9 Imagine the mayhem if all police protection were removed: Favors topic 9 Saudi Arabian solution: stiff penalties for medical fraud: Favors topic 9 |
Strongly Favors
topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| Keep 2nd amendment rights for people on terror watchlist: Strongly Favors topic 10 No limits to gun ownership, except in cases of insanity: Favors topic 10 2nd amendment critical in guarding against tyranny: Strongly Favors topic 10 Regard with suspicion anyone ignoring the Second Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 10 Law-abiding citizens have right to guns without registration: Strongly Favors topic 10 Extremely pro-2nd Amendment; never let anyone tamper with it: Strongly Favors topic 10 Semi-automatic weapons ok in countryside, but not cities: Opposes topic 10 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| The IRS is not honest and we need to get rid of them: Opposes topic 11 Taxes start at 150% of poverty level & some tax below that: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Cancel mortgage deduction and charitable deduction: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tithing at 15%, plus removing all loopholes & waste: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Progressive taxation on the rich--that's socialism: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Flat tax of 10%-15% is fairest option, even for low-income: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Concentrate on incentivizing entrepreneurial risk taking: Opposes topic 11 IRS unneeded with proportional flat tax system: Strongly Opposes topic 11 God says tithe at 10%; no triple tithe for bumper crops: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Bible endorses flat tax--10% tithing: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Highest corporate tax rate causes highest national debt: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Nothing in Constitution supports redistributing wealth: Strongly Opposes topic 11 |
Opposes
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Guest worker program; no citizenship for illegals: Opposes topic 12 Many immigrants are criminals from Iraq, Somalia and Russia: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Our southern border is so porous, anybody can get in: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Turn off the spigots, then allow agricultural guest workers: Favors topic 12 We have the ability to build a border wall, but not the will: Opposes topic 12 Use drones to destroy smuggler hide-outs on Mexican border: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Moral low road to use cheap labor if no path to citizenship: Favors topic 12 Pathway to citizenship unfair to past & current immigrants: Strongly Opposes topic 12 Use Canadian model for guest worker program: Favors topic 12 Overwhelming majority want the southern border secured: Strongly Opposes topic 12 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(-5 points on Economic scale)
| Stop severe trade imbalance via stiff tariffs: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Stop severe trade imbalance: Opposes topic 13 |
Favors
topic 14:Support American Exceptionalism
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Our nation is heading off the abyss of destruction: Opposes topic 14 Focus on funding refugee camps; not bringing refugees to US: Favors topic 14 Corner Putin by arming Ukraine & reducing oil dependence: Strongly Favors topic 14 Taking in Middle Eastern refugees could be dangerous: Strongly Favors topic 14 Pinnacle nations before us contributed to their own demise: Opposes topic 14 Back Israel and follow what Netanyahu wants on Iran: Favors topic 14 Ban Ebola-infected people from entry; treat them elsewhere: Favors topic 14 US is exceptional, with different values than rest of world: Strongly Favors topic 14 |
Strongly Favors
topic 15:Expand the military
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Rebuild B52's, submarines, missiles: all three need upgrades: Strongly Favors topic 15 Beef up cyber capabilities; reinvigorate space program: Strongly Favors topic 15 Our armed forces are at smallest size in decades: Strongly Favors topic 15 Give the military the tools they need to meet our needs: Strongly Favors topic 15 Roman Empire fell because military was stretched too thin: Opposes topic 15 |
No opinion on
topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(0 points on Social scale)
| (No votes on which to base response) |
Opposes
topic 17:Avoid foreign entanglements
(-3 points on Social scale)
| Replacing Mideast dictators leads to chaos, like in Iraq: Favors topic 17 Political solution must accompany military solution in Syria: Favors topic 17 Continue to confront China in South China Sea: Opposes topic 17 Counter countries propping up Assad: Russia and Iran: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Maintain U.S. military presence in Afghanistan: Opposes topic 17 I opposed war in Iraq in 2003; then I opposed withdrawal: Opposes topic 17 Leave no doubt that we will stand with South Korea: Opposes topic 17 Military force is not off the table when it comes to Russia: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Shia-led Iran is more dangerous than ISIL: Opposes topic 17 Untie the military's hands; let them destroy ISIS: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Eradicate ISIS as quickly and efficiently as possible: Strongly Opposes topic 17 Ethical world leadership stops bullies with brutal force: Favors topic 17 Tyranny follows if we disarm nukes & madmen get them: Opposes topic 17 No right to assume that our way was right for 1960s Vietnam: Favors topic 17 Morality of war in Iraq was highly debatable: Favors topic 17 Better response than post-9-11 invasions: oil independence: Strongly Favors topic 17 |
Opposes
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(+2 points on Economic scale)
| Keep ethanol mandate; unfair to withdraw contracts: Favors topic 18 Change archaic exportation rules to send energy to Europe: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Smart way in Mideast is to declare energy independence: Favors topic 18 Climate debate is distracting and irrelevant: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Petroleum independence would deprive terrorists of funding: Favors topic 18 Intelligently tap our own resources offshore & in Alaska: Strongly Opposes topic 18 |
Strongly Favors
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(-5 points on Social scale)
| Change national narrative so fewer die from drugs: Favors topic 19 Addiction results from weakened values: Favors topic 19 Exposure to marijuana results in decreased IQ: Favors topic 19 Marijuana is a starter drug; keep barriers to hedonism: Strongly Favors topic 19 Intensify the War on Drugs at federal level: Strongly Favors topic 19 Maybe medical marijuana, but recreational use is a gateway: Strongly Favors topic 19 Marijuana for medical use, but not for recreational use: Opposes topic 19 |
Strongly Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+5 points on Economic scale)
| We have 645 federal agencies--that's way, way too many: Opposes topic 20 Raise debt ceiling, but ensure you won't have to do it again: Strongly Opposes topic 20 $18T national debt pales with $200T liability fiscal gap: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Release the economic engine; regulations fetter it down: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Let the economy work the way it's supposed to: Strongly Opposes topic 20 The free market works: Strongly Opposes topic 20 |
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