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Question 1 answer D on
Economy:
When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: Cutting existing programs
- B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
- C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
- D: Raising Taxes
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'D' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Balanced $6B deficit with higher property taxes: D on question 1
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 2 answer A on
Energy:
When you think about America’s energy needs, which of the following solutions comes closest to your opinion?
- A: Strong investment in renewable energy like wind and solar
- B: More drilling than investment in renewables (mix of both solutions)
- C: More investment in renewable than drilling (mix of both solutions)
- D: Strong focus on offshore drilling and allowing drilling in federal lands including wildlife reserves
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 8 out of 9 statements:
$218M effort led to closure of 282 coal-fired power plants: A on question 2
America should be big part of climate solution: A on question 2
If some countries do right thing on climate, we all benefit: A on question 2
US must set real and binding carbon reduction targets: A on question 2
Cities are taking the lead on climate change: A on question 2
While greenhouse gas pollution is free, it will be abundant: C on question 2
PlaNYC: convert 13,000 taxis to hybrids or high-efficiency: A on question 2
Direct charge over cap-and-trade, to raise cost of carbon: A on question 2
Reduce NYC carbon emissions by 30% by 2030: A on question 2
This question weighted at 38% importance.
(Relative importance: 9 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 3 answer B on
Healthcare:
When you think about healthcare reform in the United States, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
- A: The Government should be the sole provider of healthcare insurance
- B: The Government should have a major role in providing healthcare insurance
- C: The Government should have a limited role in providing healthcare insurance
- D: Only private companies should provide healthcare insurance
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 2 out of 3 statements:
$2.5B trust fund for NYC future retirees’ health care: B on question 3
Pay-for-prevention towards goal of universal coverage: A on question 3
Prioritize city healthcare on HIV, diabetes & hypertension: B on question 3
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 4 answer A on
Immigration:
When you think about illegal immigration, which of the following solutions come closest to your opinion?
- A: All illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US legally
- B: Most illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the US, with some exceptions
- C: Most illegal immigrants should be deported, with some exceptions
- D: All illegal immigrants should be deported
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'A' from 2 out of 3 statements:
America's greatness begins with immigrants, not with a wall: A on question 4
Normalize status of otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants: A on question 4
Border controls fight natural forces of supply and demand: B on question 4
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 5 answer C on
Foreign Policy:
When you think about the US pursuing its interests abroad, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: The US should always act in its own interest regardless of what other countries think
- B: The US should rarely listen to other countries
- C: The US should listen to other countries more often than not
- D: The US should always listen to other countries before pursuing its own interests
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 1 out of 1 statements:
Partner with World Bank: reduce traffic fatalities worldwide: C on question 5
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 6 answer B on
Education:
When you think about education in the US, which of the following is closest to your opinion?
- A: School curriculums should be set entirely at a local school board level
- B: School curriculums should be set more by local school boards than at a national level
- C: School curriculums should be set more by national standards than at a local level
- D: School curriculums should be set entirely at a national standardized level
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'B' from 1 out of 1 statements:
No more tinkering at margins: cut bureaucracy; add charters: B on question 6
This question weighted at 4% importance.
(Relative importance: 1 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 7 answer C on
Social Issues:
When you think about the rights of same-sex couples, which of the following is closest to your personal opinion?
- A: Same-sex couples should not be allowed to marry or form any kind of civil union
- B: Same-sex couples should be allowed to form civil unions, but not to marry in the traditional sense
- C: Same-sex couples should be allowed to marry legally, with all the same rights as traditional marriages
- D: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 2 out of 2 statements:
Co-chaired "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" effort: C on question 7
Backs same-sex marriage: C on question 7
This question weighted at 8% importance.
(Relative importance: 2 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 8 answer C on
Environment:
Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
- A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
- B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
- C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
- D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
- E: Unsure
| Summary answer 'C' from 5 out of 8 statements:
EPA failing to focus on clean air and clean water: D on question 8
Congestion pricing: fee for driving into Manhattan: C on question 8
Teamed with Gov. Rendell on "Building America's Future": C on question 8
Investing in infrastructure critical to competitiveness: C on question 8
Creative housing: deck over highways & build brownfields: D on question 8
Clean up 7,600 acres of brownfields; build more parks: D on question 8
Environmental justice: clean soot in poor neighborhoods: C on question 8
$8 fee to enter NYC by car, to encourage mass transit: C on question 8
This question weighted at 33% importance.
(Relative importance: 8 out of 24 statements.) |
Question 9 answer C on
Reform:
Which of the following comes closest to your personal opinion?
- A: To make this country great, we should return to the examples and values of our forefathers
- B: This country is already great, we shouldn't change a thing
- C: To make this country great, we should keep building and adapting for the future
| Summary answer 'C' from 3 out of 3 statements:
Protectionist viewpoint has a heavy price to country: C on question 9
Global economy isn’t zero-sum game: US & China can both gain: C on question 9
Staunchly for free trade and against protectionism: C on question 9
This question weighted at 13% importance.
(Relative importance: 3 out of 24 statements.) |
