Rick Beard on VoteMatch

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Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+2 points on Social scale)	Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right: Favors topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Legally require hiring women & minorities: Favors topic 2
Favors topic 3: Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights (+2 points on Social scale)	Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights: Favors topic 3
Opposes topic 4: America was founded on Christian values (+2 points on Social scale)	Freedom of religion, not Christian values: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support Medicare for all: Strongly Favors topic 5
Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-3 points on Economic scale)	Don't privatize Social Security: Opposes topic 6
Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-3 points on Economic scale)	No vouchers for school choice: Opposes topic 7
Opposes topic 8: Businesses have a right to pollute (+2 points on Social scale)	EPA federal actions don't hurt America: Opposes topic 8
Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+2 points on Social scale)	Stricter punishment doesn't reduce crime: Opposes topic 9
Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale)	Absolute right to gun ownership: Strongly Favors topic 10
Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-3 points on Economic scale)	Higher taxes on the wealthy: Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Pathway to citizenship for undocumented workers: Strongly Favors topic 12
Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support & expand free trade: Favors topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Stay away from the UN & Globalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	We are already a global economy and society: Strongly Opposes topic 14
Opposes topic 15: Peace through Strength (+2 points on Social scale)	Peace comes from diplomacy: Opposes topic 15
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Make voter registration easier: Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Stay out of foreign wars (+5 points on Social scale)	Stay out of foreign wars: Strongly Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Prioritize green energy: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Marijuana is not a gateway drug: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+2 points on Economic scale)	Businesses shouldn't rely on stimulus money : Opposes topic 20

Rick Beard is a Libertarian-Leaning Progressive
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