Socialist Party on VoteMatch

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Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale)	Repeal the Hyde Amendment: Strongly Favors topic 1 Full reproductive freedom for all women: Strongly Favors topic 1 Right to free abortion on demand at any stage of pregnancy: Strongly Favors topic 1 Defend women's reproductive rights & abortion on demand: Strongly Favors topic 1
Strongly Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-5 points on Economic scale)	Close wage gap; end gender division of labor: Strongly Favors topic 2 Oppose making English an official language: Strongly Favors topic 2 Schools should reflect community; students on school boards: Strongly Favors topic 2 Overcome the intimate link between racism and capitalism: Strongly Favors topic 2 Full enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Strongly Favors topic 2 Reparations for slave trade and Native American genocide: Strongly Favors topic 2 Promote a multicultural/multiethnic presence: Favors topic 2 Blacks & women have been historically discriminated against: Strongly Favors topic 2 Affirmative action is under attack just when redress began: Strongly Favors topic 2 Pay reparations, with interest, for slavery: Strongly Favors topic 2 Speak out against racism in any form: Neutral on topic 2
Strongly Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+5 points on Social scale)	Ban discrimination against GLBTQ people: Strongly Favors topic 3 Equal marriage rights for all LGBT: Strongly Favors topic 3 End all restrictions on marriages and sodomy laws: Strongly Favors topic 3 Never accept racism, sexism, nor homophobia: Strongly Favors topic 3
Strongly Opposes topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (+5 points on Social scale)	Oppose school-sponsored prayer or other religious practices: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Rational social & economic planning, rather than "market": Strongly Opposes topic 4 Expand welfare with guaranteed income for all: Opposes topic 4
Strongly Favors topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (-5 points on Economic scale)	Single payer: abolish all private health insurance companies: Strongly Favors topic 5 National health care system for all citizens: Strongly Favors topic 5 Free quality health care for all: Strongly Favors topic 5 Create a universal healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5 National single-payer healthcare system: Strongly Favors topic 5 Single payer system for all basic health needs: Strongly Favors topic 5
Strongly Opposes topic 6: Privatize Social Security (-5 points on Economic scale)	Cap benefits to three times those receiving minimum: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Oppose privatization of the Social Security system: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Nationalize assets of private corporate pension funds: Strongly Opposes topic 6 Retirement at age 55 with $25,000 annual income: Strongly Opposes topic 6 No privatization of Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 More graduated taxes to pay for Social Security: Strongly Opposes topic 6
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	End unpaid internships; allow student workers to unionize: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Full and equal funding for public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Full and equal funding of public education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Privatizing schools is just to reap profit: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Promote universal access to education: Opposes topic 7 No public funding of private schools: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Strongly Opposes topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (+5 points on Social scale)	Support use of recycled materials in public projects: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Public ownership of all our natural resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Recognize rights of animals: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Require companies to clean up their own toxic waste: Opposes topic 8 Massive federal investment in infrastructure: Opposes topic 8 Restore & reconstruct 155,000 U.S. bridges: Opposes topic 8 Public ownership of all natural resources: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Support sustainable organic agriculture & family farms: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Invest in rural infrastructure & public transportation: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale)	End racism, police brutality, mass incarceration: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Allow prisoners to unionize to negotiate living conditions: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Restrict employers' asking about criminal records: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Oppose death penalty; abolish FBI and DHS: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish for-profit prisons; free legal services for all: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Decriminalize prostitution; social services for sex workers: Opposes topic 9 Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Base justice system on mediation and rehabilitation: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Eliminate the racist prison-industrial complex: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Abolish the death penalty: Strongly Opposes topic 9
Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+2 points on Economic scale)	Support right of working class to own and bear arms: Favors topic 10 Right to bear arms needed for oppressed people: Strongly Favors topic 10 Gun rights apply only to states, not individuals: Strongly Opposes topic 10
Strongly Favors topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Steeply graduated income tax, capital gains, & luxury tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Steeply graduated income tax and estate tax: Strongly Favors topic 11 Limit maximum income to 10 times minimum income: Favors topic 11 More progressive taxation; especially on runaway industry: Strongly Favors topic 11
Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish all anti-immigrant laws, shut down ICE: Strongly Favors topic 12 Full citizenship rights upon six months residency: Strongly Favors topic 12 Don't militarize the US-Mexico border; freely cross instead: Strongly Favors topic 12 End the militarization of the US/Mexican border: Favors topic 12 Full rights and equality for all undocumented immigrants: Strongly Favors topic 12 Give sanctuary to illegal immigrants & full social services: Strongly Favors topic 12 Amnesty for immigrants; grant them full rights: Strongly Favors topic 12
Strongly Opposes topic 13: Support & expand free trade (-5 points on Economic scale)	Support global transformation from capitalism to socialism: Opposes topic 13 Withdraw from NAFTA, CAFTA, FTAA, IMF, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Withdraw from NAFTA, FTAA, WTO, and IMF: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Free trade enriches capitalists and displaces humans: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Fair trade instead of NAFTA, CAFTA, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13 Oppose IMF, World Bank, and WTO: Strongly Opposes topic 13
Strongly Opposes topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (-5 points on Economic scale)	Pay off debts to UN; give up veto power at UN: Strongly Opposes topic 14 War is a local issue because local youngsters fight and die: Opposes topic 14
Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale)	Abolish CIA, NSA, FBI; disband NATO: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Close all US bases abroad; 50% cut in defense budget: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Close down all foreign military bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Transfer billions from Pentagon budget to jobs: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce weaponry & defense spending significantly: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Cut Pentagon budget by 50%: Strongly Opposes topic 15
Strongly Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+5 points on Social scale)	Lower voting age to 15: Strongly Favors topic 16 Uniform ballot access; eliminate Electoral College: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of candidates for public office: Strongly Favors topic 16 Public financing of campaigns, with free TV access: Strongly Favors topic 16 Promote public funding of elections: Strongly Favors topic 16 Publicly fund elections, or small individual contributions: Strongly Favors topic 16
Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale)	The "war on terror" is just subterfuge for U.S. imperialism: Strongly Favors topic 17 Replace US global domination with solidarity among peoples: Favors topic 17 Exit Iraq immediately, and pay reparations: Strongly Favors topic 17 Stop the Iraq War immediately: Strongly Favors topic 17 1983 war against Nicaragua was illegal and immoral: Favors topic 17
Strongly Favors topic 18: Prioritize green energy (-5 points on Economic scale)	Use sustainable energy, stop fossil fuel pollution: Strongly Favors topic 18 Stop destruction of Native lands by mining interests: Strongly Favors topic 18 Join Kyoto Protocol; limit carbon emissions: Strongly Favors topic 18 Develop solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower and biomass: Strongly Favors topic 18 Phase out nuclear power; rejoin Kyoto Protocol: Strongly Favors topic 18 Transfer interstate highway funding to high-speed rail: Favors topic 18 Our planet is facing a crisis from carbon dioxide build-up: Strongly Favors topic 18 Cap-and-trade allows polluters the right to pollute: Favors topic 18 Support Kyoto; phaseout nuclear; develop alternatives: Strongly Favors topic 18
Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale)	Decriminalize drug use; de-fund war on drugs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Disability pay for people in substance abuse programs: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Cutoff all U.S. military aid to Colombia: Opposes topic 19 War on drugs is a failure; decriminalize: Strongly Opposes topic 19
Strongly Favors topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (-5 points on Economic scale)	Increase housing subsides; allow rent control: Strongly Favors topic 20 Transform the economy to focus on need, not profit: Strongly Favors topic 20 Replace automobile-based transport with public transit: Strongly Favors topic 20 Set minimum wage of $15 per hour and index upward: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise minimum wage to $15 an hour: Strongly Favors topic 20 Raise minimum wage & establish maximum wage: Strongly Favors topic 20

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