Decision2004

(You may agree with multiple options for any one question. Please select the one option you agree with most.)

Economic Issues
1. Tax rates are ...
  
about right. But taxes are generally too high.
  
unfair. A disproportionate tax burden on the most productive members of society is unconstitutional.
  
about right. But the tax cut Bush gave to the rich was too big.
  
unfair. The wealthy exploit loopholes while the poor pay more than their share.
2. CEO salaries are ...
  
unfairly high. Corporate boards should rein in greedy executives.
  
criminally high. Cut corporate tax benefits for companies with exorbitant executive incomes.
  
precisely what the market will bear.
  
probably too high. They should be tied to stock performance.
3. The minimum wage ...
  
is about right. Any increase would threaten the vitality of small businesses.
  
too low. Congress should increase it by a couple of dollars.
  
bad economics. Let the market set the minimum wage.
  
is a cruel joke. It's time for a living wage that keeps workers above the poverty line.
4. Healthcare ...
  
is something that too few Americans have. We must make affordable coverage more accessible.
  
is a right. The US should adopt a government-funded single-payer system.
  
is in need of reform. The federal government must lower costs without limiting choice.
  
is too important to be left to government. Privatization will improve care.
5. When the US formulates international trade policies, what should be its highest priority?
  
Job security for the American worker.
  
The integrity of free trade.
  
US economic growth.
  
Promoting minimum labor and environmental standards worldwide.
6. What's the best way to grow the US economy?
  
The government does not grow the economy; capitalists do.
  
Clintonomics. Reduce the deficit, balance budgets, and empower the working class.
  
Cut the defense budget in half, provide universal health care, and promote a living wage.
  
Reaganomics. Lower taxes, deregulate, empower the entrepreneurial class.
7. What is your view of global warming?
  
It is a real issue, but the threat it poses is exaggerated.
  
It is one of the most serious threats facing humankind.
  
It is the product of phony science, largely driven by radical environmentalists.
  
It is a serious problem. The US should join other nations in ratifying the Kyoto treaty.

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