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Nah, I'm pretty socialist. I don't think much of letting the poor fend for themselves and I don't think charity is adequate to meet their needs. Austerity is what's ruined this country since the 80s.
Socialist with a dash of insanity if you believe the bolded. LMAO, when did the U S have austerity?
They would be hard for him since he feels the environment needs protected. Libertarians would strip the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act if they could.
I feel he's probably a moderate Democrat...kind of like the Clintons
OP: What's your feelings on taxation...national debt...consumer protection...things like that?
He does sound like a moderate Democrat. That is why I suggested giving Libertarian party a chance.
The Libertarian Party is working to dramatically reduce Big Government spending, taxes, debt, regulations, bureaucracies, foreign meddling, and invasions of personal freedoms.
I would say you're closest to social-democrat, without adhering to any particular dogma. A respectable view. I don't really get the part about reducing the freedom of teenagers, but still, social democrat.
Interesting. I generally rank as a far leftist on tests yet I find myself feeling more and more alienated from what passes as the Left these days. I'd say I'm like Noam Chomsky but less politically correct in my views more or less.
Your views are pretty on par with my own and I consider myself a liberal.
They would be hard for him since he feels the environment needs protected. Libertarians would strip the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act if they could.
I feel he's probably a moderate Democrat...kind of like the Clintons
OP: What's your feelings on taxation...national debt...consumer protection...things like that?
I think Libertarian, is the closest.
@ohioaninsc is ill informed. Libertarians would strip the CWA, is not true. Libertarians believe in being able to do as you please, so long as it doesn't infringe on another person's well being. Here is Milton Friedman's response to such a question:
"Yes, there’s a case for the government to do something. There’s always a case for the government to do something about it. Because there’s always a case for the government to some extent when what two people do affects a third party. There’s no case for the government whatsoever to mandate air bags, because air bags protect the people inside the car. That’s my business. If I want to protect myself, I should do it at my expense. But there is a case for the government protecting third parties, protecting people who have not voluntarily agreed to enter. So there’s more of a case, for example, for emissions controls than for airbags. But the question is what’s the best way to do it? And the best way to do it is not to have bureaucrats in Washington write rules and regulations saying a car has to carry this that or the other. The way to do it is to impose a tax on the cost of the pollutants emitted by a car and make an incentive for car manufacturers and for consumers to keep down the amount of pollution." - Milton Friedman on Phil Donahue
This is basically my views in a nutshell. Probably not going to make a lot of friends since my views don't fit the liberal, conservative or libertarian viewpoint but here we go.
I have a question for you...
What moral principles did you use to decide your political stands?
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