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Science › Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

C>C Personal answerNo, there is too much conflict of interest involved in the industry.

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

C>C Personal answerNo, if it was a non-heinous crime committed by an immigrant who was currently working towards citizenship.

the Economy › Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

C>C Personal answerYes, reallocation of funds and drastically reduce the benefits and salaries of gov't officials

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

C>C Personal answerYes, temporarily while we increase investment into cleaner renewable alternatives

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

C>C Personal answerPro-life, unless there is a life or death, medical necessity to abort the child. Also, it should be paid for privately and not government funded.

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should Venezuela increase or decrease military spending?

C>C Personal answerDecrease

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

C>C Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

C>C Personal answerYes, but with less focus on military training and more focus on education and skill development

the Economy › Taxes

Should Venezuela raise taxes on the rich?

C>C Personal answerNo. Taxation is theft. We had libraries, roads, city parks and sidewalks before the advent of the Federal Reserve.

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

Should Venezuela increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

C>C Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

C>C Personal answerNo, private prisons will sacrifice quality of care and rehabilitation services for profit

Elections › Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

C>C Personal answerYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to Venezuela be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

C>C Personal answerYes, but give up voting rights

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions

Social › Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

C>C Personal answerNo, but they should be allowed to refuse artificial life support

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only if there is proof someone died from the drugs they trafficked

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in Venezuela, have the right to vote?

C>C Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

C>C Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Elections › Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

C>C Personal answerNo, these types of donations just turn into bribes

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

C>C Personal answerYes, test anyone receiving money from the government including employees and politicians

the Environment › Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

C>C Personal answerYes, with the condition that we are actively moving towards renewable energy.

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Venezuelan flag?

C>C Personal answerYes, and it should be illegal to burn any nation’s flag

Healthcare › Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

C>C Personal answerYes, except those who've committed violent acts against children or violent crimes toward adults that were not in self-defense of themselves or their children.

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

C>C Personal answerNo, the government should not be involved in healthcare

Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn and speak Spanish?

C>C Personal answerYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses

the Environment › Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

C>C Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › United Nations

Should Venezuela maintain a presence at the United Nations?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only if there is equal pay from all members

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

C>C Personal answerNo

Elections › Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

C>C Personal answerNo, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Venezuela increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

C>C Personal answerDecrease

Crime › Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

C>C Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality

Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

C>C Personal answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Immigration › Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

C>C Personal answerYes, and the same requirement test should be held in public schools to graduate.

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

C>C Personal answerNo, there are too many existing conflicts of interest.

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

C>C Personal answerNo, but regulation

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

C>C Personal answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

C>C Personal answerYes

the Economy › Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

C>C Personal answerYes, but in the form of assisting sectors most heavily hit by the recession

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

C>C Personal answerYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

C>C Personal answerYes, if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents

the Environment › Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

C>C Personal answerNo, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

C>C Personal answerYes, schools should require at least one teacher or security guard to be armed

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

C>C Personal answerNo, this will only cause prices to increase in a never ending cycle

the Economy › Corporate Tax

Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

C>C Personal answerKeep current rates but eliminate deductions and loop holes

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

C>C Personal answerNo. Take the gov't out of marriage completely.

Social › Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

C>C Personal answerYes, but only if their hormone levels are equivalent to those in the gender category in which they compete

Healthcare › Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

C>C Personal answerYes, as long as the users are required to enter into a rehabilitation program that will be gov't or state funded.

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

C>C Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

C>C Personal answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

the Economy › Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

C>C Personal answerFewer, reform the system so that it supplements, rather than replaces a working income, but increase for the elderly and physically disabled.

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Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

Do you support the death penalty?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

What is your stance on abortion?

Should Venezuela increase or decrease military spending?

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

Should Venezuela raise taxes on the rich?

Should Venezuela increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

Should immigrants to Venezuela be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Should foreigners, currently residing in Venezuela, have the right to vote?

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

Should it be illegal to burn the Venezuelan flag?

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should immigrants be required to learn and speak Spanish?

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

Should Venezuela maintain a presence at the United Nations?

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

Should Venezuela increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

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