- 15 Dec 2015 14:14
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My views have been shifting since I was last here. I was sort of a vague "moderate" in the American sense but my views have gotten more clarity.
- I am pro-capitalist but believe capitalism should exist alongside public industry in certain areas.
- Elements such as utilities, major transportation networks, health care, education are best provided via an economy of scale and should be provided by the state.
- The government should engage in massive public works projects to relieve unemployment and build new model cities based on new urbanist principles.
- Public-private partnerships should be encouraged. My philosophy, although it would require more progressive taxes on the wealthy, would not be anti-business or focused on class struggle.
- Generally pro-free trade and favorable toward economic globalization, but favor requiring trade agreements to have human rights elements.
- Environmentalism would be promoted. As opposed to complicated solutions like carbon taxes or cap and trade the government would simply subsidize alternative energy to make it cheaper and have no subsidies for fossil fuels and increasing gas taxes meaning the market would drift in a greener direction.
- Education would be reformed with a national curriculum and free up through the graduate level.
- Pro-LGBT rights.
- Pro-gun rights.
- Anti-death penalty.
- Anti-drug legalization, but in favor of treatment based approaches.
- In favor of maintaining a strong national defense, including a missile shield.
- As a superpower, maintain an active role for the US in world affairs.
- I am pro-capitalist but believe capitalism should exist alongside public industry in certain areas.
- Elements such as utilities, major transportation networks, health care, education are best provided via an economy of scale and should be provided by the state.
- The government should engage in massive public works projects to relieve unemployment and build new model cities based on new urbanist principles.
- Public-private partnerships should be encouraged. My philosophy, although it would require more progressive taxes on the wealthy, would not be anti-business or focused on class struggle.
- Generally pro-free trade and favorable toward economic globalization, but favor requiring trade agreements to have human rights elements.
- Environmentalism would be promoted. As opposed to complicated solutions like carbon taxes or cap and trade the government would simply subsidize alternative energy to make it cheaper and have no subsidies for fossil fuels and increasing gas taxes meaning the market would drift in a greener direction.
- Education would be reformed with a national curriculum and free up through the graduate level.
- Pro-LGBT rights.
- Pro-gun rights.
- Anti-death penalty.
- Anti-drug legalization, but in favor of treatment based approaches.
- In favor of maintaining a strong national defense, including a missile shield.
- As a superpower, maintain an active role for the US in world affairs.