@AbjectHare

Social › Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

8>8 Personal answerPro-life

Social › Euthanasia

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

8>8 Personal answerNo, this is irrelevant because the gender wage gap is a myth

Social › Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

8>8 Personal answerNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman

Healthcare › Mental Health

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

8>8 Personal answerNo, most minimum wage jobs are meant to develop experience, not support a family

Social › LGBT Adoption Rights

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, and I believe a mother and father family structure is best for the child

Social › Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence

Social › Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should never require the diversity of private businesses

Social › Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Science › Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as there is no public subsidy

Social › Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and it should be at least two years of service

Elections › Criminal Politicians

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Taxes

Should Italy raise taxes on the rich?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Elections › Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Transportation › Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and we should privatize more public transportation services

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?

8>8 Personal answerNo, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead

Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but after they have finished serving their sentence

Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men

the Economy › Domestic Jobs

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, and drastically increase taxes and import tariffs on outsourcing businesses

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should Italy increase or decrease military spending?

8>8 Personal answerIncrease

Social › Transgender Athletes

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, athletes should compete based on the biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate

Healthcare › Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it

Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, social media companies are private and should not be regulated by the government

Immigration › High Risk Immigrant Ban

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Social › Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Government Spending

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

8>8 Personal answerNo, not until we decrease our national debt

Domestic Policy › Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and increase punishment for drug dealers

the Environment › Animal Testing

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

8>8 Personal answerNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

8>8 Personal answerIsrael

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should Italy provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only provide humanitarian aid

Social › Teacher and Faculty Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Immigration › Muslim Immigrant Ban

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but we should ban immigrants from “high risk” countries

Social › Student Diversity Training

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

8>8 Personal answerNo, diversity training should be encouraged but not required

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?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and it should test more than just a basic level of understanding

Healthcare › World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

8>8 Personal answerNo, fund national and local programs instead

Healthcare › Medical Consensus

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

8>8 Personal answerNo, but the doctors should be required to disclose that the advice contradicts contemporary scientific consensus

Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, only legal citizens should be allowed to vote

Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not be involved in healthcare

Domestic Policy › Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of the Chamber of Deputies?

8>8 Personal answerYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption

Elections › Mental competency testing

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and politicians of any age should be required to pass a mental competency test

the Economy › Offshore Banking

Should Italian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

8>8 Personal answerYes, as long as offshore income is reported

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?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Crime › Prison Overcrowding

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis

Immigration › Skilled Immigrants

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

8>8 Personal answerDecrease, and the government should provide more incentives to prepare our citizens for these jobs

Crime › Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only in response to extreme situations

the Environment › Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

8>8 Personal answerNo, provide subsidies to private companies that compete to build the best network instead

the Economy › Corporate Tax

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

8>8 Personal answerLower, but eliminate deductions and loop holes

National Security › Foreign Assassination

Should Italy assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if there is undeniable evidence they have committed an attack against our country

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should Italy increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

8>8 Personal answerDecrease, until we drastically reduce our national budget deficit

Crime › Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but they should be strictly regulated to prevent mismanagement and corruption

the Economy › Welfare

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

8>8 Personal answerFewer

Healthcare › COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Economy › Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

8>8 Personal answerYes, this will help create and save more jobs

Immigration › Dual Citizenship

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

8>8 Personal answerNo

Social › Employee Diversity Training

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and mandatory diversity training should be banned

Crime › Defunding the Police

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, increase funding and training for police departments in higher crime rate communities

the Environment › Fracking

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Farm Subsidies

Should the EU subsidize farmers?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

8>8 Personal answerNo, only if it is an immediate threat to our safety

Housing › Homeless Encampments

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

8>8 Personal answerNo, and make it a criminal offense

the Economy › Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

8>8 Personal answerHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions

the Economy › Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Crime › Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › TikTok Ban

Should the government ban TikTok?

8>8 Personal answerYes, and we should do more to stop China from collecting data on our citizens

the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

8>8 Personal answerNo

the Environment › EV Subsidies

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

8>8 Personal answerNo

Domestic Policy › Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the Italian flag?

8>8 Personal answerYes

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)?

8>8 Personal answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices

Elections › Candidate Transparency

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

8>8 Personal answerNo, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties

the Economy › State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

8>8 Personal answerYes, the government should receive equity for any financial aid they provide to companies

the Environment › Corporate Subsidies

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

8>8 Personal answerYes, if the company promises to create new jobs by hiring local residents

Elections › Campaign Finance

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

8>8 Personal answerYes

Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

8>8 Personal answerYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security

the Economy › Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

8>8 Personal answerNo, private transactions should be kept private

the Economy › Surcharge Ban

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

8>8 Personal answerNo, the government should not regulate what private businesses can charge consumers

the Economy › Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

8>8 Personal answerYes

the Economy › Stock Buybacks

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

8>8 Personal answerNo

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Topics

What is your stance on abortion?

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

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

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

Should the government raise the national minimum wage?

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

Do you support the death penalty?

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

Should hate speech be protected by freedom of speech laws?

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

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

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

Should Italy raise taxes on the rich?

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

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

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

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

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Should Italy increase or decrease military spending?

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

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

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

Should immigrants from high risk countries be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

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

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

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

Do you support a universal basic income program?

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

Should Italy provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

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?

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

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

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

Should there be term limits set for members of the Chamber of Deputies?

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

Should Italian citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

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

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

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

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

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

Should Italy assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

Should Italy increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

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

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

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

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

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

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

Should the EU subsidize farmers?

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

Should the government ban TikTok?

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

Should the government provide subsidies to taxpayers who purchase an electric vehicle?

Should it be illegal to burn the Italian flag?

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