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Michael, you are correct, the terms are not totally descriptive of a person's thoughts and actions.
I will now play the game as proposed by Reason. Let it be known that when
I proposed a similar game, only 3 or 4 played. I am a conservative in that I believe in personal responsibility, self reliance, social morality, freedom of religion and speech. I have no problem expressing my views, because I think they are beneficial to society.
Questions by Reason:
1. The government should be obligated to maintain a balanced budget and avoid deficit spending of taxpayer dollars.
I agree. this is the responsibility of the President AND the Congress
2. Offshoring is generally a good idea and should receive tax incentives because a company's ability to generate large profits from cheap foreign labor is more important than providing employment to American workers.
As a free enterprise, a company is entitled to seek the best profit. If the host country provides the best environment, the company would not offshore
its product.
3. The government should give taxpayer subsidies to large, private, highly profitable corporations, particularly those who contribute the greatest campaign contributions to law makers.
As stated ( improperly) subsidies should not be given to companies. Tax
reductions can be offered to companies as incentives for different reasons.
As stated, this question shows a lack of understanding of ''corporate welfare''.
4. It is a bad idea to help people in need because it just makes them lazy and dependent.
It is a bad idea to help people who are ''needy'' because of their own lack of ambition. It's different for the needy through no fault of their own.
5. Access to healthcare should only be for those who can afford it.
This is one of our most expensive and difficult problems. Illegal aliens should not have access to healthcare paid for by American taxpayers
6. Since sexual orientation is not included as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the government and private institutions should be allowed to discriminate against those who are recognized as homosexual.
No
7. It is better to have orphanages and/or the streets filled with unwanted children than to allow Roe vs. Wade to continue to be the law of the land.
No, this is one of my biggest arguments with the cons
8. The government should allow teacher led prayer in public schools to include all faiths such as Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Scientology, Wicken, etc.
No, but children should have a minute or two to pray if they choose to do so.. the teacher should also have this right.
9. Since the United States is exceptional and the only remaining superpower in the world, if another nation opposes the foreign policy of the US Government, we should deem them a hostile threat, and use our superior military to preemptively effect regime change, and prop up a new government that is favorable to our interests.
This is a stupid question, I assume you're looking for a stupid answer?
10. It is okay for government officials to break the law as long as they claim it is in the interests of national security.
Are there laws existing that prevent us from exercising proper diligence when confronting a threat? Could you give an example?
11. War is good because it stimulates the ecomomy.
War is bad. War stimulates the economy.
These questions are the work of a right brained person with a lot of pre-conceived notions about conservatives. The attempt here, of course, is to demonstrate that Repubs are heartless, selfish, war-mongers, not interested in the plight of the common man. That being said, at least Reason spent some time thinking and composing. So, Reason, give me your learned diagnosis.