Hillary Clinton fans, do you agree with your preferred candidate on the following issues?

[gobears10]

Do you oppose single-payer healthcare (Medicare-for-All), and like Obamacare, but feel it needs to be tweaked?

Do you oppose reinstating Glass-Steagall to break up the largest banks and separate commercial from investment banking?

Do you oppose a $15 national minimum wage?

Do you support the death penalty?

Do you support a no-fly zone being impose in Syria?

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria?

Do you support arming the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime?

Are you an extremely strong supporter of Israel, and feel that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel should be condemned?

Do you support staking out a maximalist position on Iranian nuclear enrichment, which effectively opens the door to military intervention?

Do you oppose marijuana legalization across the U.S.?

Do you oppose making public universities completely debt-free and tuition-free?

Do you support the 1996 Clinton-Gingrich welfare reforms?

Do you strongly support the use of hydraulic fracking?

Are you a support of the PATRIOT ACT, bulk data collections by the NSA, and feel that Edward Snowden is a criminal and a traitor who as made the U.S. more unsafe, and whose actions have helped terrorists?

Do you support the overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers?

Do you support making flag burning a felony?

On June 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton expressed her desire to deport child refugees from Central America: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border doesn’t mean your child gets to stay,” Clinton said. Do you agree with her?

Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit? (thanks antigop for the catch!)

If you are genuinely in agreement with these positions, then you are ideologically a genuine moderate Democrat. Hillary Clinton has described herself as a moderate and a centrist, so your views align with her views well, meaning that it makes sense for you to support her. If you do not agree with these positions (all of which Hillary Clinton holds), then maybe she isn't the best candidate for you on policy substance, and Bernie Sanders or Martin O'Malley would be more genuinely left-wing and progressive choices.

[antigop]

1. you forgot one...

Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit?

eta: April of last year:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2014/04/08/hillary-clinton-comes-to-san-francisco-talks-tech-immigration-and-whether-shell-run-for-office/

Hillary Clinton came to San Francisco Tuesday and filled the house at a marketing conference, where she was the keynote speaker. Clinton discussed topics ranging from immigration reform and Vladimir Putin’s misdeeds to incorporating social media in the State Department and instilling a willingness at the Department to take risks.
....
Asked by Marketo’s Fernandez about how she would deal with the shortage of H-1B visas, which tech companies rely in to bring in non-U.S. workers such as computer engineers, she suggested thinking longer term and working with colleges –using cash from Silicon Valley – to train people in the U.S. to fill those jobs, while in the shorter term pressing for more H-1B visas.

[gobears10]

2. good catch!!

i'll add that to my OP!

[kelliekat44]

62. I agree with some and disagree with others. But i think she our best candidate. nt

[pinebox]

3. BAM!

Amen to this!

I want to hear her supporters defend this stuff. Let's find out who the DINOs are and who aren't.
In the last day I've had one certain supporter repeat Libertarian/Republican talking points about minimum wage and call Bernie a "war hawk" which is nothing short of a load of bullshit.

That's not the kind of crap we need in the White House. On the issues, Bernie is miles ahead and we can beat this until we're red in the face but the facts ARE the facts. I'm sick and tired of people saying "Bernie has done nothing" and how he doesn't have any "policy" yet that is completely void of facts.

THIS Because that's frickin' presidential!

[riderinthestorm]

4. Good set of questions. I'll be interested in responses

K&R

[Doctor_J]

5. She's a liberal!!111!11!1!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I read it on DU today.

I'm old enough to stop voting for conservatives, period.

[RoccoR5955]

23. And I'm King of the World! n/t

[AgingAmerican]

6. Well, this should be interesting

Like I have been telling them for a month. Moderates aren't liberal.

[sabrina 1]

7. I doubt you will get a response to those questions. I've noticed that Hillary supporters don't

talk about issues.

[Plucketeer]

26. Yeah

But just go make ONE little ripple in their puddle and see what happens!

[sabrina 1]

28. Lol, well Bernie without a single nasty word, has throw a huge rock in the puddle and we are seeing

the reaction. It's not pleasant! Talking about the issues, as he does, is not supposed to happen in our political campaigns.

[840high]

51. I found that out, too.

[dsc]

58. I gave a response over 30 hours ago

and not one god damned syllable was typed in response to it by either you or the OP. Yet I bet in a month or less we will see you once again claim that Hillary supporters refuse to answer questions or talk about issues.

[GummyBearz]

8. But she is a WOMAN!!

That makes everything different. Why do you hate women??

[Scuba]

9. Seems weird to not even attempt a response. I mean if they support those positions, shouldn't ..

... they be willing to come out and say so? And if they don't, shouldn't they be able to state why they support her anyway?

[SoapBox]

18. It's because they are busy with Bernie being a Nuclear Waste Polluter.

[sabrina 1]

32. That is the latest talking point produced by those who get paid with Corporate money to scrape

the bottom of the barrel to try to dig up something, ANYTHING on one of the BEST, most HONEST candidates EVER.

I don't read the obvious talking points which are diseminated daily because I sure don't trust smear campaigns to give me the facts. I don't kick their threads or waste any time on obvious talking points.

I will look elsewhere to get the facts on every one of their talking points, and then correct the record whenever necessary.

[DanTex]

10. I agree with her on some, disagree on others, and "it's complicated" on some.

Same goes for Sanders and O'Malley.

Your presentation, of course, is dishonest. For example, when you say "overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers", you're looking for a "no", because people don't generally support "overzealous" anything. And so on. This OP isn't designed for serious discussion, it's just a laundry list of bullet points about why you don't like Hillary.

At the end of the day, I'm mainly voting for the most electable candidate. I'd me happy with any Dem and unhappy with any Rep. And I don't see anyone except Hillary as very likely to beat the GOP.

[riderinthestorm]

11. Then answer them individually as you'd want them framed

Im serious. I'm genuinely interested in your thoughts. No snark.

[DanTex]

12. I'll answer a few. There's a lot of them. Maybe I'll come back later and do more.

Single payer:
Policy-wise, I'm on the fence, probably leaning against SP. There are plenty of examples of universal healthcare systems around the world that are public-private hybrids, some are basically better versions of Obamacare, and I think that would probably the way to go in the US. Either way, I think health care should be universal and be a right, but SP isn't the only way to get there.

Glass-Steagall:
I'm probably in favor of reinstating it, but I don't think it's much of a big deal. I think Clinton is basically right when she talks about shadow banking, but I don't really see a downside to reinstating Glass-Steagall at the same time as going after other regulatory gaps.

Minimum Wage:
I support increasing as much as possible, with the limit being where it starts to cause job losses. I don't have the qualifications to figure out where this level is. I've read arguments that $12 is an appropriate level, which is what Hillary supports.

Death Penalty:
I'm opposed.

Syria:
I don't know. In general, I trust Obama and Hillary on foreign policy and military decisions like this.

[lumberjack_jeff]

19. You should answer all of them... not necessarily to us, but to yourself. n/t

[kristopher]

35. A point about single payer

Or, Medicare for All, as it might be termed. The fundamental infrastructure is already in place.
There is a specific policy on the table:

What is Single Payer?
Single-payer national health insurance, also known as “Medicare for all,” is a system in which a single public or quasi-public agency organizes health care financing, but the delivery of care remains largely in private hands. Under a single-payer system, all residents of the U.S. would be covered for all medically necessary services, including doctor, hospital, preventive, long-term care, mental health, reproductive health care, dental, vision, prescription drug and medical supply costs.

The program would be funded by the savings obtained from replacing today’s inefficient, profit-oriented, multiple insurance payers with a single streamlined, nonprofit, public payer, and by modest new taxes based on ability to pay. Premiums would disappear; 95 percent of all households would save money. Patients would no longer face financial barriers to care such as co-pays and deductibles, and would regain free choice of doctor and hospital. Doctors would regain autonomy over patient care.

The Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act, H.R. 676, based on PNHP’s JAMA-published Physicians’ Proposal, would establish an American single-payer health insurance system.

http://www.pnhp.org/facts/what-is-single-payer

[PADemD]

37. Single Payer vs public-private hybrid

Medicare charges a little over $100 and pays 80%. Supplemental insurance charges $150+ and pays 20%.

How is that cost effective?

Why can't that $150+ go into Medicare to pay 100%? Medicare overhead is 3%. Supplemental insurance overhead is 20%.

[Faux pas]

13. Kicketty Kickin'

[Live and Learn]

14. K&R nt

[AzDar]

15. K & R

[SoapBox]

16. *crickets*

They're too busy with other "stuff" to answer.

[lumberjack_jeff]

17. But she's electable!!!

She can win this election! unlike Bernie!

What? Bernie polls stronger against the Repubs than she does?

Nevermind.

[Hepburn]

55. Latest polls of Hillary v. Carson -- even, 47% each

Heard this on Hard Ball yesterday.

I will say it again: If Hillary Clinton is our nominee, we say "Hello" to Prez Carson...or some other dirtbag Repuke.

[TBF]

20. I've heard 2 main reasons folks are supporting Hillary:

1) she's female
2) she has a better chance of winning the general

I think they are both flawed. As a middle-aged woman I will not support a female based on gender alone (hello Sarah Palin!). As far as ability to win the general - she couldn't even beat Obama. And I don't believe he is some sort of miraculous candidate sent down from the Heavens with more charisma than any other living person on the planet. Not only is she not especially likable, but there are still quite a few folks out there who openly detest her.

I'm beginning to think the dem party leaders have other goals behind the scenes. Put up someone who wants to run (and she does), with a very good VP pick (Castro) and with a little luck they squeeze in (with Bernie shepherding the progressives along) or they lose. Eight years repugs. Then the country is a complete disaster and Castro is elected (with a much more demographically optimistic situation - especially in TX). Far-fetched? I don't think so.

[Plucketeer]

30. "I'm beginning to think the dem party leaders have other goals behind the scenes."

MONEY

[TBF]

47. Right? nt

[PatrynXX]

21. I'm not but lets see how I do

Do you oppose single-payer healthcare (Medicare-for-All), and like Obamacare, but feel it needs to be tweaked? NO

Do you oppose reinstating Glass-Steagall to break up the largest banks and separate commercial from investment banking? NO

Do you oppose a $15 national minimum wage? NO

Do you support the death penalty? YES

Do you support a no-fly zone being impose in Syria? YES

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria? YES

Do you support arming the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime? YES

Are you an extremely strong supporter of Israel, and feel that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel should be condemned? NO

Do you support staking out a maximalist position on Iranian nuclear enrichment, which effectively opens the door to military intervention? Don't know

Do you oppose marijuana legalization across the U.S.? NO

Do you oppose making public universities completely debt-free and tuition-free? YES

Do you support the 1996 Clinton-Gingrich welfare reforms? NO

Do you strongly support the use of hydraulic fracking? NO

Are you a support of the PATRIOT ACT, bulk data collections by the NSA, and feel that Edward Snowden is a criminal and a traitor who as made the U.S. more unsafe, and whose actions have helped terrorists? NO and YES (oops) yes Ed is a criminal and a traitor good or bad should face his crimes and get it over with..

Do you support the overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers? NO

Do you support making flag burning a felony? NO

On June 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton expressed her desire to deport child refugees from Central America: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border doesn’t mean your child gets to stay,” Clinton said. Do you agree with her? HELL NO

Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit? (thanks antigop for the catch!) NO

now clearly she's okay on foreign policy but clearly off on the economy and social issues..

[nyabingi]

34. Hillary's off on foreign policy

just as bad as she's off on everything else.

There was a time when those of us to the left of center could be counted on to be against foreign military intervention and the subversion of governments abroad, but that is not the case anymore. Democrats used to be considered more humanitarian and sympathetic to the plight of the poor and the suffering of the least fortunate, but that is not the case anymore.

Hillary is notoriously pro-Israel (even if it means harming the interests of this country) and our involvement in the misery in Syria is largely at the behest of hardcore pro-Israel/neocons leftovers from the criminal Bush regime who placed a target on Assad long ago and are willing to risk the lives of our sons and daughters in order to achieve their goal of removing him. Not to mention the hundreds of thousands who've died thanks to our instigation and arming of terrorists (you know, the ones who supposedly attacked us on 9/11? We're helping those guys now).

And Hillary has the audacity to stand up at the last debate and tell everyone she's a "progressive"? Does she think we're all stupid? I mean really?

[sabrina 1]

39. Good response, thank you for doing so. I probably agree with most of your positions, except the one

that is at the top of my list of reasons for NOT supporting Hillary.

Her FPs which have been a disaster, for us but mostly for the millions of innocent people whose lives, if not actually taken, have been destroyed for generations.

You say you support a no-fly zoned over Syria. We did that in Libya, have you followed up on what the conditions are now in that country? I opposed it then because I knew we were lied to, again, regarding it being a 'humanitarian mission' It wasn't, but NOW that country is a human rights disaster, I can't even read about anymore without crying for the people there.

But why do you support the US intervening in all these countries? How eg, has Iraq benefited the people of this country? It CREATED ISIS eg, Hussein was our dictator who ran a secular govt keeping the radicals under control, now they are IN control.

I'm just curious as to why anyone sees any benefit to the US acting like an Empire and as even Diane Feinstein has said 'we are less safe now than ever'..

Anyhow thanks for your reply.

[George II]

22. Those aren't her positions on all of those issues, and many of them are unattainable anyway.

Good try.

[coyote]

45. How is your new prime minister working out for y'all?

To his credit, Trudeau has a long list of issue positions on his campaign website; he’s not hiding anything. But they’re pretty far left, and not much different from what socialist Bernie Sanders is saying in the U.S. Trudeau says he wants to improve relations with the U.S., but explains it entails “develop[ing] a continent-wide clean energy and environment agreement.” This just means cajoling the U.S. into more international socialist agreements.



http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2015/10/26/canadas-new-prime-minister-justin-trudeau-just-another-bernie-sanders-n2071253/page/full

[BlueCheese]

24. Calling people "fans" is probably a suboptimal choice of language.

It implies a lack of thinking, at least in my mind.

People are fans of sports teams, usually for reasons that aren't that serious. They are supporters of politicians, because they agree with their policies or think they can get things done.

[sabrina 1]

40. I agree with that, and just said something similar to a Hillary supporter who used the same

language. It is insulting to voters to refer to them as 'fans'. I wish at least Bernie supporters would refrain from doing so.

[SHRED]

25. KR

[Mike__M]

27. Quit bringing up issues

Why do you have to be so negative?

[blackspade]

29. I'll bite:

Do you oppose single-payer healthcare (Medicare-for-All), and like Obamacare, but feel it needs to be tweaked?---NO

Do you oppose reinstating Glass-Steagall to break up the largest banks and separate commercial from investment banking?---NO

Do you oppose a $15 national minimum wage?---NO

Do you support the death penalty?---NO

Do you support a no-fly zone being impose in Syria?---NO

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria?---YES

Do you support arming the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime?---NO

Are you an extremely strong supporter of Israel, and feel that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel should be condemned?---NO

Do you support staking out a maximalist position on Iranian nuclear enrichment, which effectively opens the door to military intervention?---NO

Do you oppose marijuana legalization across the U.S.?---NO

Do you oppose making public universities completely debt-free and tuition-free?---NO

Do you support the 1996 Clinton-Gingrich welfare reforms?---NO

Do you strongly support the use of hydraulic fracking?---NO

Are you a support of the PATRIOT ACT, bulk data collections by the NSA, and feel that Edward Snowden is a criminal and a traitor who as made the U.S. more unsafe, and whose actions have helped terrorists?---NO

Do you support the overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers?---NO

Do you support making flag burning a felony?---NO

On June 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton expressed her desire to deport child refugees from Central America: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border doesn’t mean your child gets to stay,” Clinton said. Do you agree with her?---NO

Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit? (thanks antigop for the catch!)---NO

Can I has cookie now?

[berni_mccoy]

31. But the POLLLlllsssssss!!!1!1!1!

K&R

[BeanMusical]

33. The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!

[WillyT]

36. K & R !!!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

38. Here's another that she supports.

As usual, her CYA consists of "sometimes", "maybe", and "not necessarily wise". The meaning of both yes and no seems to escape her.

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/where-hillary-clinton-torture

“I am hopeful it will get released,” Clinton said of the report, which was hung up in negotiations between the administration and Senate. “I was not one of those who thought it was necessarily wise to ignore everything that had happened. I thought we needed more transparency … I think the American people deserve to see it.”

But Clinton continued that she “didn’t want people to be criminally prosecuted, people who were doing what they were told to do, that there were legal opinions supporting what they were told to do.”

The two challengers opposed the use of torture in all cases, but Clinton at first carved out an exception for a ticking time bomb scenario. “In the event we were ever confronted with having to interrogate a detainee with knowledge of an imminent threat to millions of Americans, then the decision to depart from standard international practices must be made by the president,” she told the New York Daily News in 2007.

In an editorial board meeting, she added that there “are very rare” circumstances when an exception to the no torturing rule would be needed, and “if they occur, there has to be some lawful authority for pursuing it.”

[riderinthestorm]

42. She's for torture???!!!!

Oh. My. God.



Thanks for this. I didn't know...

Wow. Just....wow.

Stunned.

[Kalidurga]

41. I am not a Hillary fan in the slightest, but I am curious where my support is...

On these individual issues.


Do you oppose single-payer healthcare (Medicare-for-All), and like Obamacare, but feel it needs to be tweaked?

I have advocated Universal Health Care for a long time. Obamacare needs to be tweeked until it is Universal Health Care.

Do you oppose reinstating Glass-Steagall to break up the largest banks and separate commercial from investment banking?

I am for reinstating Glass-Steagall

Do you oppose a $15 national minimum wage?

no, but I think automatic raises should be built in and that it should be a bit higher

Do you support the death penalty?

no

Do you support a no-fly zone being impose in Syria?

no

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria?

no

Do you support arming the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime?

maybe I would need to know more about this proposal

Are you an extremely strong supporter of Israel, and feel that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel should be condemned?

I am not an extreme anything. But, I need to know more about this. In general though I would say Israel needs to stop blowing up civilians and Palestinians need to stop blowing up civilians.


Do you support staking out a maximalist position on Iranian nuclear enrichment, which effectively opens the door to military intervention?

maybe I think that every nation needs to give up the dance with nuclear power and go green which means a no nuclear waste solution to energy.

Do you oppose marijuana legalization across the U.S.?

no

Do you oppose making public universities completely debt-free and tuition-free?

no, I think that housing should also be offered to students and that ridiculous rule about students in some states not being eligible for food stamps needs to be struck down.

Do you support the 1996 Clinton-Gingrich welfare reforms?

no Gingrich-Clinton reforms looks a lot more accurate to me. Reminds me of how 3rd wayers are led around by the nose by Republicans.

Do you strongly support the use of hydraulic fracking?

no

Are you a support of the PATRIOT ACT, bulk data collections by the NSA, and feel that Edward Snowden is a criminal and a traitor who as made the U.S. more unsafe, and whose actions have helped terrorists?

no

Do you support the overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers?

no

Do you support making flag burning a felony?

no

On June 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton expressed her desire to deport child refugees from Central America: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border doesn’t mean your child gets to stay,” Clinton said. Do you agree with her?

no


Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit? (thanks antigop for the catch!)

no

[PADemD]

43. On the Syria question

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria?

A part 2 question:

Would you send your child, friend, or neighbor into that conflict?

[99Forever]

44. But it's HER turn dammit!

Donchu sexist, white supremist, Volvo drivers get it?


(for the completely clueless)

[Dr. Doolittle]

46. The only no-fly zone acceptable for me

is my football team's cornerbacks, appropriately nicknamed The No-Fly Zone.

In two weeks, you'll see why (assuming you're a Bears fan)

[gobears10]

50. LOL

eom.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

56. Detroit owes the Bears a debt of gratitude ...

... Chicago kept the Lions from a 0-8 start. (1-7 sounds SO much better!)

Gracias, Danke, Thank you!

[wyldwolf]

48. WOW! You've written the definitive mandates for being a 'progressive."

Do you oppose single-payer healthcare (Medicare-for-All), and like Obamacare, but feel it needs to be tweaked?

I don't oppose single-payer. Neither does she. The issue isn't black and white. You saw how tough it was to get Obamacare through Congress when Dems controlled both houses. Try it with single payer in a GOP-controlled house. I'd rather a Democratic president spend political capital elsewhere and save THAT battle for a time where it would be more easily won. I like Obamacare and think it could use some tweaks.

Do you oppose reinstating Glass-Steagall to break up the largest banks and separate commercial from investment banking?

I wouldn't oppose it but do believe it would be fruitless endeavor and merely a pacifier to 'progresssives.' I rather like Elizabeth Warren's opinion on the subject from 2012: It wouldn’t have prevented the financial crisis — it is an easy issue for the public to understand and “you can build public attention behind.”

Do you oppose a $15 national minimum wage?

Like single-payer, this would be fruitless endeavor. Clinton proposes raising the federal minimum wage to $12, suggesting that a more ambitious proposal of $15 wouldn't be realistic on Capitol Hill.

Do you support the death penalty?

On the fence, mainly for economic reasons - it costs more to execute a prisoner than to incarcerate. Still, there are some vicious bastards who, to quote Samuel L. Jackson's character in A Time To Kill: yeah they deserve die and I hope they burn in hell.

Do you support a no-fly zone being impose in Syria?

Yes

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria?

On the fence.

Do you support arming the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime?

No.

Are you an extremely strong supporter of Israel, and feel that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel should be condemned?

Yes

Do you support staking out a maximalist position on Iranian nuclear enrichment, which effectively opens the door to military intervention?

Almost.

Do you oppose marijuana legalization across the U.S.?

No

Do you oppose making public universities completely debt-free and tuition-free?

yes.

Do you support the 1996 Clinton-Gingrich welfare reforms?

As written, yes.

Do you strongly support the use of hydraulic fracking?

Not strongly.

Are you a support of the PATRIOT ACT, bulk data collections by the NSA, and feel that Edward Snowden is a criminal and a traitor who as made the U.S. more unsafe, and whose actions have helped terrorists?

To many questions in one bullet point. No and yes.

Do you support the overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers?

No

Do you support making flag burning a felony?

I believe what Hillary believes: It should be a crime to destroy a flag on federal property (one on display there, not your personal flag), intimidate anyone by burning a flag or burning someone else's flag. I'd vote for that. A flag is my personal property so if you destroyed it, how would that be different than destroying my car? How would burning a flag on federal property be different than destroying a statue? And why would it be ok to burn a flag to intimidate me?

On June 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton expressed her desire to deport child refugees from Central America: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border doesn’t mean your child gets to stay,” Clinton said. Do you agree with her?

No.

Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit? (thanks antigop for the catch!)

As much as I believe in a pathway to citizenship for immigrants in general.

[dsc]

49. Here are my answers

I do think Obamacare can be tweaked. But that said I actually don't think it is single payer that is needed as much as a divorcing of insurance and employment. Many countries have non single payers systems and fabulous systems (France to name one).

Do you oppose single-payer healthcare (Medicare-for-All), and like Obamacare, but feel it needs to be tweaked?

I do think Obamacare can be tweaked. But that said I actually don't think it is single payer that is needed as much as a divorcing of insurance and employment. Many countries have non single payers systems and fabulous systems (France to name one).


Do you oppose reinstating Glass-Steagall to break up the largest banks and separate commercial from investment banking?

I don't necessarily oppose it but feel that it isn't the be all and all that many apparently think it is. The places that got in the most trouble wouldn't have been covered by that law. I think that not permitting the sale of mortgages to other entities is more important.

Do you oppose a $15 national minimum wage?

I think 15 might well be too high. At some point the minimum wage would cut into employment. 15 would be the highest (in adjusted dollars) it has ever been. I am not sure that some small town in a low cost locale needs a minimum wage that high.

Do you support the death penalty?

No, so I disagree with her on that.

Do you support a no-fly zone being impose in Syria?

I honestly don't know. I have no idea if that idea is wise or not.

Do you support sending in Special Operations forces in Syria?

I don't see a problem with this provided they are training and not fighting in their own right.

Do you support arming the Syrian rebels fighting Bashar al-Assad's regime?

To some extent yes. I think we should find moderate, non ISIS people to arm to serve as a counter weight to ISIS in the anti Assad movement.

Are you an extremely strong supporter of Israel, and feel that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel should be condemned?

First, I think Bernie and Martin also agree with her on this and so do I.

Do you support staking out a maximalist position on Iranian nuclear enrichment, which effectively opens the door to military intervention?

She supports Obama's deal as does Bernie as do I.

Do you oppose marijuana legalization across the U.S.?

No, and neither does she. She has said that we should wait to see what happens in the states which did legalize. I do disagree with her on the waiting but she isn't opposed.

Do you oppose making public universities completely debt-free and tuition-free?

She favors making them debt free and I do oppose tuition free unless we make high schools more uniform. I think for kids who go to schools that have no AP classes, few honors classes, and have few people able to go to a decent college to pay taxes so the upper middle class can pay nothing at all for their educations is quite unfair. I also wonder if the tuition free status will require European style filtering of college admissions which would disproportionately affect minorities and the poor to the benefit of the white and middle class.

Do you support the 1996 Clinton-Gingrich welfare reforms?

Some yes and some no. I do think there should be work requirements and school requirements, I oppose the block grant aspect.

Do you strongly support the use of hydraulic fracking?

No, and I would like to see where she does.

Are you a support of the PATRIOT ACT, bulk data collections by the NSA, and feel that Edward Snowden is a criminal and a traitor who as made the U.S. more unsafe, and whose actions have helped terrorists?

This is a compound question. Patriot Act mostly no. I do think some amount of cooperation between agencies inside and outside the US was needed. The collection of data no. Snowden we don't know yet if they did or didn't. I do think he broke the law.

Do you support the overzealous prosecution of whistleblowers?

I am sure you can find a link of her supporting this in these exact words.

Do you support making flag burning a felony?

No, but the issue was moot then and is moot now baring an Amendment.

On June 17, 2014, Hillary Clinton expressed her desire to deport child refugees from Central America: “We have to send a clear message: Just because your child gets across the border doesn’t mean your child gets to stay,” Clinton said. Do you agree with her?

Frankly, something needs to be done to deter parents from sending unaccompanied children here. It is dangerous for them to be making that journey. I could see letting them in for a time but the expectation should be that they go back from whence they came or at least get put with relatives here.

Do you support an increase in the H-1B visa limit? (thanks antigop for the catch!)

My problem with those visas isn't the number, its the way the program is run. There should be real requirements to exhaust the possibility of finding an American worker. I have no idea what her position on that is.



I will note that this post took an immense amount of time to produce. I do expect a real response to it.

[eridani]

52. Correction. The French health care system is entirely government controlled

However, there is a 30% copay on everything, and private insurance offers policies to cover the copays (for those who aren't exempt by virtue of being low income.)

[dsc]

54. single payer means that one entity, the government, pays for all medical care

your own post says France doesn't work that way. Hence it isn't single payer.

[eridani]

59. By that criterion, Medicare isn't single payer because of the 20% copays

Government control can mean either that it is the sole payer for health care services, or that it is the sole buyer of health care services. Either way, the monopolies aren't 100%, because people are always free to buy extras on their own dime.

[dsc]

63. I agree

Medicaid is single payer. Medicare isn't. And I have made that point often. Some countries to ban private spending on health care, not many, but some.

[druidity33]

53. I at least thank you

for your thoughtful answers. A number of folks in this thread have attempted these questions for their own sake. I disagree with you on some of these... and i think the OP is more slanted toward the negative than it could be, but all in all i think it's a fair exercise.

Cheers.

[riderinthestorm]

60. I appreciate your answers.

I dont agree with a fair few of them but you certainly outlined your positions clearly.

[Dawgs]

57. Are the questions are mute because I don't trust her opinion on anything. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

61. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, gobears.