Here are my answers w/ explanations. I just sent this to my sister, so this is a convenient cut/paste:
Personal Issues
1. I think military service should be voluntary.
2. I don't think the Government should control the media.
3. I don't think the Government should be say what consenting adults can and cannot do behind closed doors.
4. I think that the war on drugs is a mistake and hurts more people then it helps.
5. I don't have a strong opinion on the subject or borders and people crossing them easier. I can see pros and cons for both arguments.
Economy
6. I think that government subsidies are a mistake. A business should never be paid to NOT grow or build something, that's what subsidies do.
7. Using tariffs to slow trade and create a market beneficial for local businesses is counterintuitive. A business should succeed or fail on its own merits.
8. I used to be medium on minimum wage laws, but I think that market forces would force businesses to adopt pay structures that are reflective of the actual demand and skill needed to do a job.
9. I can go either Maybe or No on 'End taxes. Pay for services with user fees.' It works for some things (like gas taxes paying for roads) and doesn't work for others (people without kids complain about paying for public schools).
10. I do think that foreign aid should be privately funded. If it was, then I suspect the Isreal/Palestine issue would have already been resolved. The US has funded Isreal (who I sympathize with) exclusively (which I disagree with) to detriment. If the government set it up so organizations could have tax benefits for organizing and dispering foreign aid, I think private industry would see profit in funding that because they benefit. A vacuum would be filled by different organizations representing different groups, so our foreign aid would potentially benefit all foreign groups, not just those that currently have the ear of our government.
