Rank your political views

[ASUG8]

Everybody probably has different weights you apply when voting, just curious how you guys view your political world. Feel free to add/modify my listing - this is a first stab at my rankings, and I could be convinced to move some up or down:

Economy/unemployment
Government spending
Taxation
Wars/world police
Education
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Immigration
Women's rights
Gay rights
Gun control

[green&gold75]

Off the top of my head -

Unemployment.
Supreme court makeup.
Wars/world police.
Govt spending.
SS/Medicare.
Healthcare.
Environment.
Separation of Church and State.
Abortion/women's rights.
Tort reform.
Gay rights.

Taxation - Care more about how it's spent, than how much I pay.
Education - A parenting issue.

[89Hen]

Women's rights
Gay rights
Education
Immigration
Gun control
Wars/world police
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Economy/unemployment
Government spending
Taxation

[GSUhooligan]

Women's rights
Gay rights
Education
Immigration
Gun control
Wars/world police
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Economy/unemployment
Government spending
Taxation

I'm guessing yours are in descending order?

[CAA Flagship]

I'll play. Here is mine with a stab at weighting them from a 100 point basis.

50 Economy/unemployment
20 Government spending
10 Taxation
10 SS/Medicare
3 Wars/world police
2 Healthcare
1 Education
1 Immigration
1 Women's rights
1 Gay rights
1 Gun control

[Wedgebuster]

No issues, just do an overall analysis and go with the least retarded candidate.

No party loyalty in either direction.

Registered Republican here, the kind they hate.

[∞∞∞]

Space
Environment/energy
Education
Wars/world police
Taxation/government spending
Gay rights
Economy/unemployment
Immigration
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Women's rights
Gun control

[CAA Flagship]

Space
Environment/energy
Education
Wars/world police
Taxation/government spending
Gay rights
Economy/unemployment
Immigration
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Women's rights
Gun control

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you looking for a job right now?

[Grizalltheway]

Space
Environment/energy
Education
Wars/world police
Taxation/government spending
Gay rights
Economy/unemployment
Immigration
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Women's rights
Gun control

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you looking for a job right now?

I'm guessing he's about 12 if he put 'space' first.

[CAA Flagship]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you looking for a job right now?

I'm guessing he's about 12 if he put 'space' first.

Oh, THAT space. I thought he wanted some elbow room.

[ASUG8]

No issues, just do an overall analysis and go with the least retarded candidate.

No party loyalty in either direction.

Registered Republican here, the kind they hate.

I don't know how you do that....in my case if a guy has a great plan on 75%+ of my hot button items (using some weighting system like Flaggy) I can overlook shortcomings elsewhere on gun control, gay rights, etc. I can deal with a retard as long as he's a retard that thinks like this retard.

[Skjellyfetti]

I think this is pretty close without taking more time to really hash it out...

Education
Immigration
Healthcare
Gay rights
Economy/unemployment
Wars/world police
SS/Medicare
Gun control
Government spending
Taxation
Women's rights

[AZGrizFan]

I think this is pretty close without taking more time to really hash it out...

Education
Immigration
Healthcare
Gay rights
Economy/unemployment
Wars/world police
SS/Medicare
Gun control
Government spending
Taxation
Women's rights

No offense, kyjelly, but you have got it ASS backwards my friend.

[Pwns]

1. Economy
2. Getting Healthcare Costs Under Control
3. Energy
4. Social Security and Medicare
5. Education
6. Rights of the Unborn
7. Immigration
8. Gay rights
9. Gun Laws

[GSUhooligan]

2. Getting Healthcare Costs Under Control

Answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WnS96NVlMI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

But nobody will do it.

[mainejeff]

Everybody probably has different weights you apply when voting, just curious how you guys view your political world. Feel free to add/modify my listing - this is a first stab at my rankings, and I could be convinced to move some up or down:

Economy/unemployment
Government spending
Taxation
Wars/world police
Education
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Immigration
Women's rights
Gay rights
Gun control

1. Human rights
2. Healthcare
3. SS/Medicare
4. Government spending
5. Taxation
6. Education
7. Economy/unemployment
7. Immigration
8. Wars/world police
9. Gun control

[ASUG8]

Everybody probably has different weights you apply when voting, just curious how you guys view your political world. Feel free to add/modify my listing - this is a first stab at my rankings, and I could be convinced to move some up or down:

Economy/unemployment
Government spending
Taxation
Wars/world police
Education
Healthcare
SS/Medicare
Immigration
Women's rights
Gay rights
Gun control

1. Human rights
2. Healthcare
3. SS/Medicare
4. Government spending
5. Taxation
6. Education
7. Economy/unemployment
7. Immigration
8. Wars/world police
9. Gun control

You and I differ because I believe that without my first 2-3 items getting under control most of the rest of it can't be corrected.

[mainejeff]

1. Human rights
2. Healthcare
3. SS/Medicare
4. Government spending
5. Taxation
6. Education
7. Economy/unemployment
7. Immigration
8. Wars/world police
9. Gun control

You and I differ because I believe that without my first 2-3 items getting under control most of the rest of it can't be corrected.

That's why we vote differently.

[CAA Flagship]

Understand that these things will be weighted/ranked differently depending on how things develop. If someone threatens our national security then things get jumbled. But right now, we have to get the economy straightened out and our finances under control or we will be eating meals every 3 hours as that Chinese food flies right through us.

Jeff, I understand that Human Rights are important, but China is a hell of a lot worse than the US. Let's not fall backwards into that.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYKAbRK_wKA[/youtube]

Sure, this video is propaganda, but it scares the hell out of me.

[mainejeff]

Understand that these things will be weighted/ranked differently depending on how things develop. If someone threatens our national security then things get jumbled. But right now, we have to get the economy straightened out and our finances under control or we will be eating meals every 3 hours as that Chinese food flies right through us.

Jeff, I understand that Human Rights are important, but China is a hell of a lot worse than the US. Let's not fall backwards into that.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYKAbRK_wKA[/youtube]

Sure, this video is propaganda, but it scares the hell out of me.

We need to start at square one........and that means EVERYONE has the same rights. If that is off the table then it no longer needs to be a "distraction".

[kalm]

Wow...very little love for the environment.

The environment and economics trump all other issues and inform each other. For shame if you don't get that.

[CAA Flagship]

Wow...very little love for the environment.

The environment and economics trump all other issues and inform each other. For shame if you don't get that.

What???

[kalm]

Wow...very little love for the environment.

The environment and economics trump all other issues and inform each other. For shame if you don't get that.

What???

If you don't have a healty living environment and resources or control of resources, nothing else really matters. The rest is insignificant.

I'm a big picture, long term guy...

[Chizzang]

Citizens Rights / A society cannot function properly where it's citizens are not free and equal
Government Spending / We do not have a revenue problem we have a spending problem
Foreign Policy War / We are not the world police and 700 billion is too much
Education / Complete overhaul required
Taxation / We are not over taxed, we simply have a federal government that does not honor the money it collects

[UNI88]

I think this is pretty close without taking more time to really hash it out...

Education
Immigration
Healthcare
Gay rights
Economy/unemployment
Wars/world police
SS/Medicare
Gun control
Government spending
Taxation
Women's rights

No offense, kyjelly, but you have got it ASS backwards my friend.

It makes complete sense Z. The government prints its own money so it never really runs out and spending/taxation aren't really issues. And if for some reason they were, the government can just borrow money from income that our kids and grandkids haven't even made yet.