Poorlulu is my exact match…
Worlds Smallest Political Quiz
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I did notice I never had to answer "Maybe", guess I am an opinionated old bugger.
I did notice I never had to answer "Maybe", guess I am an opinionated old bugger.
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hell, you're only young once…
hell, you're only young once…
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:i knew i was a……… <img src="http://www.lehighvalleyicearena.com/images/snow-flake.gif" alt=" - " />
Poorlulu is my exact match…
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:Me:
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:it follows that a libertarian site would oversimplify the issues, given that libertarianism itself offers some great ideas in THEORY but greatly oversimplifies reality
well the overall results would have to be a bit skewed seeing as it's a on a site advocating self-government. plus i would have to agree with harriet on the over simplification of complex issues.
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Big L libertarians are often full of themselves, just check out the grid on the header of the score page:
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I find the number of you leaning toward the authoritarian sector of the grid a little alarming…it seems to indicate you want to be protected, and so you'd be willing to cede your freedoms for this…bah!
I thought it showed that we weren't gun toting militants from rural Michigan…
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:
I find the number of you leaning toward the authoritarian sector of the grid a little alarming…it seems to indicate you want to be protected, and so you'd be willing to cede your freedoms for this…bah!
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:Like I said, maybe you are more comfortable with the government controlling things since you work for them…BUT…you can't give over so much control. I think "the people" need to stop looking at it as corporations/industry vs. government with government on our side. Government is no more on "our" side than industry. We should not think that government will protect us from the big, bad corporations to the point that we give government sooo much control. It has to be balanced. Hence, my centrist score (in this oversimplified quiz).
I thought it showed that we weren't gun toting militants from rural Michigan…
I'm comfortable with the goverment regulating industry, which doesn't mean controlling it.
I'll trust someone whose job it is to regulate something over someone whose job it is to make as much money as possible on most days of the week.
I'll trust someone whose job it is to regulate something over someone whose job it is to make as much money as possible on most days of the week.
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:Other than the question about minimum wage, what other items in the quiz are about protecting us from big bad corporations?
Like I said, maybe you are more comfortable with the government controlling things since you work for them…BUT…you can't give over so much control. I think "the people" need to stop looking at it as corporations/industry vs. government with government on our side. Government is no more on "our" side than industry. We should not think that government will protect us from the big, bad corporations to the point that we give government sooo much control. It has to be balanced. Hence, my centrist score (in this oversimplified quiz).
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:indirectly, the business and farm subsidy question, the free trade question, the tax question, the foreign aid question…hell, in a country based on capitalism, ALL the economic questions can touch the relationship between the people, the government and corporations, actually
Other than the question about minimum wage, what other items in the quiz are about protecting us from big bad corporations? [/QB]
Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:Regulating for the sake of regulation is dangerous.
I'm comfortable with the goverment regulating industry, which doesn't mean controlling it.
I'll trust someone whose job it is to regulate something over someone whose job it is to make as much money as possible on most days of the week.
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:Tariffs help corporations. Subsidies help corporations. The tax question was a wash, as corporations would likely have to pay more since they use the government more.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:indirectly, the business and farm subsidy question, the free trade question, the tax question, the foreign aid question…hell, in a country based on capitalism, ALL the economic questions can touch the relationship between the people, the government and corporations, actually [/QB]
Other than the question about minimum wage, what other items in the quiz are about protecting us from big bad corporations?
How does privatizing foreign aid help corporations?
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:Do tariffs really ALWAYS help corporations? Wouldn't it depend on the tariff?
Tariffs help corporations. Subsidies help corporations. The tax question was a wash, as corporations would likely have to pay more since they use the government more.
How does privatizing foreign aid help corporations?
Subsidies help corporations, sure, so what if someone chose "YES", they'd then be making a choice against "corporate welfare" (I guess the Libertarians threw the Farm thing in there to muck the issue up, since subsidizing farms and subsidizing business has different implications)
One could say that privatizing foreign aid would help businesses because they could do more business in the countries that they are aiding, however, the government gives contracts to private companies in these efforts, anyway.
Hmmm, I'm not really sure what someone would have chosen in this quiz to land in the "authoritarian" netherworld of the lower region of the grid, actually.
A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What are Politics?"
Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way:
1. I'm the head of the family, so call me the President.
2. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government.
3. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the People.
4. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class.
5. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future.
Now think about that and see if it makes sense."
So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad has said.
Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check
on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper.
So the little boy goes to his parent's room and finds his mother sound
asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding
the door locked, he looks in the peephole and finds his father in bed with
the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I
understand the concept of politics now.
"The father says, "Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think
politics is all about."
The little boy replies, "The President is screwing the Working Class,
while the Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the
Future is in deep shit."
Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way:
1. I'm the head of the family, so call me the President.
2. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government.
3. We're here to take care of your needs, so we'll call you the People.
4. The nanny, we'll consider her the Working Class.
5. And your baby brother, we'll call him the Future.
Now think about that and see if it makes sense."
So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad has said.
Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check
on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper.
So the little boy goes to his parent's room and finds his mother sound
asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding
the door locked, he looks in the peephole and finds his father in bed with
the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed.
The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I think I
understand the concept of politics now.
"The father says, "Good, son, tell me in your own words what you think
politics is all about."
The little boy replies, "The President is screwing the Working Class,
while the Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the
Future is in deep shit."
Originally posted by Harriet Balls:Tariffs protect corporations from having to compete with foreign competition.
Do tariffs really ALWAYS help corporations? Wouldn't it depend on the tariff?
Subsidies help corporations, sure, so what if someone chose "YES", they'd then be making a choice against "corporate welfare" (I guess the Libertarians threw the Farm thing in there to muck the issue up, since subsidizing farms and subsidizing business has different implications)
One could say that privatizing foreign aid would help businesses because they could do more business in the countries that they are aiding, however, the government gives contracts to private companies in these efforts, anyway.
Hmmm, I'm not really sure what someone would have chosen in this quiz to land in the "authoritarian" netherworld of the lower region of the grid, actually.
The vast majority of farm subsidies go to corporate farms.
Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:Isn't the line between "foreign" and "domestic" corporations often blurry?
Tariffs protect corporations from having to compete with foreign competition.
The vast majority of farm subsidies go to corporate farms.
I didn't realize the subsidies were to corporate farms…I guess I had this vision of an old-fashioned farm…that's a good point. Yuck! I don't like corporate farms!
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Your Personal Self-Government Score is 90%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 20%.
I'm sure no one's surprised….
Your Personal Self-Government Score is 90%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 20%.
I'm sure no one's surprised….
libertarian
Your Personal Self-Government Score is 100%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 60%.
right on the border, economically moderate, socially liberal. sounds about right
Your Personal Self-Government Score is 100%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 60%.
right on the border, economically moderate, socially liberal. sounds about right
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Your Personal Self-Government Score is 90%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 60%.
Your Personal Self-Government Score is 90%.
Your Economic Self-Government Score is 60%.