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Conservative-Progressive Issues Chart

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	Issue	Conservative (by JPS)	Independent (by SRP)
1.	Immigration	Immigration is great! But the international trespassing must be stopped, and asylum laws must be tightened, along with other immigration reforms. Voting rights, American jobs and safety nets are for citizens and legal residents only. Race is irrelevant: A lot of our great Border Patrol officers are brown people.	https://nowthisnews.com/videos/politics/ronald-reagans-final-presidential-speech-was-for-immigrants
2.	Taxation	As little as possible. The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen. Government is not the solution to every problem. Let's just fund whatever the government is actually the best at doing.	[This is a test. If it works, then the text I am writing now will cause this column to expand and balance the other.]
3.	Racism	C'mon folks, this is the 21st century. Time to stop looking for a racist or "-phobe" under every bush! We judge people by the content of their character and hire them based on their talents and experience. Slavery was ended by Christians and Republicans. The KKK were Democrats. The 1964 Civil Rights Act was supported primarily by Republicans.	[This is a test. If it works, then the text I am writing now will cause this column to expand and balance the other.]
4.	The Constitution	The Constitution is a work of brilliance. Judges should interpret it as written. If somebody wants to invent new "rights", we have a process for that: constitutional amendment--not judicial activism.	[This is a test. If it works, then the text I am writing now will cause this column to expand and balance the other.]
5.	Tradition and Morality	Moral relativism is a way for a society to go insane. Biblical and other time-tested principles were made for the survival and flourishing of humanity. What does mankind have in common if everybody invents their own "morality"?	[This is a test. If it works, then the text I am writing now will cause this column to expand and balance the other.]
6.	LGBT	Disagreement is not hate. Sodomy and certain other practices are not only morally wrong but also unhealthful. Homosexuality, in particular, is as dangerous as smoking. Decriminalizing it was good, but encouraging it is not. The LGBT campaign is demanding "rights" that supersede and marginalize the rights of others.
7.	Abortion	Abortion is homicide. Perhaps it is justifiable under extremely limited circumstances. It is unacceptable when the baby is developed enough to feel pain. Human life begins at conception, as proven by the fact that the DNA is human from the get-go.
8.	Guns	The Second Amendment is for citizens, not just for the military. People have a right to self-defense. Gun-free zones are the primary targets of choice for mass shooters. If a Second American Revolution is ever necessary, it requires an armed populace. Overzealous gun control is a tool of those who crave absolute power.
9.	Free Speech	Whether speech is unpopular, "offensive", or "hateful", the First Amendment right to free speech must always be protected. "Political correctness" is the beginning of Soviet-style repression of thought.
10.	Globalism	We believe in America. All citizens of every country ought to believe in and support their country. Real diversity includes the beautiful variety of sovereign nations, each pursuing their own interests, languages, and cultures without interference. Nature abhors a monoculture. Global governance is a recipe for global corruption. The U.N. should be stripped back down to its original peacekeeping function.
11.	Education	Stick to the basics. Kids need real skills. Pumping more money into public schools is often counterproductive. School, from "K" through college, has become a leftist, atheist indoctrination camp. Politics should be kept out, or both sides presented equally. Religion should be let back in; religious course electives do not imply establishment. School choice helps poor children get better educations.
12.	Rights	Too many demands have been lionized as "rights". If "human rights" means everything, it means nothing. Real rights are God-given, not created by law.
13.	Journalism	Journalism is dead. What used to be a newsroom is now populated by activists pretending to be reporters. News and opinion must be separated scrupulously. All sides of the issues must be presented fairly. It's not up to "journalists" to make the world a better place.
14.	Socialism	Yes, it has been tried. Many times. It has a proven track record of failure. The positive examples that are trotted out by American socialists are actually just capitalist countries with bigger social safety nets and higher taxes. Real socialism has murdered 100 million people and counting. "Nazi" is the abbreviation for "National Socialist".
15.	Climate Change	Calling somebody a "denier" is not a scientific argument. "Consensus" is not the scientific method. As long as environmentalists refuse to have a real debate, the truth will never be known. In the meantime, let's make sure the U.S. continues to set a good example of clean air and water.
16.	Wage Gap	The so-called gender wage gap does not exist. When you compare people who combine equal work with equal training, equal experience, and equal commitment to the job, the gap disappears. If you want a better wage, just get a higher-wage job, or show that you have earned a raise. Women are now graduating college at a higher rate than men; girls get better treatment than boys in school.
17.	Poverty	Progressives act like they have a monopoly on caring about and helping the poor. Nonsense! We just go about it differently. Progressives rely too much on blaming "the system" and "the rich". Conservative policies bring about a strong economy that gives more people the chance to rise. Conservatives are more generous in giving to charities that help the poor in practical ways.
18.	Marriage	Children fare best, as a general rule, when living with their own (biological) mother and father. Divorced, "single parenting", and "same-sex" households are sub-optimal. Marriage is not the panacaea for poverty, but married people are usually better off economically. When marriage is undervalued or cheapened, the nation starts to have an under-population problem, as we see in many Western countries.
19.	Minimum Wage	Wherever sharp increases, e.g. Fight For Fifteen, are forced on employers, hours get cut. Prices rise. People higher up on the pay scale demand raises, too. People get laid off. Workers get displaced by automation. The best way is to create so many jobs that employers have to raise wages in order to attract good workers. Rigorous regulation of immigration is also necessary to keep that upward pressure on.
20.	Income Inequality	To see prime examples of income inequality, look at deep-blue places like California, where there are super-rich people and super-poor people, with fewer and fewer in the middle. Progressivism turns the areas it contols into Third World holes, with some living in mansions while others live in cardboard boxes.
21.	Greedy Corporations	One look at the HRC's "Corporate Equality Index" gives you a clue, showing that Big Business has shifted to the Left. Corporations threaten to boycott states over conservative laws. They punish and fire workers for tweeting something "anti-gay". The "greedy corporations" problem is in your lap now, Lefties!