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Essay Name       : 853.txt 
Uploader         : rlav
Email Address    : 73323.1176@compuserve.com
Language         : English
Subject          : Politics
Title            : My Pol. Philso.
Grade            : 99%
School System    : M. Comm schools
Country          : usa
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Date             : 10/14/96
Site found at    : yahoo
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	I have found using the four square technique of helping aide the decision of ones own personal political philosophy my political philosophy being one of a libertarian with a tendency to lean towards conservative.  I used four economic issues and three different personal issues.  The first personal issue that I used was capital punishment.  Capital punishment was the one issue that brought me from more of a libertarian to a conservative.  I believe that if capital punishment was used widespread and not just "once in a while" it would be more effective.  There are some crimes and some criminals that are much to hideous to deserve a standard punishment.  If the criminal justice system were to start to crimping down on criminals with much tighter sentences the crime rate might go down.  The second personal issue that I used was prayer in school.  I do not think that a public school system should allow a time specifically for prayer.  Although it is permissible for the school to advertise during school a public school prayer outside of school.  The final personal issue that I used was abortion.  This was another issue that partly brought me to the conservative side.  I believe that a mother should be allowed to have an abortion until viability without many reservations, as long as a certain number of minimal standards are set.  I do not believe that a mother should use abortion as a form of birth control.  I think that if people were allowed to have an abortion every time they got pregnant it would just make a small problem into a big problem.  Even after viability I believe that there should still be means to an abortion, but it must be must stricter, to a form of almost where the doctor must state that the mother is in high risk.
	I personally feel much stronger about the economic issues than I do the personal issues.  The economic issue that I feel most strongly for is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  The EPA has gotten to a point where it is everywhere, some of their policy’s restrict industry to a great deal.  In the state of Indiana there are EPA laws that require a business to have a permit to show that it is not producing enough to need a permit.  There are so many points where the government has overstepped its bounds.  I am not saying that the EPA should be destroyed, it is still needed, but it needs to be highly refined to get away from hindering business and industry.  Another point where I am leaning towards the economic freedom side are worker safety issues.  I do believe that business should be required to provide the safety equipment, but it should not be required to test, and check-up on its employees to see if they are using the equipment.  There is only so much that a business can do.  If an employee does not want to use a particular item, they will find some way to get by without it.  A final issue is social security.  I believe that this system should be cut.  People should be planning for their older years when they are young and carrying a annual income.  This should not be the job of business.  It should still provide care for the poor elderly through somewhat of a health care system, but not every person of a certain age.  Using these six issues I have found myself to be somewhat of a libertarian with a tendency to lean towards a conservative viewpoint.  This conclusion was slightly of a surprise to me, I always thought of myself as more of a conservative.
 
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