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Congressional District
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DoT: Highways: building & maintaining interstate highways; implementing safety standards
DoT: Air travel & railroads: maintaining & administering airports & railways; air traffic control; implementing safety standards
DoT: Mass transit: maintaining Amtrak, developing & maintaining intercity high-speed rail, implementing safety standards
DoJ: Enforcement of federal laws (FBI, ATF); federal court system for federal crimes, primarily drug trafficking, plus fraud, & certain violent crimes
DoJ: Federal prison system: building & running prisons, managing parole & re-entry supervision
Space program: probes; shuttle, int'l space station; study of Earth from space
Science: Support for basic & applied research in biology, computers, engineering, earth sciences, econ, energy, etc.
Medical Research: on various physical & mental diseases, child health, aging, mapping of human DNA
Humanitarian assistance: Food aid to malnourished people, assistance in event of disasters, aid to refugees from political conflict
Development assistance: Aid to people in poverty to help them develop economically; providing loans, training, technology; Peace Corps
Global Health: Medical aid to people in poor countries, AIDS prevention, child survival, int'l efforts to prevent pandemics.
Economic Support Fund: Econ devt aid to countries of strategic concern to the U.S. such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, & Egypt.
Military Aid: For countries of strategic interest to U.S, primarily military equipment & weapons, approx one-third to Israel.
State Dept: To manage US diplomatic and economic relations with other countries, deal w/int'l conflicts, maintain embassies.
United Nations, UN peacekeeping and other international organizations to deal with health, nuclear proliferation etc.
Environment - Natural resources: Land management: oversight of livestock grazing, mining, drilling and solar energy on public lands; wildlife protection; firefighting; protection of wetlands, water conservation
Environment - Natural resources: Pollution control: monitoring pollution of air, water, and soil; enforcing regulations; cleaning up pollution and hazardous waste sites
Housing Programs: for the elderly and people with low incomes
Homeland security; Border protection, TSA, immigration, & responding to disasters
Veterans' benefits: medical care, home loans, & education for veterans
Job training: retraining workers, helping them find jobs
Research and development of solar, wind, geothermal etc; improving energy efficiency; weatherproofing
Elementary and secondary education: aiding rural & urban school districts in poor areas, nat'l testing, teacher training
Special education for students with disabilities
Higher education, primarily financial aid for college students
Agricultural Subsidies to small farmers (farms < 500 acres), provided on a regular annual basisAgricultural
Subsidies to agricultural corporations w/large farms, & manufacturers of farming equipment & fertilizers
Defense: Regular operations of military forces: purchasing weapons & equipment, developing new weapon systems, support for personnel, maintaining overseas bases
Defense: Military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
Defense: Intel agencies: Gathering & analyzing info collected by spies & satellite systems; includes CIA, NSA
Defense: Nuclear weapons devt, maintenance, & safety by Energy Department
Total Budgeted:
Deficit:
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $30,000 - $40,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $40,000 - $50,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $50,000 - $75,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $75,000 - $100,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $100,000 - $200,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $200,000 - $500,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning $500,000 - $1,000,000
FY 2015: Individual income taxes if earning over 1 Million
Q21. Fiscal Year 2015: Tax on 'Carried interest'
Q22. Fiscal Year 2015: Average tax rate on corporate profits
Q23. Fiscal Year 2015: Bank crisis fee
Q24. Fiscal Year 2015: Carbon tax
Q25. Fiscal Year 2015: Alcohol tax
Q26. Fiscal Year 2015: Tax on sugary drinks
Q27. Fiscal Year 2015: VAT tax
Q29. Now you have finished all the questions. Would you like to review, and possibly modify, the choices you have made?
Your budget deficit for 2015 is $
Q30. Just based on what you know, please tell me your hunch about what percentage of the federal budget goes to foreign aid. You can answer in fractions of percentage points as well as whole percentage points.
Q31. What do you think would be an appropriate percentage of the federal budget to go to foreign aid, if any?
Q32. When the govt cuts taxes, at first it loses revenue it would have gotten. But, when taxpayers have more money, econ activity increases, generating govt revenue. Is amt of revenue generated by cutting taxes:
Did you vote for a candidate for President in the last election in 2008?
Who did you vote for President in the last election in 2008?
Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
How sympathetic are you to the Tea Party movement?
D4a. Newspapers and news magazines (in print or online)
D4b. Public broadcasting (NPR or PBS)
D4c. Network TV news broadcasts (For example: ABC, NBC, or CBS)'
D4d. CNN
D4e. Fox News
D4f. MSNBC
party id 3 cat
party id 3 - no filter
Age
Age - 7 Categories
Age - 4 Categories
Education (Highest Degree Received)
Education (Categorical)
Race / Ethnicity
Gender
Household Head
Household Size
Housing Type
Household Income
Marital Status
MSA Status
Region 4 - Based on State of Residence
Region 9 - Based on State of Residence
Ownership Status of Living Quarters
State
Presence of Household Members - Children 0-2
Presence of Household Members - Children 2-5
Presence of Household Members - Children 6-12
Presence of Household Members - Children 13-17
Presence of Household Members - Adults 18+
Current Employment Status
HH Internet Access
Agricultural Subsidies to small farmers (farms < 500 acres), provided on a regular annual basis
Q18a. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $30,000 - $40,000
Q18b. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $40,000 - $50,000
Q18c. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $50,000 - $75,000
Q18d. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $75,000 - $100,000
Q18e. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $100,000 - $200,000
Q18f. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $200,000 - $500,000
Q18g. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes $500,000 - $1,000,000
Q18h. FY 2015: Should we raise taxes on Individual incomes over 1 Million