What is the MOST important issue to you as a liberal?

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23. This year is the first time I'm a single issue voter

The attack on women's rights has made me a single issue voter this year. I consider it a deliberate systematic erosion of all rights for all people eventually. There is no fucking reason to take anyone's rights away. None, unless you just want to have all the power for yourself.

Normally I have a wide range of issues I'm interested in and on which I base my votes. As a matter of fact I consider myself a Democratic Socialist. I think the world would be a better place if governments only had the job of actually taking care of all their citizens. Of making life bearable for everyone and of enabling the natural innovation, inventiveness, creativity and the genius of their citizens by taking care of their fundamental needs. Needs like habitation, education and health which includes the health of the planet.

In my perfected world you can do whatever you want to become rich as long as it's not to the detriment of anyone else and you pay your fair share of taxes to keep the socialism healthy. Get yourself all the yachts and the bling you crave as long as not one single person goes without their basic needs. Do well in your job or chosen career and amass money if you want to. Have the luxuries you want as long as you can pay for them and no one goes without because of you. I'm all for encouraging people to become billionaires like Steve Jobs because you'll create jobs, improve the world with your technology AND pay your taxes to make sure everyone has a place to live, food to eat, an education to get and the planet thrives. Or, on the opposite end get to be a stay at home mom or dad if that's what you want. Or grow old with the stress easing knowledge that your security is comfortably secure.

Thanks for asking.