by PeWi
Fri Sep 9th, 2005 at 03:31:41 PM EST
This is the translation of this Website. It tries to give you an idea, who to vote for in the forthcoming election. The questions have been collected by Young Germans and 75 of them were subsequently sent to the CDU, Greens, FDP, Linkspartei/PDS and SPD. The parties had the choice: Agree, Neutral, Don't agree. Out of the returns, the following 30 questions were chosen to provide and enable a distinct difference between the parties.
For each answer you have to note down the letters given.
(In my setting I have to scroll quite a bit down to get to the table - maybe someone could fix this? Thanks.)
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Agree
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Neutral
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Don’t
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1.General speed limit on motorways!
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AG
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BFHIJ
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CDEG
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2.The protection against job dismissal is to be loosened.
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CD
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FGHIJ
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ABE
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3.The plan to switch off all Nuclear power stations will be retained
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ABE
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FGHIJ
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CD
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4.Fuel tax to be lowered
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CDF
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AGHIJ
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BDEF
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5.Turkey has to be enabled to become a full member of the European union.
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ABDE
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FGHIJ
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C
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6.The value added tax must be increased!
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C
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FGHIJ
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ABDE
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7.Introduction of a legal minimum wage!
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ABE
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FGHIJ
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CD
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8.Increase of the taxes for top earner!
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ABEH
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CFGIJ
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HD
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9.The compulsaory deposit for cans is to be abolished.
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D
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FGHIJ
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ABCE
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10.All citizen have to insure themselves with a public health insurance.
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AE
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FGHIJ
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BCD
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11. Germans living abroad have to pay taxes in Germany.
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BC
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FGHIJ
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ADE
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12.The European farm subsidies must be lowered substantially.
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ABEI
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DFGHJ
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CI
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13. A common European defense policy is to be developed.
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BCDE
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FGHIJ
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A
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14.The German coal mining industry is to be further subsidized.
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E
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FGHIJ
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ABCD
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15.The German Armed Forces are increasingly to be allowed to be used for tasks of internal security.
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C
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FGHIJ
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ABDE
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16.MP’s are to be obligated to publish all their supplementary income.
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ABCE
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FGHIJ
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D
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17.Each child must pass a language test before the first day at school.
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DHE
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CFGIJ
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ABH
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18.The first university degree has to remain free of charge.
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ABE
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FGHIJ
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CD
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19.Education politics are to be excluding affairs of the Lander.
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C
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FGHIJ
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ABDE
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20.Student financial assistance scheme should be paid independently of the income of parents.
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AB
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FGHIJ
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CDE
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21.The state is to pay a “replacement – income” in the first year of the parents time ("maternity leave").
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AHE
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CFGIJ
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BHD
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22.Women must be allowed to abort without previous consultation up to the third month and be exempt from punishment for doing so.
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AJ
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EFGHI
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BCDJ
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23. All offenders DNA data ("genetic finger mark") are to be seized centrally.
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CJ
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EFGHI
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ABDJ
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24.The draft is to be abolished.
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ABDJ
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EFGHI
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CJ
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25.More CCTV of public places!
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CI
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DFGHJ
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ABEI
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26. Equal legal rights for gay marriage!
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ABDE
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FGHIJ
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C
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27.Voting in General Election from the age of 16 (currently 18)
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AB
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FGHIJ
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CDE
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28.Biometric data (e.g. humb print) are to be included on the identity card.
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CEI
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DFGHJ
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ABI
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29.Marijuana is to be legalised.
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AB
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FGHIJ
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CDE
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30.Popular petitions also on federal level!
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ABDE
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FGHIJ
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C
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Now you have answered all the questions. You have to give yourself 1 point for each time you have a letter A, B, C, D or E and half a point for F,G,H,I, OR J
Lets imagine you have
5*A=5point
4*B=4pt
3*C=3pt
6*D=6pt
8*E=8pt
2*F=1pt
1*G=.5pt
5*H=2.5pt
6*I=3pt
8*J=4pt
Now you have to add the value for A and F, B and G, C and H, D and I and E and J which in our example is:
A + F=6
B + G=4.5
C + H=5.5
D + I=9
E + J=12
Your result would be that you have SPD (E + J)in lead with FDP(D + I) in second place, then PDS/Linksparty(A+F), then CDU/CSU(C + H) and then the Greens.( B + G)
Obviously a completely unrealistic result....
