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Policy Impact-O-Mat: 2025

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Welcome to Your Life Impact and Policy Assessment Survey

This isn’t just a survey—it’s a quiet conversation about how changes in policy might become changes in your daily world.

Democracy works best when every American understands how policies affect their daily life. This tool helps you discover how current government proposals might impact your family, work, health, and future—because an informed citizenry is a strong democracy.

If you like to proceed directly to the questionnaire please scroll all the way down this page and klick the Button "Next: Start Questionnaire". Thank you for you Interest.

Why I build the Policy Impact-O-Mat

I’m German, and since 2002 we’ve had a tool called the Wahl-O-Mat—a platform that helps users figure out which party’s election program aligns most closely with their views. We have many parties, and this tool offers orientation.

As the developers at the University Siegen describe it:

"At the end of the user’s session, the Wahl-O-Mat calculates the distances between the voter’s and the parties’ positions and displays the party with the smallest distance as the “result”, as the best fit. Additionally, the Wahl-O-Mat calculates the extent of agreement between the voter’s position and all parties by displaying the respective summed distances."

The technology has been used over 130 Million times since 2002. (More information).

During a meditation session on July 15, 2025, I posed myself the question whether it would be possible to create something similar for the U.S.—not to measure distance from a party platform, rather to reflect the personal risk that emerges from current policies. If such a system included demographic factors, it could help reveal how deeply someone might be affected.

The 2-part Questionnaire and Policy-Impact-O-Mat: 2025 Website were the outcome of this question. I spent approximately 120 hours programming, testing, learning, and designing.

No one paid me. I was not affiliated with any organization. This was entirely independent work.My sole intention was to offer a tool that helps others gain clarity—especially in a time shaped by executive orders, shifting legal frameworks, and cascading systemic changes.

My sole intention was to offer a tool that offers orientations and might help others gain clarity—especially in a time shaped by executive orders, shifting legal frameworks, and cascading systemic changes.

What Makes This Different

Real Policy, Real Impact: Every question is based on actual legislation, executive orders, and policy proposals affecting American families today.

Your Voice Matters: This isn't about left or right—it's about understanding how democracy serves you and your community.

Inclusive & Accessible: Built for all Americans, regardless of background, identity, or political affiliation.

How It Works

Understanding Your Democratic Voice

In a healthy democracy, every citizen deserves to understand how their government's decisions affect their daily life. The Impact-O-Mat helps you navigate complex policy proposals by showing their potential impact on your personal situation.

The 8 Policy Areas We Cover

🏥 Health & Medical Care

How proposed changes to healthcare, insurance, and medical access might affect your family's well-being and financial security.

💼 Jobs & Workplace Rights

Changes to wages, benefits, job security, and workplace protections that could impact your career and livelihood.

⚖️ Civil Rights & Equal Treatment

Proposed modifications to anti-discrimination laws, equal access to services, and civil rights protections.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family & Reproductive Health

Policy changes affecting healthcare access, family planning, parental rights, and reproductive choices.

🇺🇸 Immigration & Citizenship

Proposed changes to immigration status, citizenship pathways, and protections for immigrant families.

💰 Taxes & Economic Policy

How tax changes, government assistance programs, and economic policies might affect your financial situation.

🎓 Education & Student Debt

Changes to school funding, college affordability, student loan programs, and educational opportunities.

🌍 Environment & Energy

Environmental policies affecting clean air and water, energy costs, and climate preparedness in your area.

Your Privacy is Protected

This survey is designed to help you understand how your life, work, and well-being may be affected by the current government's key policy changes. By sharing both your experiences and perspectives, you help build a more honest picture of risk, security, and resilience across communities. The data is stored anonymously. If you agree to it, we will store it for research, analysis, and educational purposes—helping to understand policy impacts across communities, improve this assessment tool, and support evidence-based advocacy for policies that honor all lives.

How the Survey Works

Part 1: Demographic Information

Purpose:

This part collects basic information about your identity and household circumstances. This includes age group, gender, work status, family setup, health conditions, and other factors.

Why it matters:

Many policies affect people differently depending on these details. Your answers help personalize your results so that the survey speaks to your lived reality.

What is asked:

All questions use simple, coded options—never open text—for maximum privacy. You may skip any question; if you do, an average value will be used for that category, and we’ll let you know.

Part 2: Policy Questionnaire

Purpose

You’ll see a series of statements about proposed or enacted government policies across domains such as healthcare, income, civil rights, family, immigration, and climate.

How to respond:

For each, select whether you agree (with the policy), are neutral, disagree, or wish to skip.

✽ Agree = you share the Trump policy stance (typically lower personal risk)

✽ Neutral – You feel unsure, undecided, or in between.

✽ Disagree = you are opposed to the stance (typically higher personal risk)

✽ Skipped = no answer; this question will not affect your results

Personalisation

Your responses, combined with your demographic codes, allow the survey to identify which policies pose greater or lesser risk specifically for you, not just in general.

How Much Time Will It Take?

Estimated duration:

Plan for about 10–20 minutes to answer all questions and maybe explore the policies we provide by the links.

If you move quickly or skip some items, it may be faster.

Objective of the Surveyer you:**

To empower you:

By mapping your experiences and stances, the survey helps you see clearly how proposed policies could increase or decrease risks in your life—whether in health, income, rights, or daily care.

To reflect real complexity:

Your answers help reveal not just what, but , each policy change truly impacts, honoring the details that shape our lives.

To inform and connect:

Results can point you to tailored information, resources, or community stories that matter for your reality.

Thank you for being part of this effort. Your participation is a step toward more honest, caring, and community-centered policy understanding.

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