[jniedrauer]

> I'm generally liberal

I don't think liberal means what you think it means. Liberals are fiscally right-of-center capitalists.

[stronglikedan]

You can be socially liberal while being fiscally conservative (i.e., fiscally right-of-center capitalist).

[jniedrauer]

That's what liberal typically means. The OP said "I'm a liberal BUT" and then went on to state a liberal view.

Liberal != leftist.