As the resident token liberal here I presume this was directed towards me.
“Do they max out their credit cards and go into debt or do they save their money?”
I used to abuse credit cards, but haven’t used them in over a quarter century. I do have a home mortgage and an auto loan, though.
However, the premise of the question is flawed; public finance is nothing like private finance.
“Would they allow their children to do something illegal and then fight to legalize that action?”
You assume that a parent has 100% control over everything a child does!
I would presume that the question refers to drug use and underage alcohol use. I opposed raising the drinking age to 18 and still think that it should be returned to where it was in the 1970s. And I don’t think that marijuana should be illegal even though I personally have ever smoked a joint.
” Would they buy a more expensive item which they can’t afford but is good for the environment or buy a more affordable item that’s not good for the environment?”
I just switched to an all-wind electricity supplier. A natural gas supplier would have been slightly cheaper.