Jeff Boss' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jeff Boss has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2016.
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- "Legalize Marijuana and Tax the sale." (votesmart.org)
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- "Lower Property taxes." (votesmart.org)
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- “I want to get our constitution and freedoms back. Anyone who wants to own a gun legally, should be allowed to own a gun, but all new guns must have a safety so the gun may only be used by the owner.“ (www.bossforsenate.com)
- "I want to get our constitution and freedoms back. Anyone who wants to own a gun legally, should be allowed to own a gun, but all new guns must have a safety so the gun may only be used by the owner." (www.bossforsenate.com)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I would like to see more education, so women don't get pregnant and have abortions. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| $15.00 minimum wage. Legalize Marijuana and Tax the sale. Free Internet College for all under and graduate degrees. No killing at the animal shelters. 100,000+ of new modular apartments where the rent is no more than $200. No tax federal tax for federal workers. No state tax for city & state workers. World�s largest Casino in the Meadowlands owned by the Atlantic City casinos, legalize sports betting at your lottery machines and use the revenue to open 100 charter schools with union teachers in NJ. Dogs allowed in restaurants and clubs. Equal rights for everyone. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| My websites are being altered or blocked by the NSA. I witnessed the NSA arrange the 911 attacks. I am a whistleblower on the NSA. I now have over 500 people on DVD saying the NSA gave them $20,000 to keep quiet.I have over 40 affidavits.I have been on the ballot in the past for President(2008,2012)in some states, U.S.Senate(11,000 votes), Governor of NJ(16,000+ votes 2009) & 2013, Congress, State Senate. My NJ apartment is bugged & poisoned by the NSA & so is my Blue Honda. Not one media source will run my story. | |||
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