| Full Name: | Phil Black |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Family: | Wife: Martha |
| Birth Place: | Barnwell, SC |
| Religion: | Baptist |
Phil Black's Political Positions
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South Carolina Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Life begins At date 1 |
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| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? |
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Withdraw NOW |
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Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget. | |
In order to balance the budget, | |
| No | do you support reducing defense spending? |
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? |
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicare spending? |
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
[Is balancing the budget a legislative priority?]: (Should be) |
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| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I Take No Contributions |
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| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
punishment should Fit Crime |
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| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I believe in True Free Trade |
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| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
do Away with Dept of Education |
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| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Also use Propane in [illegible] |
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| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
 | Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Bad people have guns with NO Restrictions. |
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| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
[Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?]: Yesterday- |
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| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
| No | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? |
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Adam & Eve No Adam & Steve |
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| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? |
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Protect our Country and would not have to worry About IRAN |
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| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
SS is a ponsie scam |
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Spending | |
Indicate 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. | |
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture |
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts |
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense |
| Eliminate | d) Education |
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment |
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security |
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid |
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research |
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research |
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration |
| Eliminate | k) United Nations |
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare |
| m) Other or expanded categories | |
**Balance Budget - Now |
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Taxes | |
Indicate 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. | |
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes |
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes |
| Slightly Decrease | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) |
| Slightly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) |
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) |
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes |
| Eliminate | j) Payroll taxes |
| k) Other or expanded categories | |
**go to A National Sales Tax and do away with all [illegible] and IRS |
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| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
do Away with Dept OF Education |
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