Clay Thibodeau has demonstrated Political Courage by telling citizens where he stands on the issues he may face if elected.
No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
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? | ||
No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
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? | ||
No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
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? |
Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
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? | |||
Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | |||
I support complete immigration reform, which is comprehensive and reasonable. I oppose incremental reforms as they make compliance and enforcement impractical. |
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? |
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.
Eliminate | a) Agriculture | ||
Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
Eliminate | d) Education | ||
Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
Greatly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Eliminate | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Eliminate | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Eliminate | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
Eliminate | j) Payroll taxes | ||
I support a flat tax. |
First priority is to create American jobs by eliminating Federal restrictions on domestic energy production. Second priority is to protect Social Security recipients by eliminating unneeded Federal programs and departments. Third priority is to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. |
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