Richard Wunsch's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Richard Wunsch refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Richard Wunsch. Facebook: Basic Info. Personal Information. 02 Oct. 2010. "Full reproductive rights for women!" (www.facebook.com)
- Richard Wunsch. Issue Position: Military. 1 January 2012. "It is the height of hubris to believe we can invade and occupy a country like Afghanistan, trample upon their culture, and impose our values and/or system upon them. Success would be far more likely if we act as an exemplar rather than an enforcer. The proper response to a criminal conspiracy like that headed by Osama Bin Laden is an international police effort, not a unilateral invasion. Our present policies have failed to protect our borders, and our international interests, and they certainly have not kept us safe. Our actions in the Middle East and around the world have put us under greater threat and have, in large part, been responsible for the "Great recession". They have cost huge amounts of money. Money that, had it been spent on the real problems we face, would have done us and the world good instead of harm." (votesmart.org)
- Richard Wunsch. Issue Position: Basic Position Statement. "We must stop spending trillions of dollars to maintain an American Empire that merely creates animosity toward us around the world. I would much rather have a couple hundred thousand more teachers, firefighters, and first responders than the troops we presently maintain in Europe, Korea and Japan. Plus, the money spent in Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and elsewhere around the world could educate all the doctors, nurses and engineers we need. We need to seriously change the way we deal with the rest of the world." (votesmart.org)
- Richard Wunsch. Issue Position: Military. 1 January 2012. "It is the height of hubris to believe we can invade and occupy a country like Afghanistan, trample upon their culture, and impose our values and/or system upon them. Success would be far more likely if we act as an exemplar rather than an enforcer. The proper response to a criminal conspiracy like that headed by Osama Bin Laden is an international police effort, not a unilateral invasion. Our present policies have failed to protect our borders, and our international interests, and they certainly have not kept us safe. Our actions in the Middle East and around the world have put us under greater threat and have, in large part, been responsible for the "Great recession". They have cost huge amounts of money. Money that, had it been spent on the real problems we face, would have done us and the world good instead of harm." (votesmart.org)
- Richard Wunsch. Guest opinion: Richard Wunsch, Green Party candidate for the 7th Congressional District. 1 November 2010. "It is absurd to tax dividends and other unearned income at 15 percent while earned income is taxed at more than twice that! The wealthy have more money. Therefore they should contribute more to government [¦] What am I aiming at? All I am realistically aiming at is a situation in which the wealthy pay their fair share. If we only went to a straight rate where everybody paid the same percentage rate we would solve the national debt crisis looming at us." (www.hillsdale.net)
- Richard Wunsch. Guest opinion: Richard Wunsch, Green Party candidate for the 7th Congressional District. 1 November 2010. "For jobs, we should continue to repair and upgrade our infrastructure, including the cyber network. To educate and retrain the workforce is to upgrade the most important part of our infrastructure. If we do all the work needed on our infrastructure, and pay for it out of current income, the jobs crisis will recede quickly." . (www.hillsdale.net)
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- Richard Wunsch. Facebook: Basic Info. Personal Information. 02 Oct. 2010. "For Gun Rights." (www.facebook.com)
- Richard Wunsch. Guest opinion: Richard Wunsch, Green Party candidate for the 7th Congressional District. 1 November 2010. "Will our taxes go up a bit if the government is the insurer of all (except those who, for some reason, want to stick with a private plan)? Yes, you bet!! But they won't go up anywhere near as much as we'll ALL save with the health insurance industry off our backs Call it single payer, Medicare for all, or whatever. It must be done so American corporations can compete abroad and American homeowners can keep their homes." (www.hillsdale.net)
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- Richard Wunsch. Facebook: Basic Info. Personal Information. 02 Oct. 2010. "Full rights for gays and lesbians!" (www.facebook.com)
- Richard Wunsch. Issue Position: Military. 1 January 2012. "The underlying premises of present US military foreign policy are: 1) that the US should remain the exclusive super military power in the world; 2) that we configure our forces to project power globally rather than to protect our borders; and 3) that this configuration of power is to support a policy of global intervention. Not only does this policy impoverish our nation, it is no longer successful (if indeed it ever was). This policy actually increases anti-Americanism and creates greater global instability. It is the height of hubris to believe we can invade and occupy a country like Afghanistan, trample upon their culture, and impose our values and/or system upon them. Success would be far more likely if we act as an exemplar rather than an enforcer. The proper response to a criminal conspiracy like that headed by Osama Bin Laden is an international police effort, not a unilateral invasion. Our present policies have failed to protect our borders, and our international interests, and they certainly have not kept us safe. Our actions in the Middle East and around the world have put us under greater threat and have, in large part, been responsible for the "Great recession". They have cost huge amounts of money. Money that, had it been spent on the real problems we face, would have done us and the world good instead of harm." (votesmart.org)
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