Ralph Beach's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Presidential Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I am against Abortion Completely because the unborn child is a living being...breathing or not. The reason for this is because the Fetus is forming from the beginning of conception; therefore, taking the Fetus before it is born is murder. Abortions should be completely illegal and offenders should be prosecuted for murder as any other offender. | |||
BudgetIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,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.
| Yes | 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 an administrative priority? | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Increase | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Eliminate | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| I believe in reducing the defense spending in order to help fix our national budget. It is and should be important for Administration make balancing the budget a priority. By Balancing the budget we can lower taxes, lower the debt ceiling, raise education funds, create more jobs, use funds to help the homelessness in America, and create a better Healthcare for Americans. There are other issues that can be addressed by balancing the budget. | |||
| Homelessness has become worse and needs to be addressed and we need to fix the debt that Americans have a problem with. | |||
| We need to eliminate food and items taxes at a Federal level. | |||
| 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 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| The extensions should be made permanent in order to help those who are unemployed or are working in a hard economy. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| In order to "keep the peace" we must do what is necessary to protect our Country. | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| As in the 2nd amendment Americans have the right to bare arms, but the restrictions are warrented and have merit. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Healthcare is a very big issue and needs to be addressed with extreme caution. Americans should have a better Healthcare plan that includes health, eye, dental, and prescription. It should be set at a fixed rate. The plan will be placed in a joint American fund to be used by ALL Americans enrolled in the program. The Program should not be a requirement to purchase. american have the right to choose their own healthcare plan. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The issue of illegal immigrants is getting out of hand. I don't mind People from around the world wanting to become US Citizens; however, I do not feel that someone who is illegal should be allowed to stay in the US. The children who are born in America by illegals SHOULD not be allowed to become US Citizens. The spoken langauge in America is English and should be a law to be the only langauge allowed to be spoken. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| The same-sex marriage is a big issue for most Gays and Lezbians. I believe that same-sex marriage should be allowed. With the understanding that the same laws apply as in opposite sex marriage. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Allowing individuals divert their money allows the individual to have more income upon retiring. It also gives the Individal freedom to do with their money as they see fit. | |||
| The Budget, Homelessness, and Healthcare. Balancing the budget will derive from adjusting different areas in order to stabilize it. Homelessness is an issue that carries an easy solution. We have a fund that allows buildings to bought, repaired and/or maintained in a way to allow the homeless to have a place to help them get back on their feet. It will also help the children who are homeless get a proper education. Healthcare can be resolved by way of a "joint-American account". Our Leaders should also place a fixed percentage into the Account. |
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