Paul Chehade's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Paul Chehade has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Presidential Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I am PRO -LIFE believer. If abortion were made illegal it would unfortunately still take place ? generally under unsanitary conditions that would endanger the life of the pregnant mother. The avenue - solution is to CREATE NEW LAWS, NEW REGULATIONS, in which we provide the pregnant woman the facilities to have the right to a proper medical assistance by which we give her and/or ?the biological father of the unborn? the right to keep the unborn baby and therefore the right and the opportunity for the baby to live! Which is a RIGHT to every creature in this planet. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I do not support reducing medicaid and medicare benefits, but I strongly support auditing in order to reduce reckless spending. The United States must quit spending beyond its means. The budget must be balanced. The U.S. should live within its means and pay down the deficit. I would give up the American empire to reduce debt without sacrifice. I think spending should be based on the Constitution. If all spending had to be justified by the Constitution our spending would be drastically reduced. We cannot afford the wars in the Middle East. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Giving tax cuts to businesses to encourage growth and hiring of more workers. Abolish marriage penalty and death tax and advocate further tax cuts. The economy will improve when the government stops interfering in business matters. Businesses should not be curtailed by excessive government regulations. In order to get more jobs we need to change our thinking and adaptation. We cannot just bring back jobs that are no longer there so we must create new ones. This means changing our thinking and careers. | |||
| Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | |||
| I believe the education system should be regulated at the federal level in order to standardize education around the country. I am passionate about education, believing it is the solution to many of our social and economic problems. I believes that teachers should be paid extra for their experience. Raise teacher salaries and cut bureaucracy. Create partnerships with businesses to link students to careers and higher education and give them a real goal that they can see. Give teacher and students access to newest technology and individual attention. | |||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| I believe that using our own resources instead of buying from other countries will bring high paying jobs and energy independence. We should be using more clean coal, solar power, tertiary oil recovery and our own natural gas. I believe in extending tax incentives for energy efficiency. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| The environment is one of the most important issues facing everyone today. I support conservative-based conservation efforts. I think we should reduce liability for hazardous waste cleanup. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I support enforcing gun laws at the time of sale with background checks and educated vendors. I would confiscate illegally owned guns and guns that are illegal for civilians to own. I believe that assault weapons should be banned, who needs them except criminals and police. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| The government should regulate health care costs to be reasonable and accesible to all. The medical system requires amend and reformed. Health care is about getting help when you need it. There has to be a way to help everyone without ripping off half the population. We just have to find it and not have it shoved down our throats. | |||
| Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
| Immigration is a federal responsibility and should not be handled by the states. I believe that every nation must have a secure border but we must also recognize that we do need immigrants. I think that amnesty should be given to those illegal immigrants already in the country. There should be quick and comprehensive immigration reform to enable a faster, simpler path to citizenship. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Marriage should be between a man and a woman, but I accept a legal contract between same sex couples to protect their joint assets. I believe there is no reason to discriminate against anyone because of their sexual orientation. However, I believe it best to allow the general population, to decide on the issue of same sex marriage, by casting their individual votes, as has already been done in several states, rather than to rely on the personal decision or a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. | |||
| Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | |||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| I think that the Social Security program has been looted by unethical politicians. | |||
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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| Property Taxes High property taxes discourage people from improving their property. | |||
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, how you would use executive orders if elected. | |||
| Economy, Immigration, Health, Education. How are we planning on accomplishing our objectives and cover the cost of our propositions? By controlling and drastically reducing the reckless federal spending that our government, states and local authorities authorize without any real supervision. How are we planning on increasing our national revenues without imposing more taxes? By controlling imports that considerably affect our local industry and imposing higher duties. We will also give preference to our national products by providing significant incentives to the small and medium national industries. |
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