Keith Singleton's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Presidential Election 2012 Political Courage Test
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.
| 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 an administrative priority? | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | 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) | ||
| Eliminate | 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 | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| With China building it's army, we must keep pace or ahead. I support a 'Flat Tax'. Balancing the budget will be a top priority. | |||
| I believe we should institute a 'Flat Tax' for revenue and a 'fair' tax for Debt reduction and/or war. When no war or debt... no 'Fair Tax' | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Give the current president a billion dollars and give me ten million dollars and let's see who occupies the White House. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| In 'smoking gun' crimes I think the victim side should have the option of death or letting the scoundrel go to a work camp and work the rest of his life to pay back the victim. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| If you create a need for job growth there should be no need to buy jobs. I support spending on infrastructure but not just for the purpose of job creation. I support the benefit of putting people back to work. There should be no need for tax relief extension if we had a fair tax system. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| I support creating a complete new education system. One that works. | |||
| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | |||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | |||
| Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | |||
| Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | |||
| Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| I would support not allowing the sale or possession of guns to persons who would purchase them for the use of a crime. Now, you identify them and I will support not selling or letting them have possession. Create the database and let the gun sellers access the database online. I can't support taking away the right of law abiding Americans to be denied their right to bear arms. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| Health care bill in its entirety should be repealed in first bill I sign. It needs to be repealed and health care costs should be discussed openly by both sides as was promised. Individuals should not be required to purchase any good or service, period. | |||
| 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? | ||
| We have an immigration law. All we have to do is follow it. If we don't like the law, then we should change the law. We are suppose to be a nation of laws not men. It is surely not fair to the imigrants who came here legally. When we reward lawbreakers to be lawbreakers, the problem will only get worse. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| 1.) Strengthen our Military. 2.) Create an atmosphere where business may once again flourish. A. Repeal the health care bill in its entirety B. Reduce individual taxes because business flourishes when people spend money. C. Stop class warfare. Save it for the Marxists. D. Its not about big companies against poor people. It's about big business hiring poor people. E. Reduce government red tape and fees. 3.) Balance the budget and bring stability to America which will spread to the rest of the world. |
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