| Full Name: | Sheila 'Samm' Tittle |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Widowed; 1 Child |
| Birth Date: | |
| Birth Place: | El Paso, TX |
| Home City: | El Paso, TX, TX |
| Religion: | Christian |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Sheila 'Samm' Tittle
Biographical
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What is the Political Courage Test?
Presidential Election 2012 Political Courage Test
Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
100% Pro Life and the only exceptions are Life of the Mother, Rape, or Incest. |
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Budget | |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget. | |
In order to balance the budget, | |
 | do you support reducing defense spending? |
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
| do you support reducing Medicaid spending? |
| do you support reducing Medicare spending? |
| Yes | Is balancing the budget an administrative priority? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Defense: Can consider reducing defense spending but this requires an expanded answer. Medicaid: Medicaid must be reformed to cut out the Fraud. |
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Spending | |
Indicate 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. | |
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture |
| b) Arts |
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense |
| Eliminate | d) Education |
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment |
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security |
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid |
| h) Medical Research |
| i) Scientific Research |
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration |
| k) United Nations |
| l) Welfare |
| m) Other or expanded categories | |
b)Eliminate Arts considered because of Waste.d)Federal Govt has no business in Education.h)Medical Research is important to the US, however allow the Capitalist System to be the researcher & developers.i) Scientific Research as it goes for Medical Research for both are needed for the development & preservation of the United States citizens.j)As the saying goes"frills cost money" & our house must be in order before we go spending more money.k)United Nations blows money when the US has a limited say so in it.l)We MUST GREATLY reduce Welfare fraud & dependents through applicable recipient drug tests & reform. |
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Taxes | |
Idicate 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) Capital gains taxes |
| b) Corporate taxes |
| c) Excise taxes (alcohol) |
| d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) |
| e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) |
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| i) Inheritance taxes |
| j) Payroll taxes |
| k) Other or expanded categories | |
b)Fair Tax.c),d)Alcohol & Tobacco not necessities need a reasonable tax, influenced rather by a Fair Tax.e)Fuel, a necessity, should not be taxed. It hurts middle class. f),g),h)Requirea FAIR TAX system so that everyone in the United States Economy pays their fair share.We must remember that the Tax system is not fair because of the "loopholes".The big guy writes off his Martini lunch while the little guy can't write off his baloney sandwich.i)Inheritance tax is a tax on a tax & should be repealed.j) Fair Tax works so do away with the Payroll Tax.Point "why would we tax drive & ambition". |
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| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
As far as the Unions are concerned, the people who pay their dues have no input as to where their money goes. |
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| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| No | 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? |
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? |
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
The Federal Government has no business in Education. |
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| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
CLIMATE change requires deep consideration and this is an area for Scientists. Greenhouse gas emissions should be a State issue. |
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| Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? |
| Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
America First, Last and Always! |
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| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| 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? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| 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? |
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
There is a solution that can't be answered to a yes or no question. Minors brought here illegally will be under the discipline for the parent/s referring back to the question of "legality". |
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| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Marriage is between one man and one woman. |
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| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
| Other or expanded principles |
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
First: Limited Government within the confines of the Constitution. Second: cut out foreign aid or greatly reduce it. Third: end all professional politicians in Government, cutting their pay and send them home. Abolish the Federal Reserve, letting Congress issue money which Congress has the right to do under the Constitution. Secure the Borders making America First, last and always. Abolish the Department of Education and the Department of Energy. It is time for America to go "back to the future" making it the Great Country it used to be. |
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