Patrice Hardcastle'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? | ||
| New Legislation going to congress | |||
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? | ||
| No | Is balancing the budget an administrative priority? | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Increase | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Increase | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Legislation in congress | |||
| Legislation in congress and the hands of the executive branch | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| In a Democracy one should be able to support whom one chooses | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| I created jobs by using my mind which increased economic growth everywhere. It didn't take the spending of tax dollars for a moment | |||
| Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | |||
| My platform includes free higher educations Chile and England support me as well as the U.S. citizens | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| I don't believe in the use of Nuclear Power. | |||
| 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? | |||
| I believe with my administration peace is possible. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Legislation for Universal Medicaid and Medicare in Congress | |||
| 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? | |||
| Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | |||
| The United States will accept New states after a 2/3 vote of congress. There will be no meed for imagration and Business can't go over seas. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| The Bible teaches it to be an abomination. It does not matter what I think. I love everyone and the first premise of my platform is to follow Jesus | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| I believe in our current system. We have the technology given by God to see us through. | |||
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