Ronald McCune's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Presidential Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I surport pro life because I do not want women to again have to go to illegal abortionist for abortions as they had to before abortion was legalized | |||
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? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget an administrative priority? | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| On my web page www.mybetteramericaplan.com you will see ideas on how to balance the budget. | |||
| Labor Dept. NASA, Education Dept. many qovt agencies | |||
| Close all tax loopholes and writeoffs | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | |||
| [Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?] if needed [Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits?] my plan instead [Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief?] yes and no. not for over 250,000 Taxes should be raised for everyone making over $150,000 a year. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| On www.mybetteramericaplan.com you will see how the new computer of IBM called Watson will replace all education. | |||
| 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? | ||
| On my web page you'll see how to get free electricity to everyone in the world which will end global warming while fueling everyone's economy. | |||
| 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? | ||
| [Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan?] NOW The easiest way to stop terrorism is to solve the problems that make a terrorist. | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| on www.mybetteramericanplan.com you'll see the ONLY way to get gun control in America! | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| on www.mybetteramericaplan.com you'll see the best medical plan for America. | |||
| 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 easiest way to stop illegal immigration is to pass a law that says any American citizen is entiled to every job in America before any Green Card holder or illegal immigrant. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| We tax payers cannot support another program that will give spouse benifits to any one else except the person who got the benefit. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| The stock market crash shows why that can be bad! | |||
| Read www.mybetteramericaplan.com you will see many ideas that will solve many of America's and the world's problems. I am the ONLY candidate for public office with the answers to our problems! I am running for President of the United States. However in Florida since I can only run for one office I will also be running for U.S. House of Representatives I am now register to run for President and will soon register to run for Congress. |
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