Ken Cross' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ken Cross has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-Life" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "No" (votesmart.org)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I am opposed to abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or when the life of the mother is at risk. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| The current U.S. debt to GDP ratio is over 100%, which is dangerously high. The national debt will be over 20 trillion dollars by 2020! I support freezing the defense budget until there is a budget surplus. I also support small reductions in Social Security and Medicare. Only by serious shared sacrifice can the United States hope to avert a future crisis such as the one Greece is struggling with now. Visit www.kencross.com I have developed a fair and simple graduated flat tax that elininates loopholes and eliminates the need to file income taxes for almost everyone. Visit www.kencross.com. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I do support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions, but not the elimination of them. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I have faith in the United States Judicial System. Judges and jurors should have the flexibility to determine the appropriate sentences, punishments, and/or treatments that are most appropriate and suitable for any given situation. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth should be reserved for periods of serious recession or when there is a budget surplus. Lowering taxes to promote economic growth is acceptable during times of budget surplus but should be avoided during times of budget deficit. If taxes were lowered to one dollar per citizen, growth would be promoted, but the United States could not support our military for one day. See www.kencross.com. Studies should be conducted that demonstrate, with a high probability, that future job creation revenues will significantly exceed the present costs of the incentives. See www.kencross.com. | |||
| Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | |||
| My "Quality Education Initiaitive Program" would be far superior to the "No Child Left Behind Program". See www.kencross.com. | |||
| Yes | 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)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| We need to promote renewable energy in order to reduce global warming and reserve some precious limited natural resources for future generations. However, the transition can and should be a gradual process to minimize disruption to our society and the world. See www.kencross.com. Hydraulic fracturing should ,and is, being regulated because of the potential impact to human health and wellbeing. I do not know at this time if increased regulation is necessary without further studies being conducted. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| We have only one planet on which to survive. We need to take care of it. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I am a strong advocate of our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms as citizens. However, I do support restrictions for convicted felons. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I believe that the benefits outweigh the shortcommings of the 2010 Affordable Care Act. I also believe that improvements can and should be made to it. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| The United States Supreme Court has decided the question, and I support our Constitutional form of government. Jesus said "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone". I don't qualify. | |||
| Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| See www.kencross.com | |||
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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| e) Environment | |||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
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