Albert Gore, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Albert Gore, Jr. refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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- Albert N. Gore, Jr. League of Women Voters of Mississippi, Inc.: 2012 Albert N. Gore, Jr. Responses to the LWV Questions to Candidates. Responded, "We must maintain a strategic military force yet put more of an emphasis upon nation building. Modern warfare is no longer fought with a conventional army and weapons [¦] With the need for specialized forces, weapons and strategies, there are opportunities to reduce military spending in-mass. We need to build support throughout the world, and nation building is going to be the way to approach this. Specialized forces have already proven an effective way to achieve military, political and social successes," to the question: "What changes, if any, do you recommend in military spending?" (www.lwv-ms.org)
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- Smith, Carl. Starkville Daily News: County Dem Chair Eyes U.S. Senate Seat, Declares Candidacy. 7 January 2012. "Mississippi's greatest need, Gore said, is funding for education. 'Funding for education " and I mean education from pre-K to college " needs to be increased on all levels. You have to fund it and not just on paper. It's a very serious problem which is tied into our state's economic, job and health problems,' he said." (www.starkvilledailynews.com)
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- Albert Gore. Al Gore running for Senate on green platform. 10 August 2012."We need to explore solar and wind power to develop energy efficient buildings, vehicles and manufacturing plants. Petroleum and coal are not renewable resources. Neither is water due to climate change. As the earth becomes more arid, we need to find ways of creating energy that would supply our national needs and perhaps help replenish water and air." (grist.org)
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- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Albert N. Gore, Jr. League of Women Voters of Mississippi, Inc.: 2012 Albert N. Gore, Jr. Responses to the LWV Questions to Candidates. Responded, "We need to find additional resources that can fund these programs. For example, we have more than 13 million workers in this country who are illegally here. These workers are willing to work long hours at jobs that many Americans will not take. If these workers are earning a wage + and that is why they are here + why not work to make them become U. S. citizens and have them pay Social Security and other taxes going to Medicare and Medicaid. This is an untapped resource," to the question: "What should be done to assure the long-term sustainability of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security?" (www.lwv-ms.org)
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