Patrick McGehearty's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Patrick McGehearty has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
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- "It is a fundamental right for women to control their own health and bodies. Choosing to terminate a pregnancy is a sad and difficult decision which the government has no place in intruding. It is completely inappropriate for the government to attempt secondary boycotts of organizations like Planned Parenthood who are the only source of women's health services in many communities." (votesmart.org)
- Income is income. That should be a self-evident statement. Yet, for some reason, the Barons of Wall Street have managed to convince some that "capital gains" and "dividends" are somehow worthy of special treatment. Instead of paying the normal tax rate on this income like everyone else does, they only have to pay 20%. In addition to getting this low tax rate, this income is also excluded from Social Security and Medicare taxes. Where the average American is paying a marginal tax rate of 25% plus 6.2% Social Security and 1.45% Medicare for a total of over 32% marginal tax rate, those who are rich enough to arrange their income to be called "capital gains" and "dividends" pay the far lower 20% rate. We must all realize when one group gets such a major tax break, the rest of us will end up paying more in the long run. It is time to end the special treatment of capital gains and dividends.It is also time to end the free pass that multinational corporations have managed to get. They are rigging their internal profit transfers to occur outside of the United States in ways that allow them to make most of their profits in artificial tax havens while making most of their sales in America. Now they want a "tax holiday' to be able to distribute those untaxed profits and escape from ever paying taxes on them. It's time to recognize the games being played by big corporations are not available to American wage earners and American small business owners. These loopholes need to be closed as they harm the taxpayer and create distrust of the fairness of a tax system where the wealthy 1% seem to always find ways to avoid paying their fair share. (votesmart.org)
- In addition to providing jobs to kick-start the economy, infrastructure spending will provide capital improvements that will last for decades, improving our country's overall economic strength and competitive position in the world economy for a long time to come. (votesmart.org)
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- The Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that makes a good start on a comprehensive plan. A House bill cosponsored by Rep. Joaquin Castro and Rep. Jeff Denham is an even better starting point (H.R. 15). Somewhere among these good ideas, we must find a solution that moves people out of the shadows and lets them earn citizenship over an extended time, just as most of our own forefathers became citizens. (votesmart.org)
- "A fundamental American value is equal rights for all. We have had many great debates and changes in expectations of equality since the 1960s. I was and am an active supporter of the great Civil Rights and Women's Rights movements.The cause for our time is that of Gay Rights (or more precisely GLBT rights). This movement also deserves our support.I strongly believe in the institution of marriage, having been married over 40 years and having been the product of a broken marriage. Every adult who wants a lifelong loving union with the willing adult partner of their choice should be allowed to marry that partner, without regard to the gender of the two people involved. It is time for all Americans to recognize that right." (votesmart.org)
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