Brian Landsberger's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Nevada Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| See website. I defer to the opinion of women on this since they are the guardians of babies and they are the ones most affected. | |||
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| I support an immediate, safe withdrawal from both Iraq and Afghanistan. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| 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 a legislative priority? | ||
| See website. The tax code and federal medical support should be totally revised. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| The courts have ruled on this. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| See website. A major role of the federal government is infrastructure projects for the purpose of creating a better business and personal environment. Any job creation is a fortunate consequence. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| See website. The federal government should not fund general operations in education. Research and suggested (non-binding) standards fit the government role. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| See website. The amount or significance of anthropogenic climate change has not been quantified. | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Existing restrictions appear to be OK. | |||
| 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? | ||
| See website. A new federal health care support program is needed. The program should guarantee essential care, prevent personal financial disaster and require personal responsibility for paying for care, such as equal to but not exceeding 20 percent of income. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| See website. A new comprehensive immigration program is needed. The program should recognize reality, respect all people, be enforceable and work toward the long term vision. The long term vision is that all peoples of North America can live, work and visit where they choose. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Marriage is a legal term. Religious organizations use the same term with different meaning and they can do as the choose. | |||
| Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | |||
| Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | |||
| These questions are too general. Specific cases or responses may change the answer. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Currently some people, for example faculty of UNLV, contribute to an alternate plan in lieu of SS. Congress should examine if this option should be expanded to others or all. | |||
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.
| a) Agriculture | |||
| b) Arts | |||
| c) Defense | |||
| d) Education | |||
| e) Environment | |||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| g) International aid | |||
| h) Medical Research | |||
| i) Scientific Research | |||
| j) Space exploration | |||
| k) United Nations | |||
| l) Welfare | |||
| a) Capital gains taxes | |||
| b) Corporate taxes | |||
| c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | |||
| d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | |||
| Greatly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| Maintain Status | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| j) Payroll taxes | |||
| See website. Except for f), the others need case by case study. A general answer adds no information. For example, as I said earlier, the federal government should cease paying for education continuing operations (teacher salaries, etc.). However, due to the importance of education, perhaps more focused research and coordinating between states by the federal government is needed. So one program decreases, one program increases, both in education. | |||
| See website. The tax code need a total overhaul. Income tax should be paid by all, credits and deductions eliminated and tax brackets revised. A total revision would bring in more money but many brackets would be lower. Gas tax is a user tax and should pay for the highway system. Other user taxes like alcohol should be examined to see if they are too high or too low. | |||
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