Howard Stopeck's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Howard Stopeck 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.
Issue Positions
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- Howard Stopeck. Issue Position: Abortion. 19 March 2012. "Whereas I am Pro-Life and I believe that abortion is wrong, I will not vote for any law, nor will I support any person who tries to make it a crime. I believe that people must live with their morality on earth and be judged by the almighty in the hereafter." (gowithsto.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Howard Stopeck. Issue Position: An Equal Tax Code is Equal. 1 January 2012."Our current tax code is madness created by a devil that bewitched and addicted us with the dope of dueling favoritism that we cling to like a life preserver on the ocean. The madness of our tax code is the parasites and the plunderers locked in a demonic enterprise spinning their competing concepts of fairness, while the rest of us go bankrupt. On one side we have an underground economy, about 43% who games the system by working in cash, who file no tax return, pay no taxes; and then have the audacity to demand a tax refund. They'll demand more entitlements as a matter of right, and in the same breathe, they'll say the evil rich should pay their fair share. On the other side, General Electric games the system by paying no tax. The oil industry games the system by getting oil depreciation allowances and tax incentives, make great profit and claim that's fair. If oil likes capitalism they shouldn't take hand outs.After first providing for ourselves, a new tax code must increase revenue, reduce spending, embrace equality, eliminate dueling concepts of fairness, class warfare and tax avoidance. We need a flat tax, consumption tax or a corporate tax on gross final sales, to create the transparency required to compare spending with revenue side by side. It must have economists clearly lay out how it's to be done, who don't say we'll find out what's in it, after it's enacted. Any tax code must use a fixed percentage, be equal and eliminate every hand-out, tax incentive or deduction." (votesmart.org)
- Howard Stopeck. Qualifications For Congress. 21 August 2012. "1984 congressional candidate, proposing an equal tax to replace our IRS tax code to increase revenue, reduce taxes, uplift the disadvantaged with training, eliminate tax incentives, special interests, oil depreciations allowances, farm supports, replace food stamps with food and the evil associated with government dispensing any favoritism in favor of equality." (www.gowithsto.com)
- Howard Stopeck. My Platform. 21 June 2012. "Restore FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps assigned to the Army Corps of Engineers in the Defense budget, working on roads, bridges, rivers, streams and infrastructure in 6-month enlistments governed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice. They'll have training, uniforms, on-base medical care, gangs outlawed, eat in the Mess Hall, perform the work they were trained for and receive a diploma as credentials of their competence. We'll reduce unemployment. They'll be encouraged to leave the nest; but could re-enlist for another 6-months, get more training without paying a tuition that would otherwise cost a bundle. With our help, the poor will lift themselves up and serve our country." (gowithsto.com)
- Howard Stopeck. Issue Position: Economy. 19 March 2012. "Whereas government is incompetent to stimulate economic growth, it never let its lack of competence stand in its way." (gowithsto.com)
- Howard Stopeck. Issue Position: Blind People Ignore the Bowles-Simpson Debt Commission. 1 January 2012. "We need to eliminate revenue manipulations, tax incentives, farm or milk supports, oil depreciation allowances, mortgage deductions or defense contract overruns." (votesmart.org)
- Howard Stopeck. Qualifications For Congress. 21 August 2012. "1984 congressional candidate, proposing an equal tax to replace our IRS tax code to increase revenue, reduce taxes, uplift the disadvantaged with training, eliminate tax incentives, special interests, oil depreciations allowances, farm supports, replace food stamps with food and the evil associated with government dispensing any favoritism in favor of equality." (www.gowithsto.com)
- Howard Stopeck. My Platform. 21 June 2012. "I will propose legislation allowing parents the Freedom of Choice to send their children to either a public or private school with an apportionment of federal monies paid to government for education, to be redistributed to the parents in the form of vouchers to give to public or private schools pursuant to their Freedom of Choice. Alternately, abolish the Department of Education, where the costs to educate will be paid directly to the States who will administer education and the parents' Freedom of Choice to educate their children." (gowithsto.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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