Joy Waymire's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Joy Waymire has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Presidential Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| This is not government's place to regulate in the first place. Irregardless of my own beliefs, I must remain neutral on any issue that involves Free Will or I would only be serving this faction or that one instead of ALL the people. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I support reducing defense spending because we have gone from a Nation of "Non-Intervention" to one that is intervening everywhere & anywhere at the cost of many innocent lives. If we concentrated on the security of our own Nation instead of everyone else's, maybe many of the events of late would not have occurred. War/aggression never truly solves anything, just harbors mistrust & fuels more bloodshed. I support lowering taxes to a 5% across the board tax on net income. The more one earns, the more they pay by percentage, but not penalized with higher taxes for their abilities. | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| This is something I cannot answer for I do not believe in campaign donations. I have always seen donations from corporations, unions, or other public figures as being nothing but a candidate buy out. When money is doing the talking, there is very little hope for the average citizen to have a candidate that puts their rights first before anything else. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Because of the story of Cain and Abel, I cannot fully back capital punishment. But I do believe they should be imprisoned on an island with all the seeds, grains, chickens, etc. to tend; being self-sufficient over the high cost of a prison cell and taking the burden off the citizens and putting it on them. If all prisons were patterned to teach the prisoners skills yet make the prisons self-supporting, what a major cut in the budget. The other questions seem to be self explanatory; if one would like to discuss either in depth, feel free to contact me. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| It is not the Federal governments pl;ace to regulate economic growth or use incentives to create jobs that may or may not lead to long lasting jobs. Oncel government pulls back the reins on spending and allows the people to operate in a Free Market, then we will see the economy grow. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| I think it is disgusting to use the education of our children as pawns to proliferate education reform especially for a specific amount of money. I could go on a full rant over my disgust with the public education system but I will hold my tongue for the time being. | |||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Yes I support increased regulations on fracking but would prefer to see it completely stopped. You can only rape and pillage the earth for so long before there is nothing left to give. We need to preserve what we have instead of looking at the dollar signs over what we will have in the future if we keep on this course of destruction. | |||
| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | |||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| It is not merely human activity but also the natural order of things. Humans may have sped it up a little, but just a drop in the ocean compared to the natural changes the earth goes through since it's formation. I agree that some regulations are needed but unfortunately as humans, we tend to take them to the extreme; also something the government has become good at. | |||
| Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | |||
| I support basic gun-control but not more and more regulations. Those who are going to commit crimes of murder will find the way no matter what regulations are in place. It is better to have trained people evaluate each new gun application, besides background checks, before a purchase is completed. This step should resolve any issues with the possibility of mental illness coming into play with the purchase. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I have seen so many troubles this has caused in the way of major monthly hikes to payments, others who slipped through the cracks because of loopholes & so much more. The hardest is watching a young mother in a custody battle also fighting breast cancer for the 3rd time yet cannot get coverage. Why? She either pays for coverage instead of child support & loses all rights to her kids, or she pays the child support & puts it in the hands of the Lord. It's in the Lord's hands. Major offense to the people themselves. | |||
| Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
| I support the deportation of any who violate the laws of this Nation. But then again, there are those who have been model citizens, paying their way like most other citizens of this Nation. So those who have been productive, should be allowed to remain while their paperwork is processed for citizenship while others should be returned to where they began. | |||
| Do you support same-sex marriage? | |||
| This is another topic that is none of government's business in the first place. Once again I must remain neutral on this topic regardless of my own belief or I would only be serving the needs of some of the people instead of ALL the people. | |||
| No | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
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.
| Greatly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| g) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| i) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| I believe in a flat 5% tax on net income regardless of low, middle or high income. | |||
| I would only use an Executive order when it would be of benefit of the common good of all people. To restore what is right yet lost in the passing of time. |
| My first priority would be to cut salaries from President on down & rely more on technology to control government spending. Second would be to amend the Constitution to read that those born on US soil take the citizenship of their parents. My third priority would be to turn the White House in to a museum for I believe it is offensive to the people for one to live above the means of their people. |
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