Mark Memoly's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Pro Life and will work to minimize abortions http://www.memoly.org/The_Issues.html | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| Advocate Weinberger Principal and support timetable to remove troops by 2014. | |||
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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes Maintaining an arsenal of old nuclear weapons is a waste. Yes Advocate Medicaid program be turned over to states with smooth transition i.e. http://bit.ly/JydSaB Yes Advocate Medicare and entitlement programs be turned over to states/individuals with smooth transition i.e. http://markmemoly.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10942342-ideas-for-us-budget-our-entitlement-programs Yes balancing budget is paramount and am very mindful of President Jefferson's quote "It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world." Reducing redundancy in government will free up resources to strengthen our energy and transportation infrastructure i.e. http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-318SP | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes I adhere to F.E.C. regulations. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes and believe we can minimize children committing crimes with information that inspires individuals to do well i.e. Best Practices of CEOs http://1Time.Us . | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Yes to strengthen our infrastructure and families i.e. F.A.A. . Yes Mark Memoly believes incentives for specific actions to be done such as Claycomo plant expansion creates jobs and generates revenue. Support for families is also advocated i.e. medical healthcare insurance should be a tax deductible item on Form 1040 similar to having a child. Instead of penalizing people for not having healthcare insurance let's encourage people to purchase it. Yes strengthening infrastructure to 21st century standards is important No because I want to employ people with programs advocated on http://Memoly.org Yes reducing taxes will be my U.S. Senate focus. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| No, I believe offering communities programs to reduce curriculum costs should be our approach and this will minimize expenses nationwide. These programs will keep parents in charge of educating children is our goal. I would like America to offer School Vouchers http://bit.ly/N9CPuH | |||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| Yes, a person cannot see past eight miles off shore. Transitioning to an economy utilizing renewable energy sources is sustainable and Iceland offers a good example. I also encourage people to see http://www.eere.energy.gov/ | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes, minimizing carbon footprint helps everyone i.e. http://corporate.ford.com/our-company/sustainability Yes I believe building with the EPA Carbon Pollution Standard is in our long term interest and that is a better alternative than the initial Cap & Trade policy. | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes I support existing gun laws. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The Pre-Existing Condition clause is important and I advocate that Healthcare insurance be a tax deductible item similar to a tax credit for a child. Current law acts like a penalty rather than a tax credit and requires enforcement. Having an IRS 1040 tax deduction will be similar to A + plus A + = Positive. To work effectively people require good health and we can give everyone a chance to generate income without increasing scope of government minimizing everyone's taxes. Under the Memoly Health Care Plan a person will have to purchase health insurance to receive a tax credit. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Our immigration laws should be enforced and I have recommended the following policy lnkd.in/nxGnC8 . I am a 10th Amendment advocate | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Yes with a but http://ati123.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/04/4818953-gay-marriage-with-a-but . Please see additional ideas on http://www.memoly.org/The_Issues.html . | |||
| 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 Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No, having freedom is honoring everyone's freedom and an idea to consider "As technology advances we are able to minimize sending men and women into battle." In other words, with satellite technology we are able to protect America without sending people into battle or unnecessarily endangering lives. No, because of Missile Defense System http://www.mda.mil/ Whenever something is proposed by our Pentagon I will ask three questions: 1) Are we purchasing the latest technology available meeting our standards of Reliability? 2) Are we getting the Best Value for our investment? 3) Is it in America's Best Interest passing the Risk/Benefit test? | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Yes, please see ideas offered on http://markmemoly.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/30/10942342-ideas-for-us-budget-our-entitlement-programs | |||
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 | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Offering High Speed Rail Nationally & Developing Renewable Energy Sources | |||
| Helping schools create curriculum i.e. http://linkd.in/PyAijK | |||
| Imagine America built components and tooling for a country to build a plant anywhere that offered Clean Energy. We have the ability to build products for countries that would like to use coal, natural gas, nuclear energy, or any renewable resource safely and environmentally friendly. With EPA establishing a Carbon Pollution Standard supported by our Sierra Club we can generate thousands of jobs and have a global customer for years since each country will always require affordable energy. With countries wanting affordable energy and High Speed Rail people will get enjoyable jobs for a lifetime. Bon Chance Avec Cookie Leslie |
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