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For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2012.
Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
No | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
No | 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? | ||
No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
Just the minimum and necessary regulations. |
No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
A background check would be mandatory. |
No | 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? | ||
SOME PROVISIONS IN THE 2010 ACA ARE NEED TO BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION IN AMERICA. |
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? |
Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
THE US NEEDS TO EXAUST EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION FIRST. THEN AFTER EVERY PEACEFUL OPTION HAS FAILED IF NEEDED WE SHOULD USE MILITARY FORCE AS A LAST RESOURCE. |
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.
Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Decrease | d) Education | ||
Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
Eliminate | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
Slightly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Greatly Decrease | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
k) Other or expanded categories |
JOB CREATION - ELIMINATE BUREAUCRACY AND ALLOW SMALL BUSINESS TO PERFORM. ELIMINATE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE FRAUD - BY ENFORCING THE EXISTING LAWS. OUR DISTRICT, ACTUALLY THE ENTIRE SOUTH FLORIDA FRAUD NUMBERS IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION. EDUCATION - REDUCE THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND ALLOW STATES THE PROPER FUNDING SO THAT EVERY CHILD GETS THE NECESSARY ATTENTION. |
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