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Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
No | 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,
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? | ||
We need across the board spending cuts, I do not advocate targeting Medicaid and Medicare specifically, but all areas of Federal spending, and those areas would be included. |
No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
This is subjective and more information would be needed on the definition of "indirect". |
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? | ||
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? | ||
I believe in infrastructure improvement spending to spur growth, CCA, TVA type programs. |
No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
If the Federal government is requiring it, then it is not a state decision, this needs to be handled at the state level. |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
I do not support any increase in federal power, the debt needs to be addressed before we have a larger and more powerful government in any area. |
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? |
Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
No | 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? | ||
No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran 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.
Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Decrease | d) Education | ||
Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
Slightly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
a) Capital gains taxes | |||
b) Corporate taxes | |||
c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | |||
d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | |||
e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | |||
f) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
h) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
i) Inheritance taxes | |||
j) Payroll taxes | |||
FAIR Tax - 23%, no exceptions, no deductions. |
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