Winton Worswick's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Presidential Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| It is unconstitutional at the state and federal level to interfere with a woman's personal health choices. Her pursuit of happiness is none of the government's business. | |||
BudgetIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,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.
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | 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 an administrative priority? | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Eliminate | l) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Medicaid and Medicare are unconstitutional. YOu would have to rescind the tax exemption for non-profit organizations and churches and tax them at 65% to be legal | |||
| Read the Constitution. National Security is the only viable expenditure. | |||
| Eliminate taxs breaks completely for earnings over $250,000, | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| There should not be campaign contributions from anyone other than concerned citizens. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| The death penalty should be used for any crime that a firearm, chemical or pyrotechnick are used in. the sentence must be carried out on the 5th anniversary of the crime with no exceptions. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | 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 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Spending of public tax money for other than national security is unconstitutional. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The Constitution guarantees the right to an education. It does not mean that the state or federal government must provide it! The public schools are a disaster and are unconstitutional. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| We do not control the cycle of the planet but we can control pollution and toxic waste. | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| We have declared war--there are no restricted areas of operations including the terrorist in the federal government who are the real culprits. | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Weapons of any type are constitutional even nukes and chemical. It's the verification of securing them that works. Criminals and pyscho's don't get weapons, that law stands. That's commonsense. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Health, education and welfare fall under the tax exemption of the church and non-profit organizations. It's treason to give tax money for medical services other than combat service persons. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | |||
| Illegal immigration can be eliminated by registering them as they enter. The only illegal immigrants are criminals and they should be prosecuted, then sent home to jails. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Marriage is a contract between two or more persons. Anyone can enter or break a contract in court. Only seperation of church and state are violated by marriage laws. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| This is what the unions did and when their funds collapsed, we the people, had to pick up their unpaid bill with no restitution. | |||
| 1) I would order the US Marine Corps to arrest the entirety of the Congress, Senate and Supreme Court for violations of the Constitution during a time of war. 2) I would recall all military officers that were involved in hte appropriation of military weapons, R&D and supplies. They have caused a 3000% inflation of DoD costs and then went to work for the very companies that embezzled the government. 3) I would pay for all this with seizing all of their estates worldwide. |
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