Mike Manypenny II's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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West Virginia Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I only support abortion to protect the health and save the life of the Mother and in the case of Rape and Incest. | |||
| 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 do believe we can close loopholes for Corporations and eliminate subsidies which would lessen the burden on the citizen taxpayer. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| There is too much unregulated money in politics and it needs to be stopped or at the very minimum regulated. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| I could only support this if there were requirements that if the business didn't create the jobs it had promised that it would be required to pay back any tax benefits it may have received. | |||
| No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
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| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| As a member of the West Virginia Legislature, I was lead sponsor for most of the Legislation to regulate the Hydraulic Fracturing industry. The funding for renewable energy is overdue. The fossil-fuel industry is subsidized by billions of dollars and profits off of taxpayers money. Its time to eliminate those subsidies and give a portion back to renewables to improve our Nations energy security. If we are to mine oil sands for fuel we need to process that oil in Northern N America to create jobs not pump it thousands of mile where it will be processed and shipped overseas. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
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| I believe we can find ways to reduce greenhouse gases in a way that can create opportunities for our citizens and businesses. The Federal Government needs to do more than regulate greenhouse gases, we need to create a mechanism of trading carbon credits to reduce carbon emissions. This was done by George Bush Sr with Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen oxides and Ronald Reagan with leaded gasoline very successfully. Its been done before with other pollutants, so we don't need to re-invent the wheel. Those programs that were successful can be modeled to deal with carbon emissions now! | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
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| I support common sense legislation to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and the mentally ill. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I only support repeal of Obama care if we move toward and pass a single payer healthcare program like Medicare to cover all of our citizens. Obama care has been a gift to the big insurance companies not to the American citizen. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| There is too much volatility in the stock markets with insider trading and manipulation by big corporations where it would put the entire Social Security program at risk and benefit Wall Street rather than our seniors. | |||
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 Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
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