Kyle McCarter's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kyle McCarter has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "I am pro-life with no apologies." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- "I support a simple, straight-forward flat-tax code that forces government to live within its means, makes it easier for families and business to make ends meet, and encourages innovation and job creation." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Out-of-control spending puts our country on a path of self-destruction." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- "A straightforward flat tax code is most practical." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- "I support a simple, straight-forward flat-tax code that forces government to live within its means, makes it easier for families and business to make ends meet, and encourages innovation and job creation." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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- "Our Declaration of Independence affirms that we are endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable Rights of which the Second Amendment is merely one. Unalienable rights means they cannot be given away or taken away." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "On the wider issue of immigration, we must insist on legal immigration only. We are a nation of laws and we must take control our borders. Not knowing who is crossing our borders or failing to uphold our immigration laws jeopardizes our sovereignty as a free nation, threatens the safety of Americans and unfairly burdens taxpayers." (www.kylemccarter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| No | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | |||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| God has a wonderful plan for every life. I can only be merciful to mothers who find themselves in difficult situations when their life or the baby is at stake. I can't imagine how difficult that must be. | |||
1) State Spending:Using the key, indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State Taxes:Using the key,indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.3) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Illinois's budget.4) Public Pensions:To mitigate Illinois's public pension shortfall, do you support:
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| a) Establishing a "rainy day" fund | |||
| b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | |||
| c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | |||
| d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | |||
| e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | |||
| Yes | a) Raising the retirement age for current and future employees? | ||
| Yes | b) Increasing employee contributions by current and future employees? | ||
| Yes | c) Reducing cost-of-living adjustments for current and future employees? | ||
| The solution to the budget in Illinois is not this easy to explain. Spending overall must be reduced by prioritizing. Wasteful spending must be eliminated. | |||
| The latest tax increase on families needs to be repealed. | |||
| Reforming medicaid & pensions & reducing spending to 2008 levels. | |||
| implement a hybrid plan that freezes the defined benefits & adds a defined contribution plan. No pensions for elected officials. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| No | 1) Individual | ||
| No | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| No | 3) Corporate | ||
| No | 4) Political Party | ||
| No | 5) Legislative Leader | ||
| No | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support term limits for state legislators? | ||
| Complete disclosure should be required online within 48 hrs on all contributions | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | c) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| No | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| No | g) Should video gambling be legal in Illinois? | ||
| Everyone in the private sector should be helped to create jobs by lowering taxes, reducing regulations and limiting litigation. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| No | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Illinois high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support state funding for improvements to Illinois's energy infrastructure? | ||
| d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | |||
| No | e) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| Energy producers should be allowed to compete. | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| Illinois needs a concealed carry law as soon as possible. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| No | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
| c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Illinois's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Illinois's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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