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Leonard Golder's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Leonard Golder has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.

What is the Political Courage Test?

Massachusetts Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
I favor tax increases on the wealthy not middle and low income people in this economy where wages are stagnant.. I also favor removing the cap on Social Security taxes for those making over $250,000
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Yes Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
For small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. I also favor tax credits not cuts for corporations to trai ,hire, hire over age 40. provide a living wage, and onsite daycare for working parents. I also favor investment credits for economic development in downtowns.
Yes Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
yes as a condition for receiving federal aid to education.I favor added federal education aid for communities lowering property taxes.
Yes Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
a carbon tax. Also increasing the federal gas tax to pay for infrastructure and public transportation.
Yes Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
But I want to replace it with Medicare for All
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
We should give asylum to anyone not a criminal or terroristwho is in danger of drug lords and despotic governments.
Yes Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
We.re doing this in Massachusetts. My town planning board in which I'm a member will be proposing regulations for it.
Unknown Position Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Unknown Position Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
I will support a. response. to a hostile nation getting nuclear weapons proportional to the degree of the threat to the security of us and our allies. and to what can reasonably succeed. In most cases it would be sanctions As to using more force than air power it depends. on the extent of the threat to the security of us and our allies security or the humanitarian danger t others and what can succeed
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.

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