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Arvin Vohra's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Arvin Vohra has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.

  • "If elected, I will sponsor legislation to eliminate the federal income tax, cut federal spending to the 1998 level ($1.65 trillion), and get the IRS off the backs of taxpayers." (votesmart.org)
  • "If elected, I will eliminate all taxes," (www.facebook.com)
  • "We should end all sanctions, bring all troops home, shut down all military bases, end all foreign aid, and cut taxes accordingly." (www.facebook.com)
  • "When we end the Social Security program and give Americans back all that they put in, we give them the opportunity to invest in a reliable retirement that the government can’t steal from." (www.votevohra.com)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • "We should end all sanctions, bring all troops home, shut down all military bases, end all foreign aid, and cut taxes accordingly." (www.facebook.com)
  • "If elected, I will sponsor legislation to cut military spending by 60% or more and cut total federal spending accordingly; close all foreign U.S. military bases; withdraw completely from the Middle East; and bring our troops home." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • "If elected, I will eliminate all taxes," (www.facebook.com)
  • "We should end all sanctions, bring all troops home, shut down all military bases, end all foreign aid, and cut taxes accordingly." (www.facebook.com)
  • "If elected, I will imme­di­ately spon­sor leg­is­la­tion to elim­i­nate the Depart­ment of Edu­ca­tion and all guar­an­teed fed­eral loans, and to cut taxes accord­ingly. This will lead to dra­matic improve­ments in the qual­ity of edu­ca­tion in this coun­try, and it will put money back in the hands of the peo­ple who earned it." (votesmart.org)
  • "When we defund the Department of Education, we put a stop to One-Size-Fits-None programs like Common Core and No Child Left Behind, and we replace those blunders with parental choice programs that can actually work." (www.votevohra.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Rated 90% by Gun Owners of America. (votesmart.org)
  • "I want an America devoid of any shootings. And so, if elected, I will sponsor legislation to eliminate all gun free school zones, remove all restrictions on gun ownership, and decrease your taxes accordingly." (votesmart.org)
  • "When we eliminate gun free school zones and remove all restrictions on gun ownership, we increase safety." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I want to remove the restrictions on a potentially vibrant economy.  And so, if elected, I will sponsor legislation to simultaneously remove all restrictions on immigration, eliminate all social welfare programs, and cut taxes accordingly." (www.votevohra.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I want this country to be strong and safe. And so, if elected, I will sponsor legislation to end U.S. involvement in foreign wars, bring our troops home, and return all that tax money to you." (votesmart.org)
  • "We should end all sanctions, bring all troops home, shut down all military bases, end all foreign aid, and cut taxes accordingly." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Libertarians believe that the government should not put sanctions on any country." (www.facebook.com)
  • "We should end all sanctions, bring all troops home, shut down all military bases, end all foreign aid, and cut taxes accordingly." (www.facebook.com)
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-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
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?
If elected, I will sponsor legislation to cut federal government spending to 1992 levels and abolish the federal income tax.
No Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
To get corporations and unions out of government, we must make government too small to grant anyone any special favors. I will oppose any attempt to curb free speech, including campaign donations.
No Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
Federal and State governments have proven themselves unable to do responsibly use capital punishment. It has been used in racially biased and otherwise suspect ways, and I will work to remove this power from Federal and State governments.
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy?
No Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation?
I oppose all crony capitalism, including special favors for politcally connected businesses. I will work to eliminate income taxes on everyone, by cutting Federal spending to 1992 levels.
No Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?
You, not the Federal government, know the most, and care the most, about your child. I will work to remove the Federal government entirely from education. I will sponsor legislation to abolish and defund the Federal Department of Education. That means more choice and better education at lower real cost. It means just as much choice in education as we expect in restaurants.
Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production?
Unknown Position Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
If elected, I will sponsor legislation to repeal all gun laws, including the "Gun Free" school zone laws. Those laws, which guarantee that schools will be totally defenseless, were the direct cause of the Newtown massacre. By eliminating gun laws, we allow individuals to defend themselves and each other from violent psychopaths.
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act?
If elected, I will sponsor legislation to repeal Obamacare, repeal Medicare Part D. I will also sponsor legislation to eliminate all government restrictions, subsidies, and interference with healthcare. This will dramatically and immediately lower the cost of healthcare, while improving the quality. In particular, I will sponsor legislation to abolish the FDA, which will lower the cost of medicines, bring life saving treatments to patients years earlier, and eliminate the current cronyism that artificially inflates the price of medicines.
No Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
I believe in 1. Completely open borders 2. No government sponsored welfare, social services, subidized education of any kind for any person. Immigrants who come here to work hard, patronize businesses, start companies, and create jobs, should be welcome. Those who come to live off welfare should find it impossible to do so. If elected, I will sponsor legislation to eliminate all social services, welfare, subsidized education/etc., and cut taxes accordingly. Also, if elected, I will sponsor legislation to shut down all border patrols, walls, etc., and cut taxes accordingly.
Yes Do you support same-sex marriage?
I will sponsor legislation to completely eliminate all government restrictions on marriage. George and Martha Washington didn't need a government license to get married, and neither should anyone else.
Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
No Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict?
Yes Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
Yes, as long as that portion is 100%. No one should be forced to pay for a completely broken and mismanaged retirement program. If elected, I will sponsor legislation to allow people to immediately receive all the money they have paid into Social Security. If you've paid $10,000 over your lifetime, you will get that money back. If you have paid nothing, you get nothing back. I will then sponsor legislation to completely eliminate the Social Security program.

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.

Eliminate a) Agriculture
Eliminate b) Arts
Greatly Decrease c) Defense
Eliminate d) Education
Eliminate e) Environment
Eliminate f) Homeland Security
Eliminate g) International aid
Eliminate h) Medical Research
Eliminate i) Scientific Research
Eliminate j) Space exploration
Eliminate k) United Nations
Eliminate l) Welfare
Eliminate a) Capital gains taxes
Eliminate b) Corporate taxes
Eliminate c) Excise taxes (alcohol)
Eliminate d) Excise taxes (cigarettes)
Eliminate e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel)
Eliminate f) Income taxes (low-income families)
Eliminate g) Income taxes (middle-income families)
Eliminate h) Income taxes (high-income families)
Eliminate i) Inheritance taxes
Eliminate j) Payroll taxes
I will sponsor legislation to eliminate Federal programs and Departments, as well as to eliminate the Federal income tax.
By cutting off the Federal government's funding, we make it impossible for them to continue meddling with our lives, spying on our phone calls, creating wars with other nations, and creating wars at home, like the failed war on Drugs. I will do everything I can to starve the beast by eliminating its source of revenue.
I will sponsor legislation to end the War on Drugs, Repeal the Patriot Act, Eliminate the Income Tax (by cutting spending to 1992 levels), and Abolish the Federal Department of Education.

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