Whence Brown'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? | ||
| We should fight to make abortion not the issue. I feel that education, prevention and adoption should be a priority instead. I suggest that we divert money spent on supporting abortions to education, adoption, and prevention. | |||
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.
| No | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget an administrative priority? | ||
| Eliminate | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| This is supposed to be a nation for the people by the people, not for the companies and their profit. We should know who is paying into the presidential campaign so we understand who the president is endebted to pay back once he or she is in office. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| When a person has decided to do harm of such magnitude that they are deemed a danger to ever be in society again, it should not be the burden of the people to support that person. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Reform and improve the welfare system Provide employment Improve the economy Improve the environment Improve Moral Provide housing for those that have lost their house or for low-income families Rebuild businesses, which in turn further improve the economy | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| We are in desperate need to make education our priority again. We have not only fallen behind, but continue to fail our children and our future with our priority on education. | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| As 9-11 has shown, if we become complacent, then we will be fighting on our soil in our homes against those who have been raised to hate us. As much as I dislike conflict in arms, sometimes it is the necessary action of the few in order to keep the many safe. | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| The wording of the Constitution is very specific. That our right to bear and keep arms shall not be infringed. This means restricted, which is against the 2nd ammendment. | |||
| 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? | ||
| People should not be told they have to have insurance instead of paying their bills or feeding their families. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| We call them "illegal" for a reason. They are not here legally and they have disrespected our laws by being here. Give them a short time to get legal, or send them home! | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| My religious and personal viewpoints should not interfere with another person's pursuit of happiness. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| If a person has lost faith in the Government, they should have the ability to divert their funds where they feel they are better used. | |||
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