Byron Holcomb has demonstrated Political Courage by telling citizens where he stands on the issues he may face if elected.
Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | |||
do you support reducing Medicare spending? | |||
Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
[do you support reducing Medicaid spending?] Marked "Yes" with "?" [do you support reducing Medicare spending?] Marked "Yes" with "?" |
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 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? | ||
Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | |||
No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
[Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits?] Marked with "?" |
Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | |||
[Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants?] Marked with "?" |
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 repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
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? | ||
No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
[Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?] Marked with "?" |
Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | |||
Every objection to SS is true, but the program is now so engraind [...] that to try to change it will create chaos but accomplish the purpose |
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.
a) Agriculture | |||
Greatly Increase | b) Arts | ||
c) Defense | |||
d) Education | |||
e) Environment | |||
f) Homeland Security | |||
g) International aid | |||
Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
k) United Nations | |||
l) Welfare | |||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
j) Payroll taxes | |||
We need to take a second look @ value-added taxes. |
(1) Repeal college loans. Purpose is laudatory, but further exacerbates the problem. (2) Reduce military officers retirement by paying all retirees @ the 0-3 level with 20 years service. (3) Above all repeal this absolute nonsense that "alcoholism is a disease." We will spend one trillion on the federal level alone when (a) there is no such medical diagnosis, (b) we can reduce health insurance premiums by 10% across the board, & (c) eliminate this outrage that a person who has a DUI can go through alleged treatment and come back to court to get the charge dismissed - the... |
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