David Vogel's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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David Vogel has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
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- "In the absence of an unequivocal reason to punish people, I think the wise legislator declines to punish anyone. I'd even go so far as to say I think the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade was fairly wise. By setting quickening as a standard, they picked a point in time at which few people in our culture would object to banning abortion. That's a cultural consensus even if there's no consensus on earlier abortions." (votesmart.org)
- "We can raise taxes on the rich. It could be argued that a fair tax on the rich would be one that would reverse the increase in wealth disparity and prevent all the remaining wealth from being transferred to the richest 0.01%." (votesmart.org)
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- "Things get much worse if we continue using fossil fuels as we do now. By the end of this century the CO2 concentration in the atmosphere will be about 1000 ppm. The last time the concentration was that high (approximately 40 million years ago) the earth was roughly 28°F warmer than it is now (even though the sun was about 0.4% less bright). (Source: J. Keil Science, Vol. 331 pp. 158-159.) The warming is greater at the poles than at the equator, but imagine your summers 15°F warmer than they are now. During this time period, it is estimated that the temperature of the tropical oceans was 107°.[...]This comes down to the question of whether or not we are willing to sacrifice 20% of our grandchildren's income to save 2% of our own. Take your choice. Never mind the other consequences of global warming" (votesmart.org)
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- "As healthcare now costs 25% of our gross domestic product, it is a serious issue for all Americans. As adoption of a single payer plan saves money, there do not seem to be any competing interests other than those of the investors in insurance companies, and of health industry employees who would lose their jobs. The economic interests of investors in insurance companies are significant, but as they are invested in companies that can be seen as having colluded to produce high profits, those interests seem secondary to those of the general public. Many employees who will lose their jobs are already health professionals, such as nurses, who can readily find work elsewhere. All widely circulated single payer proposals known to me provide for economic support and retraining of others who lose their positions." (votesmart.org)
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- "In the end, it is a semantic argument, and not worth the anxiety we have spent on it. I will support any bill that reduces the unhappiness in this world. Semantic arguments are not going to influence me." (votesmart.org)
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