Kim Allen's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kim Allen refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
Issue Positions
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- Kim Allen. Isses. 10 October 2012. "Regarding abortion, the government can't make it right. Such heart wrenching decisions should be made between a woman and her doctor." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "We need to stop wasting tax dollars on foreign military intervention, corporate bailouts and failed programs like the war on drugs." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "We maintain hundreds of thousands of troops throughout the world, in some 900 bases, most of whom are left over from cold war threats in places like Germany and Japan. The cold war is over. We cannot afford these astronomical costs. Our continued presence in many places makes us less safe. We can keep important bases but we need to reduce our foreign troop strength dramatically and let our military come home. We can let forces shrink through attrition and maintain the strongest defense inside our borders [¦] I support efforts to achieve a balanced budget, including immediate cuts in military interventionist spending." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Arizona Daily Star: Candidate Kim Allen. 12 October 2012. Responded: "I think moving tax money from the military to education would be one way" to the question: "In a world of finite resources, what if anything would you be willing to cut to better fund education?" (azstarnet.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "We need to stop wasting tax dollars on foreign military intervention." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "Our federal tax system is exceedingly complex, burdensome to calculate and excessive in amount. It has resulted in increased disparity between the rich and the less affluent. I support low tax rates to encourage economic growth and restrain government spending. I support tax simplification and oppose tax subsidies which enrich special interests and add complexity to the tax laws. Tax reform needs to be fair and needs to encourage growth at all income levels." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "America has spent trillions of dollars on policies that make us less safe and on policies that compete with domestic businesses for capital necessary for job growth and prosperity. Deficit spending on these programs erodes the value of the dollar and reduces the standard of living for all Americans." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Arizona Daily Star: Allen: What is your economic plan to ensure US does not end up where Europe is today? 7 October 2012. "To at least stand a chance of surviving the economic downturn, government needs to stop spending. I do not mean stop paying our old bills, I mean no new spending. Congress needs to have a moratorium on new spending for several years and concentrate on fixing the mess they have created." (azstarnet.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "I support low tax rates to encourage economic growth and restrain government spending. I support tax simplification and oppose tax subsidies which enrich special interests and add complexity to the tax laws. Tax reform needs to be fair and needs to encourage growth at all income levels." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Arizona Daily Star: Candidate Kim Allen. 12 October 2012. Responded: "If this question is about what I would do national, I think moving tax money from the military to education would be one way. However this tax money should go straight to the states and not the Education Department (which should be eliminated)" to the question: "In a world of finite resources, what if anything would you be willing to cut to better fund education?" (azstarnet.com)
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- Tim Steller. Arizona Daily Star: Healthcare talk prompts cheers, jeers at CD1 debate. 9 October 2012. "Libertarian Kim Allen said he prefers a 'single-payer' health plan and therefore would have voted against the bill in Congress, but does not support repealing it now." (azstarnet.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "I oppose federal government mandates regarding medical matters including insurance. I support laws that prevent insurance companies from dropping sick patients and preserve transferability of policies when changing jobs. I oppose discriminatory high pricing of individual policies." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "I support legal immigration and a reasonable path to citizenship for those who are willing to fulfill reasonable requirements to obtain it." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
- Kim Allen. Issues. 11 October 2012. "I support civil liberties including minority rights, gay rights and gay marriage." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
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- Kim Allen. Issues. 10 October 2012. "A promise is a promise. I support maintaining our existing social security system for all seniors. I support preservation of existing medical benefits for current and soon to be retirees." (kimallen4azcd1.com)
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