Karen Ramsburg's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Pennsylvania Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | 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,
| 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? | ||
| No | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Creating jobs should be our number one legislative priority and returning the wealthiest 1% to the Clinton era tax rate. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Reverse Citizens United and direct public funding as the only source of all candidates political campaigns. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Any continued tax relief would not include those earning more than 250k per year. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| School funding should be equalized to all school districts across the U.S. End high stakes testing and return curriculum control to the local school districts. | |||
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| We need national legislation to protect our water quality because all waterways are connected. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| A separate public healthcare option needs to be created to provide competition + lower cost in the private sector. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| There should be a civil union that enables same sex couples to share benefits and rights. | |||
| No | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
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.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| Greatly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| subsidies should go to small family farms = #1 | |||
| No inheritance tax on estates under 5 million = 6. Wealth should be earned not inherited. | |||
| #1 - Jobs creation through rebuilding infrastructure, sustainable energy sources i.e. solar/wind, + rebuilding our manufacturing base. Repeal NAFTA, place punitive tariffs on imported goods from low wage countries. Re negotiate all trade treaties to maintain our national sovernity. Re-instate Glass-Steagel and use tax policy to place more money on the demand side of the economy. #2 - Create a public healthcare option separate from the private sector that would create competition and lower costs. #3 - Create national legislation to protect our waterways. |
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