Paul Elliott's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Paul Elliott has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Florida Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| BUT ONLY IF THE INCOMING REVENUE PAYS FOR THE OUTGOIN BENEFITS & ADMINISTRATIVE COST. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| YES, IF THIS RELATES TO CITIZENS UNITED | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| BUT EDUCATION SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN LOCAL CONTROL. THE STANDARDS SHOULD BE REASONABLY ATTAINABLE. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| IF REASONABLE AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS FAIR & REASONABLE | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| BUT REASONABLE BACKGROUND CHECKS SHOULD BE OK | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| AN ATTEMPT TO AMMEND THE ACA SHOULD FIRST TRIED | |||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| IT WOULD BE BEST IF A COALITION OF NATIONS WERE INVOLVED. DOING SO UNIAIERALLY IS MORE PROBLEMATIC. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| AS LONG AS IT'S FAIR TO ALL PARTIES | |||
| JOBS, JOBS, JOBS; THE ECONOMY, HEALTH CARE, ENTITLEMENTS, DEFENSE, IMMIGRATION & BORDER SECURITY, ILLEGAL DRUGS, INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY, TRADE ISSUES WITH CHINA & EUROPE, DOMESTIC MANFACTURING, DECOUPLING ESSENTIAL MANFACTURING FROM CHINA, VOTING SECURITY ISSUES. ETC, ETC, ETC |
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