Scott Soffen's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Scott Soffen 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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- "A budget that is balanced over the long-term is a moral and economic imperative. A smaller federal government is the best way to accomplish this." (votesmart.org)
- "A budget that is balanced over the long-term is a moral and economic imperative. A smaller federal government is the best way to accomplish this." (votesmart.org)
- "Greater competition, with some schools succeeding and other schools failing, should ultimately lead to a better "product". Parents want choice -- students want choice -- who doesn't want choice? Regulations should be adjusted to encourage the establishment of charter schools, and vouchers and/or a tax credits should be available to those parents who wish to send their children to private" (votesmart.org)
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- "If the goal of Obamacare was to insure the country's 45 million uninsured, it has been a dismal failure. According the Wall Street Journal, only 11% of the 2.2 million people who signed up for health insurance through the health care exchange were previously uninsured. An alternative to Obamacare is deregulation -- the same deregulation that allowed Southwest Airlines to disrupt the airline market. Health insurance should be purchased by individuals rather than their employers, guaranteed-renewable, and portable. Insurers want to sell this insurance, and consumers want to buy it. What's stopping the free market from operating is tax law and regulation." (votesmart.org)
- "We should open our doors to immigrants, rather than hide behind a wall of xenophobia." (votesmart.org)
- "The First Amendment that references free speech and freedom of religion implies a freedom of beliefs. As such, the government should not impose the ethics of the majority upon the minority. To the extent that no one else is harmed, people should be free to think and behave as they choose. The government should not have one set of marriage, tax, and inheritance rules for heterosexuals, and a different set of marriage, tax, and inheritance rules for homosexuals. All people should be treated equally." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "reform...social security and Medicare programs so that they provide a catastrophic safety-net rather than retirement funding..." (votesmart.org)
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