Jeff King's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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South Carolina Congressional Special Election, District 1, 2013 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I am Pro-Life, but feel this decision belongs in the hands of the states per the 10th Amendment. | |||
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| I do not support our combat operations in Afghanistan because there are no clear requirements to deem the mission a success. When Congress votes to approve military action, there should be a clear objective so we know when we are done. At this point, however, a timetable for troop withdrawals will undermine our efforts and possible put our soldiers in danger. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The federal Department of Education is a bureaucratic mess that needs to be eliminated. Our federal education budget continues to increase while our test scores and international rankings decrease. We need to eliminate the Department of Education and provide funding to the states directly. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| I think the decision to allow same-sex marriages should be left to the states per the 10th amendment. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| I am currently 33 years old and have been paying into Social Security for 10 years. I will not become eligible for Social Security benefits until some time in the 2040s. I have a 0% confidence level that the program will be there for me to receive benefits when eligible. | |||
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.
| Eliminate | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| We need to limit the size and scope of the federal government. We do this by transferring power back to the states, and privatizing government programs where possible. | |||
| I am a supporter of the Fair Tax, which will eliminate most federal taxes and replace them with a consumption tax. Under the Fair Tax, the tax rate for high income families would be 23% and the tax rate for low income families would be 0%. | |||
| 1) Reduce the size and scope of the federal government. We need to consider repealing federal statutes that fall outside the scope of the constitution and return that power to the states. 2) Pass a Balanced Budget Amendment that would require Congress to pass a budget each year. We also need to implement term limits for both the House and Senate. 3) Reform the overly complex and burdensome tax code by moving to a consumption based tax. This will broaden the tax base and allow businesses to retain more revenue to put back into the economy. |
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