Larry Ishmael's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Washington Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| ABORTION HAS A HUGE PSYCHOLICAL IMPACT ON THE MOTHER. I KNOW A NUMBER OF WOMEN WHO HAD AN ABORTION IN THE PAST AND ARE STILL NEGATIVE IMPACTED BY IT. | |||
| Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | |||
| Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | |||
| I SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, BUT IT IS TIME TO COME HOME NOW. WE'VE DONE WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO: GET AL QAEDA OUT OF AFGHANISTAN AND REMOVE THE TALIBAN FROM POWER | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| do you support reducing defense spending? | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| I SUPPORT A 17% FLAT TAX AS 47% OF AMERICANS PAY NO TAX, THIS WOULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD WHILE DOUBLING REVENUES. | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| I SUPPORT DOING AWAY WITH ALL CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS WHILE IMPLEMENTING PUBLICLY FINANCED SYSTEM. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | |||
| I SUPPORT A 17% FLAT TAX THAT ONLY ALLOWS TWO DEDUCTIONS: INTEREST ON PRIMARY RESIDENCE MORTGAGE AND CHARITABLE DONATIONS. USING TAX INCENTIVES TO HELP STIMULATE THE ECONOMY AS IT PICKS WINNERS AND LOSERS. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| I AM AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST AND KNOW THE BASIC FLAW IN DETERMINING THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGNIC CLIMATE CHANGE. CONTACT ME FOR A FULL EXPLANATION. | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| CRIMINALS & PEOPLE WITH SIGNIFICANT MENTAL ISSUES SHOW NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUY OF POSSESS GUNS. I SUPPORT A NATIONAL "RIGHT TO CARRY" LAW. | |||
| Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| OBAMACARE HAS A FEW POSITIVES AND A BIG NEGATIVE. IT DOES NOT ADDRESS HOW WE BEND THE COST CURVE DOWN. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| 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? | ||
| I SUPPORT THE RECENT EXECUTIVE ORDER ON DEALING WITH THE MINOR'S ISSUS, BUT DETEST THE FACT IT WAS JUST A CAMPAIGN MOVE. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| I SUPPORT EQUAL RIGHTS OF GAYS BUT BELIEVE THAT IT SHOULD BE A CIVIL UNION, NOT A USE OF THE WORD MARRIAGE. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | |||
| THE US CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO BE A LONE RANGER. | |||
| 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 | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | |||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| j) Payroll taxes | |||
| I BELIEVE THAT TAX INCENTIVES PICK WINNERS AND LOSERS SO I PREFER A FLAT TAX FOR PERSONAL INCOME (WHICH INCLUDES SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATIONS | |||
| I AM AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS AT A CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY. I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO FIX THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE ECONOMY BEFORE WE CAN HAVE TRUE JOB GROWTH. TO DO THIS WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT A FLAT TAX OF 17% ON ALL PERSONAL INCOME. CURRENTLY ONLY 53% OF AMERICANS PAY TAXES, SO BY IMPLEMENTING A FLAT TAX (EXCEPT FOR THOSE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE) WE WILL MORE THAN DOUBLE TAXES. WE NEED TO USE THESE ADDITIONAL REVENUES TO PAY DOWN OUR DEBT AND FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. WE NEED TO SAVE HEALTHCARE'S AND HIGHER EDUCATION'S EXHORBATANT COST INCREASES BY... |
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