Peter Theron's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Peter Theron has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-life" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I will protect life from your grandchild still only visible as a heartbeat or ultrasound, to those with disabilities, or your elderly grandma." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "If you tax something more, you will get less of it. If you tax something less, you will get more of it." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I will work to limit the scope of the government and reduce the tax burden on the people of Wisconsin." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "If federal spending is restrained, the larger federal revenues will reduce the need for borrowing and the rate of deficits will decline." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I will work to limit the scope of the government and reduce the tax burden on the people of Wisconsin." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Are American companies just being selfish? Taxes affect the cost of goods and services sold, making for higher prices. Higher prices, less competitive. Less competitive, less earnings. Less earnings, fewer jobs. Fewer jobs, then more unemployment, underemployment, and "stopped looking for work" permanently unemployed." (votesmart.org)
- "U.S. Corporate tax rate is 35%. If we lower that to Canada's level, 26%, we become more competitive for two reasons. First, American products and services will have lower, more competitive prices and be more attractive worldwide. Second, American companies will be willing to take more innovative risks, expand their product/service lines, and expand their markets. This creates many more jobs, improves business, and builds a stronger economy." (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Expand renewable energy choices for consumers even as we recognize that over 93% of our energy comes from oil, gas, coal and nuclear power" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I will embrace and lead a comprehensive energy policy that includes the gas for your car and the electricity in your house. Our solution to energy cannot be solved by strangling producers with regulation or limiting domestic supply. I believe that our solution to energy means leaving nothing off the table." (votesmart.org)
- "We need to accelerate government-funded research for alternatives to current fuels. We need to find new, clean, abundant energy sources that are cost effective without being government subsidized. As we do, we can lessen our dependence on fossil fuels and Middle East energy." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Rated 86% by the National Rifle Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "The D.C. v. Heller case provides an excellent return to a sound understanding of the American right to have and bear arms. Wisconsin citizens use arms for hunting, recreation, and most importantly, self-protection and I support this American right and tradition." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Obamacare is an awful law, marketed with untruths, ruining our health-care. It must be replaced." (votesmart.org)
- "The first order of business is the repeal the Affordable Care Act. It is bad public policy that will be hugely expensive, politically managed [...]" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "We need to repeal Obamacare and start over." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- "Secure the Border: There must be completion of the physical barriers with legal crossing points." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Neither illegal immigrants nor businesses will be granted amnesty." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "No Amnesty: Neither illegal immigrants nor businesses will be granted amnesty. Foreign workers must have proper documentation. All immigrants must be subject to U. S. laws with secure verifications systems that businesses and law enforcement can rely upon. Legal immigrants will have green cards. Businesses that ignore the law will be subject to fines." (votesmart.org)
- "Secure the Border: There must be completion of the physical barriers with legal crossing points." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- "As your Congressional Representative, I want to be a problem-solver. I will work to find real solutions rather those politically expedient ideas that sound good but change nothing or make problems worse. As such, I present tonight my ideas on this vital foreign policy challenge.I believe it is possible to achieve peace and stability for Middle East & South Asia within 10 years - if we are diligent - and that it should be our national goal. I will outline my problem-solving ideas on how we can achieve peace rather than suffer century of strife." (votesmart.org)
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