Susanne Atanus' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Susanne Atanus 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" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "No assault, military, and high capacity magazines sold to the public." (www.facebook.com)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
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| Pro life. It is not right or humane to kill a baby or our future. We also need more workers than retirees to keep Social Security and Medicare, and other necessary programs solvent. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| The wealthy including owners of hedge funds, corporations, banks and companies have to pay their taxes. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Prosperity and Peace for All! Shareholders need to be paid correctly daily with daily positive stock(dps) returns. We will purchase goods and services and this will create Jobs! the Greatest Economic Stimulus! Common Sense Economics! Get rid of the Boards of Trade and faulty Indexes S & P, Sow Jones, and Nasdaq that are not true indicators of the true daily profitability of publicly traded corporations and banks and "rips off" the middle class. Dps will generate government revenue and for school, library, and park districts. When people are doing well, this will reduce terrorism, gangs, violence, hunger, and poverty. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| One in three persons are mentally ill, and families have to be very careful that their children do not purchase violent weapons and armor, ammunition, high magazine rifles, semi automatic rifles, guns, etc. These types of weapons should not be sold to the public period. It | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| It has a limit how much a person can spend to save their life. This is not life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Many don't have a 30 hour or more hours a week job. Many still don't have health insurance. Too many on Medicaid. | |||
| Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
| I am in favor of repealing Immigration laws then there will be no illegal immigration period. Its about time. People will come to this country and will work and support themselves and their families just like your ancestors and my ancestors did. | |||
| Do you support same-sex marriage? | |||
| This question really is not necessary since the U. S. Supreme Court ruled on this. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | 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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Increase | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| Hedge funds, corporations, banks and banks have to pay their taxes. It may be necessary to sell state and national parks for revenue. The public can still access them. The Constitution does not say let the 1% get richer and richer. It says to promote the general welfare and ensure justice. There is no economic justice in this country or in other countries until shareholders obtain daily positive stock returns. I am Susanne Atanus, and Independent for U. S. Congress 9th District, please write my name on the ballot in the General Election on November 8, 2016. Thank you. | |||
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