Diane Vann's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Georgia Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Unknown Position | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
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| No, that will not address the problem. As I write in my book "Undermining the U.S. Constitution" --"abortion is to communism like a headache is to a brain tumor." Government that funds the death of unborn Americans will arbitrarily fund or not fund the care of elderly, diseased or imperfect Americans. The U.S. Government should only provide catastrophic health insurance for all ages. With pro-life legislation, I do no trust that the many women who suffer spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) or induced abortions for health reasons will not come under scrutiny and accusation. Mothers and their unborn are in God's jurisdiction. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Want a consumption tax like the Fair Tax rather than the confiscatory, progressive tax prescribed by Karl Marx in the Communist Manifesto. With the Fair Tax you do not have an Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Flat taxes are better than what we have but still require the IRS. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I would prohibit direct ones too. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| We should abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Other than making sure that desegregation is maintained, the federal government should get out of education and let the local & state governments manage their schools and their tax dollars. Controlling "free education for all children in public schools" is another strategy that Karl Marx and other extremist/radical socialists (AKA communists) promoted. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| State governments can regulate fracking as needed. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Although a nuclear winter following a nuclear war would definitely fall under the heading of human activity contributing to climate change. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Reportedly they go home now and then anyway. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Weddings inside or outside of the church are called marriage today, so the word has already lost its connection to religion. (Marx would be very happy). From my experience as a pediatric nurse, I believe that the day to day presence of two genders in charge generally works better than one alone for any child's growth and development. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Prevention is probably too late. The U.S. should build and maintain a top notch nuclear missile defense program for around the world. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Personal retirement accounts and social security will not save anyone from the impact of an upcoming 21 trillion dollar debt. Quality of life will inevitably decline as maintenance of community infrastructure/utilities are neglected and decay. | |||
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 Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| We cannot afford redundacies to state and local programs anymore. Research for medicine and science can be handled by the private sector. International aid can be handled by international church groups. The United Nations authored Agendas 21 and 30, which I renamed the Communist Manifestos of 1992 and 2015 respectively, since they are the updated versions of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' Communist Manifesto of 1848. | |||
| I want a consumption tax (Fair Tax) rather than Marx's confiscatory "heavy progressive or graduated income tax." Marx's aim was to confiscate/abolish private property to eliminate the middle/"bourgeois" class that resulted from following the U.S. Constitution as written. | |||
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