Kristi Nichols' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kristi Nichols has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 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)
- "I am a supporter of the Fair Tax that returns power back to the people and abolishes the IRS." (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "We need to lower corporate taxes and loose the regulations on small business." (votesmart.org)
- "States need to come up with their own solutions in education and stop taking money from the federal government" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "Wind and solar take over 30 years to reap the benefits. We have coal, nuclear and gas that are available and cost effective now." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "I am against government regulations that strangle small business and choke our economy." (votesmart.org)
- "I do not support federal regulation of green house gas emissions as it is un Constitutional." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Illegal immigration is a crime. Our immigration laws are to be enforced." (votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I support defending our nations against all enemies foreign or domestic." (votesmart.org)
- Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "I support defending our nations against all enemies foreign or domestic." (votesmart.org)
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.
| 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? | ||
| I believe that a strong national defense protects our freedom. I am a supporter of the Fair Tax that returns power back to the people and abolishes the IRS. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I support the Constitution of the United States. What is not in the Constitution is left to the states and the people. It is not in the realm of the federal government. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Individuals make the best decisions for investment and economic growth. Government does not create jobs, individuals do. We need to lower corporate taxes and loose the regulations on small business. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| States need to come up with their own solutions in education and stop taking money from the federal government | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support the Keystone pipeline as long as it benefits the US and we do not give up any of our sovereignty to any other nation. Wind and solar take over 30 years to reap the benefits. We have coal, nuclear and gas that are available and cost effective now. I am against government regulations that strangle small business and choke our economy. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I believe that climate change is an unscientific hoax. I do not support federal regulation of green house gas emissions as it is un Constitutional. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| The 2nd amendment is very clear in the Constitution. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| The ACA is un Constitutional. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Illegal immigration is a crime. Our immigration laws are to be enforced. | |||
| 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 governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| I support defending our nations against all enemies foreign or domestic. | |||
| 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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
| The Fair Tax eliminates the IRS and returns money back to wage earners. The Fair Tax is an embedded tax on new products that is transparent and fully funds the same amount of revenue to the federal government. Since 43% of the people pay no income tax, this embedded tax allows everyone to contribute who buys new products. Wage earners get to take home there whole paycheck and decide what they want to purchase with more purchasing power. It returns the power back to the people. |
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