Rick Parent's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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New Hampshire Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| W/OUT eXCePTiON! ALL LIFE IS SACReD FROM INCePTION & CONCePTION! | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| A ReALiSTiC DATe SHOULD Be SeT FOR THE PeOPLe OF AFGHANISTAN TO TAKe CONTROL OF THieR COUNTRieS SeCURiTY & We NeeD TO STAND By OUR TIMeTABLe OF TURNOVeR | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| BeFORe A VOTE TO RAiSe THe DeBT CeiLiNG A BeTTeR WAY TO ReDUCe SPeNDING WOULD Be TO SeT AN ATAINABLe ReDUCeD BUDGeT. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| GeT CORPORATe INFLUANCe OUT OF CAMPAIgNS & LeVeL THe PLAYING FIeLD OF CANDIDATeS. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| IT IS TIMe TO HAVe ACTION ACCOUNTABiLiTY. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Re-INSTITUTe THe WORKS PROGReSS ADMINISTRATION (NeW DeAL) CCC CAMPS eTC... | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS SHOULD Be SeT WiTHiN THe STATeS NOT BY FeDeRAL MANDATeS. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| ELIMINATe RGGI!! | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| THe 2ND AMeNDMeNT STANDS AS WRITTeN! | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| ABOLiSH "OBAMACARe" IN iTS ENTIReTY!! | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| [Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?] Candidate underlined "illegal" [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?] Candidate underlined "illegal" I STAND W/ ARIZONA | |||
| No | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran 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.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| f) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| [f) Income taxes (low-income families); g) Income taxes (middle-income families); h) Income taxes (high-income families)] Candidate wrote "*SEE NOTE!" *INSTITUTe A FLAT TAX & ALL THe ABOVe WILL FALL INTO PLACe. | |||
| 1) INiTiATe BILL TO RePeAL ALL BILLS NOT CONSTiTUTiONAL! 2) ENACT ENTiTLeMeNT ReFORM! 3) ENACT BILL TO ReQUiRe ALL ELeCTeD OFFiCiALS TO Be ON SAMe HeALTH CARe AS THOSe THeY RePReSeNT! 4) ENACT BILL TO ELiMiNATe ALL PeNSION ITeMS FOR FeDeRAL ELeCTeD OFFiCiALS & RePReSeNTATiVES! 5) INiTiATe FLAT TAX LeGiSLATiON! 6) INiTiATe TeRM LIMITS FOR US SeNATe & US HOUSe OF RePReSeNTATiVeS! 7) ReDUCe PAY FOR U.S. HOUSe OF RePRESeNTATiVeS TO Be IN LiNe W/ NATiONAL PAY SCALe AVeRAGeS! |
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