Joe Kallas' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Joe Kallas has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
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.
Wisconsin Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Abortion should be legal & safe. If you don't support abortion, don't have one. The decision should be made between the woman and her doctor. The gov't should butt out. | |||
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| We should have left years ago. What a waste of human life and money. | |||
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? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Unfunded wars + 3 huge tax cuts for the rich were a huge cause of the deficit. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| The air waves belong to the people. Each candidate should get a certain amount of free air time + that's it. | |||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| The only time I support capital punishment is when the person asks to die. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Rebuild America not Iraq + Afghanistan | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| The BP spill will haunt us for years. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Unlimited use of fossil fuels is causing global warming. Other forms of energy need to be used. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| I support a move toward Universal Healthcare - A not for profit system that works in conjunction with a reduction in health related services costs. Medical facilities shoud post their charges for service | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Complex issue - all people need to be treated as human beings | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| It should be a national policy not done state by state. What happens when people move? | |||
| 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 Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Iran has a right to protect themselves since Israel already has the bomb. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| If people want separate 401K retirement plans, that is fine but money should not be taken out of social security to do it. | |||
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 | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| I think a lot of the homeland security dollars are being wasted right now. The TSA needs new leadership. We need to close many of our military bases overseas. | |||
| We need to end "corporate" welfare. | |||
| 1. Expand passenger and freight rail systems. Creates jobs, reduces dependency on fossil fuels. Makes our roadways less conjested. Pay for it w/ user fees and some of the gas tax/license fees. 2. A Universal not for profit healthcare delivery system that will cover everyone. Insurance no longer tied to your employer. Automatically save 40%of the money now spent on healthcare since it eliminates a multitude of insurance paperwork. In addition all medical facilities would have to post their charges + justify them based on actual cost. This would save thousands of lives, create tens of thousands of jobs and... |
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