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Michigan State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | |||
| c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | |||
| This is federal issue | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Michigan's budget.
| a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | |||
| b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | |||
| c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | |||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| examine sources and uses of funds fund essential services - inherently governmental in nature - with consumption tax - e.g., sales tax user of nonessential services pays for those services - option - menu of services and cost - choice | |||
| a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | |||
| b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| No | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| restrictions on campaign financing has not reduce special interest, lobbyist influence on legislation and legislators | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | |||
| state and local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement minor prosecution as an adult for violent crime - depends on violent crime | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Michigan? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support increasing state funding for improving Michigan's roads and bridges? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support eliminating Michigan's mandatory no-fault auto insurance? | ||
| government should not pick winners and losers favor personal responsibility, not government income transfers | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Michigan? | |||
| b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | |||
| c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Michigan high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | |||
| no taxpayer support for immigrants unlawfully in the USA taxpayer supplied capital should be available to students, parents to spend on their education with incentive to spend wisely no blank check for public education | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Do you support decommissioning the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil from Canada to the U.S.? | |||
| market should decide on capital allocation to renewable energy based on consumer demand - balance cost and benefit reasonable environmental regulations with minimal economic impact let science decide on pipeline, not emotion | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| prevent mentally ill from possessing firearms, with right to contest no firearm control as long as there is evil in the world - crime, protect people from overreaching government - second amendment protection | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Michigan's health care programs? | |||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| f) Do you support using state funds to provide public health services to citizens exposed to lead contamination in the Flint Water Crisis? | |||
| personal responsibility to purchase health care, insurance need to promote competition among health care providers to lower cost and improve quality, access promote individual freedom on medical care including vaccinations if govt responsible for lead contamination, it should provide reasonable funding for services | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Michigan state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Should able-bodied "food stamps" (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients meet a work requirement to be eligible for benefits? | ||
| freedom of association vs. freedom to live as one wants - balance if government provides assistance, there will be strings attached market decides compensations - negotiation between buyer and seller of labor a robust economy provides opportunity for people who believe their are not paid the value of their labor to move to a better opportunity - higher compensation | |||
| promote prosperity and improve income and wealth of residents by reforming state and local tax policy automobile insurance reform - reduce cost reduce regulation of business no special tax breaks for certain businesses - level competitive playing field road and bridge repair reduce influence of special interests and lobbyists |
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