David Banach's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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David Banach has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2014 Political Courage Test.
Maryland Congressional Election 2014 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Exceptions: Rape, Incest, Mother's life in danger | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| We do not need any more taxes. What we need is for government to stop its spending spree. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I believe that corporate money should not be in politics. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| We have some of the highest business taxes in the world, which makes us less able to compete with the rest of the world. Businesses are moving out of this country for lower tax climates. We need to lower taxes so that we can draw lost business back to America. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The Federal Government should not be in the business of education. The States should be fully responsible for the education of their population. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| We must be careful when opening up offshore energy operations. That includes contracting out those drilling operations to other countries. We, as a country, have a responsibility to protect and preserve our coastline. We must eliminate foreign nations from drilling for oil within out oceanic reach. We must also regulate American companies who receive contracts to drill off shore as well. No one wants to go to the beach and see an oil rig. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Pollution easily creeps its way into our communities, which increases health risks to the population and reduces quality of life. We must be cautious about what we allow into the air we breathe. | |||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| I believe in a one time background check for the purchase of all firearms. I also believe that anyone with a history of psychological issues should be permanently barred from purchasing firearms. There should also be a national law allowing for citizens to carry, and I support the elimination of the "credible risk" need to gain a carry permit. The 2nd Amendment is a national issue, since it is designated within the Constitution. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No one likes to be forced to buy something they don't want, or can't afford. I would support eliminating the ACA, but keeping the "pre-existing conditions" section of the law. No one should be denied health insurance from a multi-billion industry on the premise that the individual is a "risk". | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| We cannot round up 12 million illegal immigrants without violating the rights of the entire population. The border should be immediately secured, and then all immigrants here illegally should be naturalized. This country has a unemployment problem, and the surge of immigrants we are seeing today is making it worse. We need to find jobs for our citizens, before we can take on any more immigrants. I also support the Enlist Act, which would allow for those here illegally to gain citizenship by enlisting in our military. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Mutual Assured Destruction is an effective tool that continues to keep nations from using nuclear weapons against others. In order to control the nations of the world from attacking each other, or violating each others sovereignty, nations must be equally equipped with the tools to defend themselves. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| I believe that Social Security should be privatized. It is a tool that is constantly borrowed against by the Federal Government, and used to pay for their massive spending habits. Social Security must be out of the reach of the governments' eager eyes. | |||
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 Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Push for the Congress to make the tough choices in cutting spending and reducing the national debt. If government does not get their spending under control, the system will collapse and we will be forced to loose all the services government provides. Push an amendment to the Constitution that would place term limits on members of Congress. Congress should not be a career, but a temporary position of honor. They should return to society to live, and work, under the laws they created. And fight to have the pay of Congress cut to that of the median individual income. |
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