Doc Moylan's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Doc Moylan has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2014 Political Courage Test.
Pennsylvania Congressional Election 2014 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I am against abortion in all cases. | |||
| 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? | ||
| President Obama has reduced the military down to pre-WW2 numbers, despite the threats of ISIS, Al Qaeda, Iran, Russia, and Syria. Further reduction would only put America at risk. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Campaign donations are political speech that should NOT be regulated by government. | |||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| I am pro-life in all instances. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| I believe that the federal government should not be mandating the states to do anything when it comes to education. I am for local control and local funding. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| Twenty years ago, the US imported 60% of its oil. Today, that number is below 30% thanks to increased drilling by private corporations on private land and that is WITHOUT any drilling on public lands or additional off shore wells being opened. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Carbon Dioxide is not a poison, it is essential for the sustainment of life on this planet. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Moylan Health Care Reform Plan: (1) Allow patients to shop for insurance across state lines, give them a tax deduction when they buy, and permit them to carry that policy from job to job, (2) Provide additional tax credit to patients and their employers who contribute to HSAs, (3) Medical Tort Reform, (4) Allow small businesses to pool their employees for lower rates, (5) No federal funding for abortion, (6) Cannot deny coverage for pre-existing conditions, (7) Children can stay on parents' policy until 26 | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No amnesty for illegal immigrants | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Abolish the Internal Revenue Service | |||
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