Allen Hardwick's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Michigan Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I believe live begins at conception and is protected under our constitution's 14th amendment. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Our tax system is too complicated and needs to be revised to make it more fair and eliminate corporate loopholes. Reducing the tax rate will bring in more revenue by keeping and creating more jobs in America. Getting more people working equals more taxpayers. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Why the majority of your campaign finances come from corporations, unions or special interest groups then your devotions will be to them and not your constituents. | |||
| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| States should decide the rules of incarceration and punishments especially when it comes to the death penalty. No drug user should be put in prison unless their drug use has caused harm to another person. Drug dealing is another matter because their crime does cause harm to another person. Our prisons should only be for violent and repeat offenders. Local jails should be used for short term incarceration only while awaiting trial or for those serving less than one year. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| I do not believe in stimulus checks given to stimulate the economy. I do believe in stimulating the economy through allocating funds for educational reform. Providing job incentives and fair tax reform would also help. No direct funding to the general public. | |||
| No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| Educational needs vary and each area should determine their needs locally. There should be standards in education but the federal government should not be those setting them. There should be accountability with all funding but not based on curriculum. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| When government fund projects they tend to not produce results as fast. It's best to let the free market develop renewable energy because it's their money on the line and they demand results. Fracking has been proven to be safe if the proper equipment and safety procedures are followed. This is not a new technology but the techniques used have become more efficient in the last decade or so. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| The Earth goes through cycles of heat and cold which are more regulated by solar activity than anything else. There has been so much speculation about climate change and the majority of the science is based on computer models which are only as good as the information put into it. If that information is skewed then the results will be also. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| We already have many laws on the books that are not being enforced. Over 99% of gun crimes are not committed by legal gun owners. We need mental health reform, tougher penalties for gun related crimes and elimination of gun free zones. The 2nd amendment was written for the citizens just like all the other amendments and should not be infringed for law abiding citizens. Gun are not the problem, they are an inanimate tool. The real problem is the evil in men's heart. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Repealed and replaced. This law was poorly written and strong-arm enforced. It may have helped a few but has caused much more hardships for most others. There are better ideas out there but we need to drop the partisan politics and work together on a proper solution. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| To think otherwise is a slap in the face for those who came here legally. If you want to live in the greatest country on Earth, do it properly. In today's time we can't be too careful and those who want to live here need to be properly vetted. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Government should not even be involved in the marriage bed. The 10th amendment is clear when it says that if it's not covered in the constitution then it's up to the states to decide. The majority of states voted that it should be between one man and one woman and the federal government should respect that. | |||
| Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| In Iraq and Syria, I support working in collaboration with local organizations to address terrorism. Governments that have been know to be a threat to America or the rest of the world or those who support terrorism cannot be trusted and it should be a concern to the rest of the civilized world as well. No hostile country should possess nuclear weapon technology. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| People should be allowed to protect their retirement as they see fit. | |||
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 | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| The private sector will achieve better results at a faster rate than those dependent on government subsidies. The goal of welfare is not to add more people but to make them less dependent on the system. | |||
| A fair tax system should be the priority of the next administration. With lower across the board taxes more people will be working and thus paying into the system instead of depending on it to support them. | |||
| My specific area has been hit hard by lost jobs that are not retuning. We need to change the demographics of this area by the use of educational reform. We need to bring back skilled trade schools so that our children who don't have the means or desire to go to college can at least get a skill to get them started in the workforce with a greater than minimum wage job. This will have a domino effect with crime reduction, increased population growth and increased taxpayer base. Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime. |
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