Steve Yoder's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Hawaii State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| When a child is conceived how it's precious and should never be terminated for any reason. It's wrong to take a life, whether it be incest, endangers the mother's health/life or for any reason. All life is sacred; compromise is when you excuse with your mind what your spirit says is wrong. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | c) Do you support allowing the Board of Education to enact property taxes to pay for teacher salaries? | ||
| State Employees entered into a contract in good faith; employees should be approached as they are in private business. Employees are paid as to how they produce. Pensions need to be fiscally responsible. Prosperity isn't accomplished by taking revenue from those who earn it, are accountable and spend it wisely and giving to those who didn't earn it, are not accountable and spend it foolishly. Hawaii DOE receives it's revenue from the GET 4.712% not from property tax revenue. Bureaucracy should never take on the role of the legislator, they do not levy taxes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| No | f) Should an independent Airport Authority be created to oversee and manage Hawaii's airports? | ||
| No | g) Should Hawaii adopt ranked-choice voting? | ||
| a)The limits on campaign contributions according to the Campaign Spending Commission are enough. b) I believe Hawaii is overregulated. d) Picture ID is necessary to maintain verifiable voter identity. e) Only those who want to vote should be able to register to vote. Otherwise you'll experience voter fraud. f) DOT appoints a manager for each state airport. That is sufficient. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Hawaii? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| b) there is no definite yes or no; it depends on the circumstance. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Hawaii? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the creation of a registry of permitted short-term vacation rentals? | ||
| a) government is irresponsible and unaccountable, like a some teenagers. b), c) liberating business through reduction of taxes and regulations is the key to economic growth. e) the free market determines an employees wage, not the government. Minimum wage belongs to unskilled laborers; it cannot support a family of four. f) paid family leave is a benefit offered by business, not mandated by government. g) personal home ownership(s), 1st, 2nd or more homes, is the choice of the owner not the government. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Hawaii? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Hawaii? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Hawaii high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| a) one size fits all doesn't work. Education standards should be handled preferably at the county level (grassroot level) because parents then have a voice in their child's education. c) teacher salaries and benefits should be commensurate with Hawaii's cost of living. d) no one should be rewarded for breaking the law. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| a) free markets determine the development of energy. c) present standards are sufficient. | |||
| 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| d) guns are mandated to be registered. A license is another excuse of government depriving one from their money. | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Hawaii'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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| a) I support no state government increase in funding. The private sector can fund/operate treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse. e) Separation of church and state. f) Small business especially, have limited financial resources. The government not regulate them regarding public health issues and crises. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Hawaii's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Hawaii state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Should airports be able to use facial recognition technology? | ||
| c) They're are already sufficient laws regarding equal pay for equal work. d) Picture ID is sufficient. | |||
| Hawaii's educational system should be divided into four school districts (Hawaii, Maui, West Oahu, East Oahu and Kauai. Hawaii DOE is too large, unmanageable and unaccountable to it's parents. The government that governs least governs best. Government's role is to protect the people, not run their lives. | |||
| Kauai has sub-standard traffic corridors that do not conduct traffic efficiently. Kauai's infrastructure is outdated and needs more highways to allow for traffic flow. I propose a two-lane highway from Princeville ag lots to the Knudsen gap (the powerline trail), with roads connecting to it from each community to relieve traffic constraints on Highways 56 and 50. This can be funded by revenue from public tolls, local, state and federal taxes (Interstate funds). It should be a closely scrutinized bidding process with bonuses for time goals met and exceeded and penalties for not meeting timely goals. |
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