Phil Anderson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Phil Anderson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2024 Political Courage Test.
Wisconsin Congressional Election 2024 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? | ||
| I believe the abortion issue should be decided state by state. | |||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to balance the budget? | ||
| No | Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs? | ||
| We need to drastically reduce spending the balance the budget. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| No, BUT corporations are not people, and there fore should have no 1st Amendment rights. | |||
| No | Do you support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| Qualified immunity should be illegal. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| We must drastically reduce defense spending, end the forever warfare state, bring most of our overseas troops home, and sell the military installations. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal government increasing funding for affordable housing programs? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation? | ||
| None of those work. | |||
| No | Do you support the forgiveness of federal student loan debt? | ||
| This is just virtue signaling. Most people still encumbered by student loan debt make plenty of money, and this 'forgiveness' would be paid off by people who have already resolved their debt or never went to college. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| No | Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship, regardless of their immigration status? | ||
| No | Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts? | ||
| No | Do you support the US providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine? | ||
| No | Do you generally support increased regulations on social media companies (e.g. Tik Tok, Facebook, etc.)? | ||
| End the Wars! Require Congress declare ANY military interventions within 5 days. Read the Bills. One Bill at a Time. Overturn Citizens United by permanent legislation. Audit and then end the FED. End the IRS, Dept of Education, Department of Energy, ATF, and reform the CIA. Stop subsidizing factory 'food' poison, as currently exists in the Farm Bill. End Qualified Immunity and Civil Asset Forfeiture nationally. End Obamacare, as it is merely a handout to the insurance industry. Pardon Assange, Snowden, Ulbricht, and repeal the Espionage Act. Legalize cannabis nationwide. Abolish income taxes. Make forced vaccinations and lockdowns illegal. Oppose any effort to create a Central Bank Digital Currency. |
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