Davy Jones, Sr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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West Virginia Congressional Election 2014 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I believe that abortion is an issue for the states and the federal government does not have constitutional authority to rule on the issue. I personally do not support abortion. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The only way to balance the budget is to reduce spending and abolish agencies that are un- constitutional. We must also stop financial and military aid to foreign countries.This is part of my 10 point plan. Please see my website for more information. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Imprisonment should only be used for capital crimes. We have to stop imprisoning our citizens unless they are a threat to society. We need to rely more on rehabilitation programs and not just stealing our citizens freedoms because they made a mistake. I also support pardoning of people who have non-violent drug offenses. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Business create jobs. We must stop over regulating and taxing our job creators! We must lower the corporate tax rate and provide a "tax free" grace period to promote job creation. I have created a 10 point plan to get America back on track and this is one of those steps. Please see my website for more information.This is part of my 10 point plan. Please see my website for more information. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The federal government has no business in the "education" business. This is a states rights! | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| We must become energy independent and stop funding the terrorists with "oil money" | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| This is part of my 10 point plan. Please see my website for more information. | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| All gun laws restrict the honest citizen. By definition criminals do not obey gun laws. Studies have shown that more gun restriction promotes more crime. The 2nd amendment clearly states that "the right to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed" Gun laws do just that "infringe". All gun laws are un-constitutional and should be repealed | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| This is part of my 10 point plan. Please see my website for more information. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| We do not reward criminals and encourage invasion. Legal immigration is part of this countries history but it must be "legal"! We do a great dis-service to those who have came here legaly by even discussing amnesty for immigrants who have broken the law. This is part of my 10 point plan. Please see my website for more information. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| We are a free people in a free country and we should be free to love. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| We must keep WMD's out of the hands of terrorists! | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Social Security is part of my 10 point plan. Please see my website for more information. | |||
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.
| Eliminate | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Eliminate | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Eliminate | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | 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 | ||
| Eliminate | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| First 5 steps in my 10 point plan, see my website for more info. (1) Repeal the N.D.A.A. and stop all NSA "spying programs" (2) End foreign aid and end all illegal wars, recall all military and close bases in countries that are not our allies. (3) Repeal the 16th Amendment and create a federal sales tax of 2%. (4) Abolish the IRS, EPA and all other un-constitutional agencies and departments. (5)Reduce Corporate Tax to 5% and create a "no tax" grace period. Repeal the Affordable Care Act and legislation or regulations that prohibits growth of our businesses. |
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