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Greg Fischer's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.

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  • "Ask about Team Fischer's "CAPE" --- economics plan. CAPE has the side benefit of ELIMINATING all Federal Personal Income Taxes. Its a revolution in Government economics and a the biggest cost-free middle-class economic development program in US history." (www.facebook.com)
  • "My opponents have a lot to fear by my ECONOMIC PLAN for a more prosperous America. As part of that PLAN there would be NO MORE FEDERAL PERSONAL OR CORPORATE INCOME TAX FOR U.S. CORPORATIONS" (www.facebook.com)
  • "We all know that this program is not free. Every working individual pays into it. Not only is it every individual’s right to receive this benefit upon retirement, but it was earned. We need to protect this right. I will go further to say that we need to expand the program." (voteforgreg.org)
  • "We need to raise the cap on taxable income for Social Security. I think anything above the $125,000 limit has to be taxed and brought into the Social Security trust fund." (voteforgreg.org)
  • "We need extensive campaign finance reform to get the out-of-touch politicians out of congress and to return the government to the people. The only way to do this is through public financing of elections." (twitter.com)
  • "The party bosses require a 1.5 million dollar "buy in" for the congressional race in the third district. This amount essentially blocks any candidate of normal means from running, and, that "buy in" assures yet another out of touch millionaire in congress, an institution already bloated with out-of-touch millionaire politicians.I stand firmly against crony capitalism. We need extensive campaign finance reform to get the out-of-touch politicians out of congress and to return the government to the people." (voteforgreg.org)
  • "We need a peace dividend --- the military budget is way bloated." (www.facebook.com)
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  • "My opponents have a lot to fear by my ECONOMIC PLAN for a more prosperous America. As part of that PLAN there would be NO MORE FEDERAL PERSONAL OR CORPORATE INCOME TAX FOR U.S. CORPORATIONS" (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Dismantling Common Core and ending High Stakes Testing Ending the federal mandate of annually testing students grades 3-8" (voteforgreg.org)
  • "We need to develop offshore wind power. Developing offshore wind will also provide thousands of good paying jobs in green technology. We have a chance to become a hub of green energy – I will push hard to ensure Long Island is at the forefront of this movement." (voteforgreg.org)
  • "We are sitting on essentially the equivalent of an oilfield worth of energy in the form of offshore wind, yet we are not harnessing this power. Long Island is situated in a location where wind energy is capable of generating huge amount of electricity and profits for our state." (twitter.com)
  • "We need to develop offshore wind power. Developing offshore wind will also provide thousands of good paying jobs in green technology." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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