Thomas Lamb's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Thomas Lamb has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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Alaska Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Pro-life see my position statement at http://www.lamb4senate.com/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? | ||
| See my position statements http://www.lamb4senate.com/flat-tax and at http://40710.campaignpartner.net/air-defense | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| I personally don't accept them but I don't support regulating them. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| There should be a mandatory min sentence for female drug offenders who are pregnant. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| As previously stated I support a flat tax - I also support regional economic zones where an area is in a recession and the corporate tax rate starts at zero and is increased as the economy in the region grows. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Universities will take in non-resident applications because they receive a higher tuition rate - the Nursing field is an example. The universities should give preference to qualified in state applicants. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| See my position statement on geothermal at http://www.lamb4senate.com/renewable-energy | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| See previous link on renewables for statement on natural events affecting climate. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| See my complete position statement on gun control at http://www.lamb4senate.com/gun-control | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| If the illegal immigrant falls within the intent of the Registry Provision with a forwarded date of 1996 then they should be granted a green card. If not, then they should be sent to their country of origin. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Family law recognizes the presumption of paternity in a married couple - same sex marriages fall out of that legal doctrine - the argument that same sex marriages are equal to heterosexual couples fails the presumption of paternity test. So I do not support same sex marriages. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| See position statement at http://www.lamb4senate.com/Iran | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
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.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Eliminate | 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) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | 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 | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| Flat tax on those above poverty rate | |||
| Funding for naval submarine base in Alaska - and refurbishing Ohio class submarines - bring A10 squadrons to Alaska & Patriot (THAAD) missile defense system - eliminate F35 program and phase out GMD missile defense system - see position statement at http://www.lamb4senate.com/air-defense and http://www.lamb4senate.com/naval-defense |
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