Beryl Billiot's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Beryl Billiot is currently being tested through the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Issue Positions
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- "First Priority - because without a strong military and secure borders, our current standard of living will be forever changed. Our country is being flooded by individuals that do not share of love of freedom, nor our Christian beliefs, and they wish to destroy our way of life." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I do believe there are circumstances that require exception. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| I propose eliminating the income tax all together and present legislation to adopt a flat tax based on consumption, reducing the tax burden on individual groups and spread it evenly across the entire population. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I do believe that we must establish a Nationwide Standard, but allow States to determine the best way to meet the standard. | |||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| The Keystone pipeline is a great idea for assistance in creating jobs and resource availability, but it's current path endangers too many people. If a different route was proposed, I would support it. We need to look closely at the regulations imposed on industry to ensure that the government is not strangling industry. However, environmental effects must be considered in the permitting process. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Although I believe their should be some regulation, we must foster relationships with other industrialized nations and work toward a global emissions plan. If we regulate our businesses in the US and other nations do not, our businesses will continue to leave and bring our jobs to other countries. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| We have enough laws, what we need is enforcement!! | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| My personal values are that a marriage is between a man and a woman, but it is not for me to judge. I believe people will love each other and it is not up to me to tell them who to love. They have rights also. The Supreme court ruled and I will uphold the law. | |||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| With proper intelligence, I would support increased American intervention in Syria and Iraq. We must also give the green light to win, and allow the Generals and other military leaders to identify and strategically neutralize the enemy. | |||
| 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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| I support directing Education and Environmental issues to the State level, eliminating them from the Federal Government. | |||
| As stated before I propose to eliminate the income tax and propose a flat tax based on consumption. | |||
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