Christopher Hardin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Christopher Hardin has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
North Carolina Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Life begins at conception and I will do everything possible to preserve life in unborn babies. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Why are we talking about reducing defense spending and increasing taxes when we still have an unsecure border. The path to fixing the deficit is to cut spending, stop spending money on illegals that shouldn't be here, and have a Constitutional Amendment to balance the budget. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes. We need drastic campaign finance reform. DRASTIC!!!!! | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| I do believe that the criminal justice sentencing structures on non-violent drug offenses needs to evaluated and modified. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The Federal government needs to get out of education in every capacity. It is a parent, local, and at most a states issue. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I DO NOT support gun-control legislation in any capacity. I believe in the 2nd Amendment. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Obamacare is the biggest full-time job killer that exists. It has deteriorated our healthcare in so many areas and must be repealed. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| I have a great plan for fixing our immigration program. Deport all felons first, then other criminals, and finally illegals on government assistance. I have no problem with issuing work permits to those here illegally so long as they aren't breaking the law or sponging of the American taxpayer. If you want to become a citizen then that paperwork should begin in your country of origin and not here. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| I have a Master's Degree from Liberty University and I believe that marriage is between one man and one woman. Marriage is a states rights issue and not anything the Federal government should be involved with period. | |||
| 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? | ||
| We must do whatever is necessary to eradicate terrorists off the face of the earth. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| For future generations that would be okay; however, in the meantime we must provide for everyone that has paid into Social Security and is expecting their return on investment. It is simply a unimaginable that we can continue to talk about Social Security running out of money while we are fully funding the Syrian refugee programs and allowing immigrants from countries that hate us, harbor and promote terrorists to continue to flock into this country. | |||
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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Greatly Decrease | 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) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| In case anyone hasn't figured it out I am for cutting taxes for corporations, people of all income levels, and doing everything possible to dismantle the partisan IRS completely. | |||
| 1) Build a wall and start immediate deportations 2) Minimum of 2 year moratorium on Syrian refugees and immigration from countries that harbor and promote terrorism. 3) Honor and protect the US Constitution with extra emphasis on the protection of the 2nd Amendment of the United States of America. |
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