Edward Meer's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Edward Meer has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Ohio Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| My child was aborted without my knowing, But I understand that there is no quick fix to anything. there is more to this issue than just someone not wanting a baby. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| we kind of have to at some point. we just are going to have to find the money to take care of people and give them what they have been promised. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| we need to get all the dirty money out of government | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| we need to buy what works and not some super fancy toys to bomb people on camels. where I would love to spend what ever we need to to get the right gear for the right missions, but I know that's not realistic so we will just have to be real about everything. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Why does Amazon pay less in taxes than the place I work at? everyone needs to pay their fair share and not this tax free life for the super rich. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Nixon passed laws on this and I believe a modern Republican can do the same. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| we have tons of laws on the books we can't enforce. So I want to put funding where it can support the laws already on the books. Like updating the FBI background check systems and so on. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I have a healthcare bill that needs it to work. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| that just doesn't sound very nice. (sorry, only working on 1 hour of sleep after a 10 hour shift) | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| let them kill themselves in a religious pissing contest. nothing we've done in 50 years has made a difference so lets get out of there. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| we have to be realistic on this but for the most part yes. | |||
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