Joshua Burkholder's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Joshua Burkholder has not completed the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Issue Positions
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- “Josh wants to close the loopholes that allow the wealthy to hide their money in foreign tax havens while enjoying domestic subsidies and domestic consumption.” (burkholderforcongress.com)
- “The gap between the top 1% and the rest of us is a result of the “trickle down” policies that contributed to the Great Depression and the Great Recession. Rather than reinvesting in employees and the community, the very wealthy have tended to hoard savings from tax cuts.” (burkholderforcongress.com)
- “criminal justice/prison system- as it stands now, it allows inequality to maintain if not grow, increasing poverty and crime. The average cost to house an inmate is over $42,000 per year. “Drug offenses are the single most significant driver of incarceration in Pennsylvania, accounting for 19% of the state prison population and nearly 25% of all prison sentences in 2012(most recent available data). The number of people sentenced to prison every year for drug offenses, 40-50% of which are for low quantities, is only slightly below the number sentences for all assaults, robberies, and burglaries combined.”” (www.facebook.com)
- “Josh wants to decriminalize small offenses and promote the rehabilitation of those suffering from addiction and mental illness.” (burkholderforcongress.com)
- “Create jobs that would put people to work on our infrastructure which is in dire need of fixing.” (www.facebook.com)
- “The gap between the top 1% and the rest of us is a result of the “trickle down” policies that contributed to the Great Depression and the Great Recession. Rather than reinvesting in employees and the community, the very wealthy have tended to hoard savings from tax cuts.” (burkholderforcongress.com)
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- “Firm believer that love is love, and that government should not interfere nor discriminate. No one should be denied access to housing, healthcare, or employment because of their gender identity or sexual orientation.” (burkholderforcongress.com)
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