Mickey Tuck's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Mickey Tuck has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Georgia Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Only with the exception that the life of the mother is threatened. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support tax reform. Fair Tax or Flat Tax. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I support campaign finance reform. The power of money to control Washington, D.C. must be eliminated. | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Control of local education should be the responsibility of the local school boards and the States. Let's follow the 10th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. | |||
| 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)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| If it is proven to be harmful to Americans and their way of life, then I will look at it. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Most federal regulations are to far reaching, slow economic growth, slow job growth, and pass increased cost to consumers. I believe in the free markets and that customer demand controls all products that are sold. I do believe we should cherish and take care of the earth we live on. I also believe if we educate people and through that information they will demand the goods and products that will help make life better for us and help the environment. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Government run healthcare is not constitutional. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| 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? | ||
| This should be the last resort after all other measures have failed. | |||
| 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.
| Eliminate | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Eliminate | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Eliminate | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | 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 | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| The Constitution?s articles, and the subsequent Amendments, specify the functions of the Feds. They are listed in Article I, Sec. 8; Articles II-V; Amendments XIII-XVI, XIX-XX, XXIII-XXVI. 1) Defense, war prosecution, peace, foreign relations, foreign commerce, and interstate commerce; 2) The protection of citizens? constitutional rights (e.g the right to vote) and ensuring that slavery remains illegal; 3) Establishing federal courts inferior to the SCOTUS; 4) Copyright protection; 5) Coining money; 6) Establishing post offices and post roads; 7) Establishing a national set of universal weights and measures; 8 ) Taxation needed to raise revenue to perform these essential functions. | |||
| I support tax reform. I support a consumer based tax whether that be the Fair Tax or Flat tax system. | |||
| 1. Every law and regulation must be supported 100% by the U.S. Constitution. 2. Drastically reduce federal spending. There is not a revenue problem. There is a spending problem. 3. Support legislation that will promote job and economic growth. Tax reform and the elimination or reforming of bad trade deals will greatly assist in this. These things will not require additional funding. It only requires principled, hardworking, courageous Congressmen with integrity. |
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