Peter Vallorosi's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Peter Vallorosi has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
New Jersey Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| pro life....there are always exceptions | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| I support eliminating all corporate and union contributions all together. Get Money out of Politics!! | |||
| 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? | ||
| Each case is on an individual basis | |||
| 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? | ||
| Get Government out of business welfare | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| Get Government out of Education decisions and get them out of funding Education....these are all local decisions not Federal | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I believe human activity is causing a portion of greenhouse emissions....just by breathing we pollute with CO2. With that said I would limit the Government to certain reasonable powers in regulations....not an invitation for the Government to take control | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Healthcare needs reform but Government takeover is not the answer | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| If they are Illegal then they broke the law.... 1) Seal the borders 2) If productive citizens not on Government Assistance then establish 5 year plan of Education in US History, Constitution, Math, Reading, Speaking English - all paid by the Citizen-to Be. If after 5 years they pass the Course they will be welcomed Brothers and Sisters of America. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I do not want to start wars that we never finish but we can not have Countries that hate us get Nuclear weapons | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Not Government run though....see my website | |||
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 | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Eliminate | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Eliminate | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Eliminate | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Eliminate | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| We should Eliminate IRS, Federal Reserve, Dept Transportation, Dept Education, any many others ....leaving those powers to the States. Charity should replace Welfare. Government should protect us with a strong Defense, provide infrastructure, and create an atmosphere for Liberty and Freedom allowing the Country to prosper. | |||
| As stated before, eliminate all taxes and implement a flat tax and a sales tax....details on my website www.votepeter2016.com. The plan will need to be tweaked but it is a great start. | |||
| 1) Restructure tax Code allowing the people to keep their money...this will stimulate the economy. Eliminate all loopholes, eliminate all taxes, and implement a Flat tax and a Sales Tax to be distributed between Federal/State/County....and that's it. 2) Reduce the size of Government giving the powers back to the people and their States. Eliminate distribution of taxpayers money to Corporate, International, and personal welfare. 3) Clean up corruption in Politics by removing the Corporations, Lobbyist, Politicians, and Money incestuous relationships. 4) Implement the Constitution as it was intended. |
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