Thomas Heck's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Nevada Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Except for rape, incest or health risk to the mother. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Defense is one of the only government entities established by the Constitution. And the most important responsibility of our government is to protect Americans where ever they may be. We ask the bravest and brightest to risk their lives for our freedoms. We owe it to them to provide the best possible materials and equipment for their fight! | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| First Amendment rights are at play here. Corporations and unions should stay out of politics -- they don't have a vote -- only people do. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| A large number of voters don't understand that "Corporations don't pay taxes -- Only people do!' For them, it is just a pass through charge to those using their goods or services. However, legislatures and many voters keep saying to stick it to them. Legislatures love this, because as a rule companies don't complain. The corporate tax rate over time should be reduced to zero, stopping the IRS from picking winners and losers. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| We need the state and Federal governments to come together and decide on standards that will make our children successful in college and life in general. The problem with governments at all levels is they pass bills and spend money with no goals or objective in mind. Of course, businesses for the most part do this in spades. Right now, we have a large number of liberal arts graduates that can't find jobs because the job markets wants more technical schooling. No one seems to want to face that fact! | |||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I am in favor of all forms of energy supported by the free market. Get government out of this! | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| It takes a "Good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with a gun!" This was purely the case, simply and surely, in Parkland Fl, when the FBI failed; the local sheriff failed prior to the shooting; the social worker failed; the parents failed; and then the sheriff officer failed to engage. Almost every shooter has little training with weapons and will run when faced with an armed individual shooting at them. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| We need to get the government out of our healthcare and the ridiculous one size fits all policies. Car insurance is a perfect example of how to do this -- sell policies across state lines; offer policies from catastrophic to the Cadillac; and let people decide what policy meets their needs and budget. Government should only be involved in helping those with pre-existing positions and those that can't afford insurance. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| We are a nation of laws that many have seemed to have forgotten. If we don't like the laws, we should vote to change them. | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| I support what ever our President deems necessary to stop nuclear proliferation, terrorism and other violent extremists, and protecting Americans where ever they may be. But most importantly, to keep that fight off American shores. | |||
| To be the VOICE for: * Common sense solutions and successful outcomes; * Truth-telling, at the expense of political correctness! * And doing only those things that make sense! Making America Great Again! Choose a real conservative voice in Washington -- Vote Tom Heck in the 2018 Primary! * Support Second Amendment * Restore our military capabilities * Repeal ObamaCare * Continue reducing regulation * Support a flat tax and reducing corporate tax rates that only people pay * Build the wall; stop change migration; stop the immigration lottery -- merit based immigration only.' * Support President Donald J. Trump |
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