Stacy Snyder's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Stacy Snyder has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Tennessee Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| I support tax incentives but on the local and state levels. I prefer less intervention at the Federal Government level. | |||
| Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Renewable Energy is very important - however, we are almost 20 trillion dollars in debt which makes the US indebted to countries like China. Renewable Energy development should be funded by private industry. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| I believe taking care of our planet is very important. I believe companies who dump in the ocean and pollute the planet should be prosecuted. The biggest offenders of this are not in America. I believe any climate change is cyclical. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Repeal Obamacare with intelligent alternatives to the insurance problems with healthcare. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| I support legal unions but "marriage" is a church term defined in the Bible. | |||
| 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.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Eliminate | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Eliminate | h) Medical Research | ||
| Eliminate | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Eliminate | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Military funding is number 1. Eliminate the ridiculous spending in other areas of the government to do this. For example: 2.6 million dollars given to Asia to help Asian prostitutes drink more responsibly. There are many other wasteful programs like this one. That money should go first to our Military and then to our Veterans. I would work to eliminate the Education Department and the EPA by returning control of these to the states. This gives the power back to the people to control their own lives - not an untouchable bureaucrat in Washington, DC. |
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