Powell Dew, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Powell Dew, Jr. has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
North Carolina Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I believe we should propose a balanced budget. All options to accomplish that should be on the table - defense, entitlements, social security, foreign aid, and if necessary, tax increases. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I believe corporations, PAC's, individuals, and labor unions should ALL be held to the campaign contribution limits per campaign per candidate. All funds should be directed to the candidate for the candidate to advertise their message. | |||
| 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 generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I believe the Federal Government should get out of the public education business and give that responsibility to the state. If they want to fund education, send a pro-rated share based on student population to each state to use as it deems best. Let the states establish their accreditation standards, testing standards, textbook standards, and nutritional standards. | |||
| 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)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| Fracking technology and the repercussions of fracking is still in its infancy. There are many hidden "secrets" that appear to be causing issues in some areas where water is polluted, underground bedrock is destabilized, and neighboring wells unusable. We may very well be destroying something we cannot "put back together again." | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I believe the founding fathers had it right when the drafted the second amendment. Leave it alone! | |||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| My first reaction to the question is "yes." But there are literally millions of people that are law abiding that are caught by an immigration system that cannot process the vast numbers of people already here. We do need to create a better process of speeding up the citizenship process, but carefully screening for criminals and those on "watch lists." | |||
| Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| 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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly 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) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Curtail the Frank-Dodd Act. Decrease excessive administrative regulations placed on businesses. Strengthen Defense and Homeland security (foreign and domestic enemies) Establish term limits for House (6 terms, 12 years), Senate (3 terms, 18 years), and Supreme Court (25 years or 80 years old - whichever is first) |
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