Steve Crapps' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Steve Crapps has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Florida Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| First of all the Supreme Court decides this issue. Not me! I personally feel that as a man I don't have the right to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. There are so many variables where a woman could have been raped or abused and we do no have the right to tell her she's is going to be forced to have a rapist baby.. Most people are ignorant to the fact that conception can occur as soon as 30 minutes after sex.. I always try to be honest and avoid hypocricy. | |||
| 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? | ||
| First of all there is massive amounts of waste in federal government. There is plenty money available if we can use our resources wisely.. A example.. Did you know that Medicare the largest buyer of prescription drugs cannot buy directly from the manufacture! This is a calculated wasted of 200-400 billion dollars a year! I can give more examples. My father always said if you watch your pennies your dollars mind themselves. We need to make government more accountable to the people. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| We are at a crossroads in America where unions and corporations are trying to own our candidates and the office they hold.. Did you know that Unions contribute a billion dollars per election cycle according to the right to work foundation? | |||
| 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? | ||
| I think it is ridiculous that we are jailing young adults for possession of small amounts of pot. This leads to overcrowding of our jails and a additional cost to the taxpayers.. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| First of all we have to control the waste. Secondly we need support small business and encourage more people to be involved. The infrastructure of America needs help and is required. We can provide millions of jobs by improving our roads,updating our communications systems,improve our drinkable water,fix our dams and levees, the list of neglected items is quite extensive. | |||
| No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| My mother was a school teacher. What we are seeing is that teachers are now forced to teach the test so that funding can be received . The children suffer because they are not being given choices that lead to a successful job or career after high school. We need more Vocation Technical opportunities that focus on the future job market. We need to teach useful skills that young adults need when they graduate. The state should be in charge of the education system. I feel the the Department of Education should be there to assist each school . | |||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I do not support fracturing in Florida. Each state should make their own decisions. I hope that each state will realize that our environment is irreplaceable and that money cannot replace nature. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| We need to make sure we are not contributing to the decay of our environment. I want to leave my children a beautiful place to live as I have enjoyed it all my life. We have seen that more greenhouse emissions have since 1990 increased and created a warming trend on our planet . As the population grows we should be monitoring the emissions levels and possibly control and try to decrease the levels to preserve our environment. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| READ THIS SECTION VERY CAREFULLY! We need to mandate that federal authorities FBI communicate with local law enforcement about any and all possible threats to our safety. We need a conceal carry policy honored in all 50 states . If you are a legal lawful citizen of the USA you have the right to own any gun you choose. We need to make sure mentally unstable people and terrorist are unable to buy a firearm. The only way we can achieve this is to background check at sale. NO PERMANENT DATABASE WILL BE ALLOWED! | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| It can be improved and refined .. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes they have to go thru the same process as any other person entering our country .. | |||
| Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| No one has the right to tell you who your life partner can be. | |||
| 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? | ||
| We are the policeman of the world.. I hate that we have to risk American lives to provide world stability.. I think that the countries we help should have to help pay for our help. | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Yes a very small portion should be available for investment if the individual chooses .. | |||
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.
| Slightly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | 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) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
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