Jonathan Lott's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jonathan Lott has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "I am pro-choice." (www.lott2020.com)
- "Meanwhile companies like Amazon, GE, Pfizer, Apple, and IBM pay virtually no tax, and the billionaires behind the scenes dictate the tax code to corrupt congresspeople. We can change the laws to hold these companies and people accountable in the future. I believe in a simplified tax code with nice round tax rates like 0%, 20%, 50%, depending on the level of income." (www.lott2020.com)
- "Yeah, itâs going to require marginally higher income taxes. But in the end, without giant insurance companies jockeying to rip off people, and with the government setting the rates, we can deliver the same quality care for less money overall. For the majority of people, it will be a cost saver, rather than a burden. " (www.lott2020.com)
- "Now onto Social Security. The program may be insolvent within 30 years, and we have to take measures to protect it and bring it into the 21st century. This means lifting the cap on the Social Security Tax (now ending at $137,000) to $1,000,000 to keep public pensions funded. We must also consider gradually raising the age at which you can claim full Social Security benefits, as the length of the individual life expectancy has improved in recent decades." (www.lott2020.com)
- "What Iâm proposing is nothing new. I support a nationwide single-payer healthcare system, Medicare-for-All, for all Americans." (www.lott2020.com)
- "Citizens United was a bad ruling, and we can adjust the First Amendment to block corporations, unions, and the super rich from funding PACs and SuperPACs that influence our elections. We have the power to get rid of money in politics right here." (www.lott2020.com)
- "But abolishing the police altogether is crazy and totally unrealistic, and property destruction is counterproductive. Institutional racism must be confronted and eliminated." (www.lott2020.com)
- "We donât need to reduce the size or skill of our military by reducing spending. We can keep the same quality of readiness, skill, and deterrence and still cut the bloated military budget (except Veteranâs Affairs)." (www.lott2020.com)
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- "Meanwhile companies like Amazon, GE, Pfizer, Apple, and IBM pay virtually no tax, and the billionaires behind the scenes dictate the tax code to corrupt congresspeople. We can change the laws to hold these companies and people accountable in the future. I believe in a simplified tax code with nice round tax rates like 0%, 20%, 50%, depending on the level of income." (www.lott2020.com)
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- "Renewable power has its problems, but it remains the preferred method of generating electricity. Greater subsidies must be given to cleaner energies, most new oil/gas pipelines should not be built, and we must aggressively transition away from fossil fuels altogether." (www.lott2020.com)
- "Obviously we should rejoin the Paris Climate Agreement, but it frankly doesnât go far enough. I donât think the world can continue business as usual for the next 30 years. A wartime-like mobilization is necessary to stave off ecological collapse." (www.lott2020.com)
- "I have no problem with law-abiding Americans owning firearms, as long as they have passed a background check." (www.lott2020.com)
- "Although many Americans are happy with their doctor, few are happy with the system as a whole. The Affordable Care Act didnât make many people happy and it didnât result in truly universal healthcare coverage. There was no public option and no Medicare-For-All system put in place. It didnât make either party satisfied with the level of coverage provided." (www.lott2020.com)
- "Now is the time to guarantee single-payer healthcare for all Americans, as well as minimum universal paid sick leave." (twitter.com)
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- "Withdrawing from the Iran Deal was a mistake, the evidence for which will become clear in the coming years." (twitter.com)
- "I largely think the United States ought to withdraw from most armed conflicts in the larger Middle East. Our purpose in Afghanistan is unclear, and the public support for that intervention is practically non-existent. The benefits simply donât outweigh the costs and no possible future in the region portends a long-term peace." (www.lott2020.com)
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