Kurtis Wilson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kurtis Wilson submitted the 2020 Political Courage Test after the official deadline.
Presidential Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| I believe with good accounting and less waste on other frivolous endeavors, America can balance its budget and fund SS and Medicare as needed. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| I believe corporate taxes are low enough. During the early part of the 21st century, corporate taxes were in the high double digits. Now corporate taxes are at an all-time low, but yet the average worker is still likely to have less than $500 in savings, while CEO's are making 300xs their front line workers. Something needs to change that will put more spending power in the hands of workers. That will spur the economy. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| But only if the Federal Education Standards are excellent and will put us ahead of the other countries that have surpassed us over the decades. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| When it comes to this topic, I believe gun-control is the wrong way to look at it. It's not the guns we need to control, but the individuals who behave irresponsibly, and of course criminals. My C.R.I.S.T.E. initiative tries to take a comprehensive approach to resolving the problem: C - Common Sense R - Registration I - Insurance S - Safety T - Training E - Enforcement | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Not without replacing it with a Single-payer or Medicare For-all program. Healthcare is a a right all Americans should be afforded. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Not as long as we continue to do nothing about the destabilizing affects America caused in South America during the Iran-Contra affair in the 1980's. (For more details see, American Made (2017), Iran-Contra Investigation (2007), Cover Up: Behind the Iran Contra Affair (1988), Freeway: Crack in the System (2015)) | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
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