Richard Castaldo's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Richard Castaldo 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
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.
- "In our modern age of science and technology there is no reason for abortion to continue." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "The 16th Amendment to the Constitution, which created the IRS and the unjust Income Tax in 1913, should be completely repealed." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "We're just 16 years away from Social Security becoming insolvent. So why are we talking about expanding entitlements? " (twitter.com)
- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "It is time to give our Criminal Justice System and Law Enforcement an enormous overhaul in order to restore power to "we the people" and to protect our neighborhoods from actual, criminal aggression." (votesmart.org)
- "I believe we should permanently close many of our foreign military bases, bring the money home that we save on operations, and reunite the stationed troops with their families and communities." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "In Congress I will work to cut federal spending across the board, balance the budget, and lower taxes by advocating for the FairTax. The Department of Defense and our military have wasted too much of their funding and should be audited by a public Congressional commission." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "One of the branches I believe we should focus building up is our United States Navy. It is one clearly enumerated power of the federal government granted by our Constitution." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "Arguements that the military needs more spending or that there is a need to "invest" in education, infrastucture, green energy, homeland security or disaster relief are deceitful, even if well-meaning. There is no excuse for reckless spending and wasting taxpayer dollars." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "I will opppose resolutions that raise the debt ceiling and I will oppose every corporate bailout, including but not limited to bailouts for banks and energy industries." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "I will fight any and all standardized testing, curriculum, and programs that treat children like chickens in a factory instead of unique humans with individual needs and interests. This includes joining Rep. Justin Amash (L) in defending the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 which prohibits the establishment of a national curriculum by the Department of Education as long as the department exists." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "I will propose and support legislation that abolishes the Federal Department of Education." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "Arguements that the military needs more spending or that there is a need to "invest" in education, infrastucture, green energy, homeland security or disaster relief are deceitful, even if well-meaning. There is no excuse for reckless spending and wasting taxpayer dollars." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "We should end ALL subsidies and stop "investing." The free market is the best and productive venue for creating and regulating energy, whether carbon based or renewable! And let's start paying off the national debt please." (twitter.com)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "I will propose and pursue legislation that disarms Congressional security guards until the day Congress restores your unconditional right to defend yourself with whatever weapon is necessary." (www.richiecastaldo.vote)
- "Yes, if the GOP would actually repeal and not replace the Affordable Care Act and would let the free market drive innovation, charity and reform. Government interventionism never works folks, whether it's a program from the left or right!" (twitter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Iâm not donating. I donât support a wall." (twitter.com)
- "Amnesty to #DACA kids would be unfair to the millions of immigrants in line for American citizenship from around the world. I support the bipartisan legislation that helps the kids but no amnesty." (twitter.com)
- "#DACA wasn't right but I support the new version that assures no amnesty & strengthens border security." (twitter.com)
- "Prayers & thoughts with you @POTUS as you meet with North Korea. I appreciate your diplomatic and negotiation efforts instead of military aggression as Sen. Graham and others have demanded. " (twitter.com)
- "And bring the troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan." (twitter.com)
- "We need free markets, free trade, & private charity... without cronyism or any government interventionism." (twitter.com)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I believe every individual has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness including preborn babies. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| I believe in a strong military that should be used for the defense of the United States of America. We should stop our policies of global interventionism. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
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