Thomas Oh's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Thomas Oh has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Virginia Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I believe the current society does not do enough to support women who may become pregnant. I would like to support women, who become pregnant, by providing them with the tools to complete their education without having to fall behind in school. The same goes for pregnant women who wish to progress in their professional careers without any hindrance. I wish to empower women by making sure women are able to have children without worrying about: how society may view them, not completing their education on time, or falling back in their careers. | |||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| The current national debt exceeds $21 trillion. I will work smart to minimize waste on taxes paid by you. My experience in the military has personally shown me that there is wasteful spending in the procurement of equipment that is barely used by the troops nor fully mission capable. We need to spend less and reallocate that money to actual military training operations to increase the lethality of our troops. Spend smart, eliminate the debt! Raising taxes is not the answer. #TaxationIsTheft | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| My goal is to give the government back to individual citizens and represent the people of my district. This is why I do not accept any campaign contributions from corporations and unions. Northern Virginia needs someone with common sense, someone who is strong enough to resist money, and someone to stand against the political divide in Congress. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I don't believe that trickle down economics work or will ever work. However, I am big advocate for Austrian Economics. Americans should never depend on the federal government for economic growth. It should depend on a free market economy. The old tax system charged corporations at an extremely high tax rate. Thus, corporations were investing their money elsewhere outside the US and money was not coming into the US. This is why I support the Tax Cut Jobs Act but I wish the Act can be reformed to allow higher mortgage interest tax deductions to make home buying more affordable. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| We need to make sure students reach their maximum potential and learn to be successful in real-world environments. I do not favor standardized testing in the education system, because students are taught to pass the exam rather than applying what they learned to problems in everyday life. I support school choice and the ability for students to be homeschooled. I support providing vouchers for families who desire to send their children to alternative education systems. Some students can�t attend public schools even if they wanted to, because of medical reasons. Many teachers are underpaid and need to be fairly compensated. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I support using clean renewable energy such as solar power, wind, and geothermal. We should utilize clean energy technology and make it affordable for everyday Americans. I pledged with Activate Virginia to never take any money from Dominion Energy. I pledged with No Fossil Fuel Money to not take contributions from the oil, gas, an coal industries. I grew up fishing and crabbing along the Chesapeake Bay. By minimizing the pollution and being environmentally friendly, our generation and future generations will be able to fish and hunt in Northern Virginia. | |||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I am proud to be a Conservative that wants to protect the Second Amendment while also being a Distinguished Gun Sense Candidate by Moms Demand Action. I support putting restrictions on the sale, purchase, and possessions of firearms on those with a serious criminal history. We shouldn't allow people to have guns in our schools, because tax payers are already paying school resource officers to be equipped with firearms to protect students. I want to establish reciprocity, aka "universal concealed carry" which would require a data base. How else can you confirm if someone has a concealed carry permit? | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I believe repealing "Obamacare" is only an initial step to making health care truly affordable. We need to have more transparency and know what patients are paying for. We shouldn't have to get a bill a month later, costing $1,500 for a 30 minute visit. There are too many overhead costs and we need to minimize them by limiting the amount for liability and third billing party fees so that health care prices can drop. We can help Americans to have access to medical care across state lines without having to worry about medical coverage. | |||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| My family came to the United States as low skilled workers to seek opportunity, liberty, and freedom. Children should only be separated from their parents if the child's safety is at risk. With that being said, it is important to make sure there is fairness for everyone. We need to expand legal immigration and still hold everyone to the same standard. It's not fair for a family who did their due diligence to properly immigrate into the United States if another group of people were not held to the same standard. I am a firm believer of Rule of Law. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Legalization & taxation of marijuana will prevent black-market funding for criminal activity. Let's capitalize on marijuana to generate tax revenue on it so that money can stop going to criminal organizations, and be redirected back towards the government and private industries. I don't personally use marijuana. Those who choose to use marijuana, will do so regardless. Legalizing marijuana will also help unclog our prison system. Marijuana should be treated like alcohol, just like how you shouldn't show up to work while intoxicated or drive. | |||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
| Theodore Roosevelt always said, "speak softly, and carry a big stick". I agree that we should always be ready to fight tonight and that the United States needs to proactively take actions to maintain its position as the beacon of freedom throughout the world. Strategic Patience proved to be a disaster during the Obama administration in which we are now faced with an asymmetrical position with North Korea. Passive strategies such as strategic patience only allows our enemies like North Korea to become a greater threat. The world watched as it allowed North Korea to develop its nuclear weapons program. | |||
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