Joe Walz's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Joe Walz 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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- "Walz believes the fairest method of taxation would be to abolish the 16th Amendment and implement the Fair Tax. The Fair Tax is a consumption-based tax charged at the point of sale just like sales tax." (joewalz.poliengine.com)
- "Which goes 2 question, whatâs fair? Percentage? Numerical?Tiered system that punishes the successful. A flat tax is as fair as it comes. Equal percentage of income. The real prob is the loopholes 4 millionaires and businesses who give huge bonuses after a gov bailout." (twitter.com)
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- "Joe believes the $23,000,000,000,000 debt is a threat to our national security, and an unacceptable burden we are laying at the feet of our children for generations to come. We as a nation are literally taxing our people trillions of dollars - before they are ever born. In fact, before their grandparents are born at the current deficit levels. Joe is the only candidate to have already signed the "Balanced Budget Pledge"." (joewalz.poliengine.com)
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- "Protect the Second Amendment (No Red Flag Laws)" (joewalz.poliengine.com)
- "Under no circumstance will Joe vote to increase or add new gun laws. We must enforce laws we have already, prosecute those who violate them and implement a National Constitutional Carry. The National Firearms Act should be abolished completely and Americans should get their God-given un-infringed right to protect themselves back quickly and permanently." (joewalz.poliengine.com)
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- "If a carpenter asks you for a hammer, you give him a hammer, bc he could beat on the nail with any other tool and itâll never be as effective as the hammer. When DHS / Border Patrol ask for a wall - you give them a wall, bc they are the experts in their field and asked 4 it." (twitter.com)
- "The wall is being built. While not completely funded in its entirety, the wall is making progress. Joe is proud to say that he has been a supporter of the wall for as long as he can remember. There must be a physical barrier to prevent illegal immigration. The experts at the Department of Homeland Security requested a physical barrier. Let us continue giving USCBP and DHS the tools, infrastructure, and technology to best defend our borders." (joewalz.poliengine.com)
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