John Howe's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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John Howe did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-Life" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Just keeping social security functional on any level, will be very difficult. The Ponzi scheme is not even hiding what it is, It is clearly labeled "Social Security TAX" yet some people think they are getting a savings account of some sort." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "We are buffeted by many ills from government. Foremost in my mind is taxation. The government; Federal, State, borough, city, all are thieves. Even when the spending comes from a vote of the people it is stealing, the only difference is those that voted for spending are now also guilty. How do we fund government without theft? It may sound as a joke, until you spend a few weeks thinking about it, but the funding Must come from individuals voluntarily giving. This is the only way government will ever be responsive to the people. If government is not voluntary, it is a dictatorship. I will do all I can to end taxes." (www.alaskansforjohnwaynehowe.com)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "We are buffeted by many ills from government. Foremost in my mind is taxation. The government; Federal, State, borough, city, all are thieves. Even when the spending comes from a vote of the people it is stealing, the only difference is those that voted for spending are now also guilty. How do we fund government without theft? It may sound as a joke, until you spend a few weeks thinking about it, but the funding Must come from individuals voluntarily giving. This is the only way government will ever be responsive to the people. If government is not voluntary, it is a dictatorship. I will do all I can to end taxes." (www.alaskansforjohnwaynehowe.com)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "Let's take the incident of Breonna Taylor's death; The police using a no-knock warrant, even though court authorized was immoral. The officers, had the responsibility to refuse to serve such a warrant, no matter how common this practice has become. The officers are not alone in the fault, it is the police department, the city, the legislators, and the court that also share this guilt." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "The protection of the homeland is better served by individual gun ownership. The freedom to own guns is more than just having a gun. It is being thoroughly familiar with weapons, and having the knowledge that God gave you to protect Yourself, and your Country. We need to abolish all the actions against the 2nd amendment." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support increasing defense spending? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- "The protection of the homeland is better served by individual gun ownership. The freedom to own guns is more than just having a gun. It is being thoroughly familiar with weapons, and having the knowledge that God gave you to protect Yourself, and your Country. We need to abolish all the actions against the 2nd amendment." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "We need to repeal every gun control action in existence, and eliminate the BATF." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Rated 92% by the National Rifle Association (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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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.
| No | 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? | ||
| Just keeping social security functional on any level, will be very difficult. The Ponzi scheme is not even hiding what it is, It is clearly labeled "Social Security TAX" yet some people think they are getting a savings account of some sort. | |||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Very rich persons will effect advertising of political ideas, laws will not change this. | |||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| Let's take the incident of Breonna Taylor's death; The police using a no-knock warrant, even though court authorized was immoral. The officers, had the responsibility to refuse to serve such a warrant, no matter how common this practice has become. The officers are not alone in the fault, it is the police department, the city, the legislators, and the court that also share this guilt. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| The protection of the homeland is better served by individual gun ownership. The freedom to own guns is more than just having a gun. It is being thoroughly familiar with weapons, and having the knowledge that God gave you to protect Yourself, and your Country. We need to abolish all the actions against the 2nd amendment. | |||
| 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 providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Covid19 is being presented as more of a problem than it is, its time to get back to work. I support removing all taxes on everyone. When government gets money by demanding it, there is no freedom, under such a dictatorship. Funding of government should be by voluntary contribution only. | |||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| We need to repeal every gun control action in existence, and eliminate the BATF. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| The problem with health care is the shortage of care, and personnel. If medical care were free, we would still be short of trained persons. Insurance can't lower the cost, it is just more overhead. | |||
| No | 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.)? | ||
| Totally free trade, and a fixed value dollar. | |||
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