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Kevin Hale's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Kevin Hale 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.

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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 2024.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "If the #debt doesn’t matter, then why tax us at all? #TaxationIsTheft" (x.com)
  • "Retirement planning is the responsibility of the individual, not the government. Libertarians would phase out the current government-sponsored Social Security system and transition to a private voluntary system." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "The proper and most effective source of help for the poor is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals. We believe members of society will become even more charitable and civil society will be strengthened as government reduces its activity in this realm." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "All persons are entitled to keep the fruits of their labor. We call for the repeal of the income tax, the abolishment of the Internal Revenue Service and all federal programs and services not required under the U.S. Constitution." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "We support any initiative to reduce or abolish any tax, and oppose any increase on any tax for any reason." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "We call for an end to any tax-financed subsidies to candidates or parties and the repeal of all laws that restrict voluntary financing of election campaigns." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "End qualified immunity and force police unions to carry liability insurance. We are not supposed to be building a police state that is anti-freedom!" (x.com)
  • "Those who enjoy the possibility of profits must not impose risks of losses upon others, such as through government guarantees or bailouts." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "We support a halt to inflationary monetary policies and unconstitutional legal tender laws." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "Employment and compensation agreements between private employers and employees are outside the scope of government, and these contracts should not be encumbered by government-mandated benefits or social engineering. We support the right of private employers and employees to choose whether or not to bargain with each other through a labor union. Bargaining should be free of government interference, such as compulsory arbitration or imposing an obligation to bargain." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "We support the passage of a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, provided that the budget is balanced exclusively by cutting expenditures, and not by raising taxes." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "We support the passage of a "Balanced Budget Amendment" to the U.S. Constitution, provided that the budget is balanced exclusively by cutting expenditures, and not by raising taxes." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "While energy is needed to fuel a modern society, government should not be subsidizing any particular form of energy. We oppose all government control of energy pricing, allocation, and production." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We favor a free market health care system. We recognize the freedom of individuals to determine the level of health insurance they want (if any), the level of health care they want, the care providers they want, the medicines and treatments they will use, and all other aspects of their medical care, including end-of-life decisions. People should be free to purchase health insurance across state lines." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "#ImmigrationSolution Why don’t we set up #EllisIsland style facilities along the border. These facilities can perform a health screening, background checks, and issue visas and green cards. So those entering peacefully can start contributing immediately." (x.com)
  • "Haitians under the bridge in Del Rio isn't a "border crisis", it's an immigration policy crisis. It's time to apply free market solutions and allow peaceful people to come here to live, work, and prosper." (x.com)
  • "We support the removal of governmental impediments to free trade. Political freedom and escape from tyranny demand that individuals not be unreasonably constrained by government in the crossing of political boundaries. Economic freedom demands the unrestricted movement of human as well as financial capital across national borders." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We would end the current U.S. government policy of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid. We recognize the right of all people to resist tyranny and defend themselves and their rights. We condemn the use of force, and especially the use of terrorism, against the innocent, regardless of whether such acts are committed by governments or by political or revolutionary groups." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • "We would end the current U.S. government policy of foreign intervention, including military and economic aid. We recognize the right of all people to resist tyranny and defend themselves and their rights. We condemn the use of force, and especially the use of terrorism, against the innocent, regardless of whether such acts are committed by governments or by political or revolutionary groups." (givecongresshale.nationbuilder.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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