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Erik Hurt's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Erik Hurt 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.

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  • "If people like Bezos and Musk were actually paying their fair share in taxes over the past 40 years like back in the 60s when we went to the Moon, we'd likely be on our way to Mars by now." (twitter.com)
  • "We could have been having this apartheid, emerald mine bitch paying a 90% marginal tax rate and we'd be building so many trains but nooooo. Raise the taxes on these assholes please." (twitter.com)
  • "I support a progressive wealth tax on persons or households worth over $50 million to help prevent the ultra-wealthy from hiding behind unrealized gains." (twitter.com)
  • "If people like Bezos and Musk were actually paying their fair share in taxes over the past 40 years like back in the 60s when we went to the Moon, we'd likely be on our way to Mars by now." (twitter.com)
  • "We could have been having this apartheid, emerald mine bitch paying a 90% marginal tax rate and we'd be building so many trains but nooooo. Raise the taxes on these assholes please." (twitter.com)
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  • "I support the divestment of funds from police departments and putting that money into education, mental health care, and substance abuse counciling to better address the root causes of crime." (twitter.com)
  • "People wonder why so many young Americans are disillusioned when they are constantly told that the money is not there for education or healthcare or housing but it is always there for war." (twitter.com)
  • "The whole BBB plan is about actually investing in America's future instead of just spinning our wheels. Opposing it like Manchin and every Republican in office won't save us any money, it'll just have us spending it on half measures that prop us up rather than move us forward." (twitter.com)
  • "People wonder why so many young Americans are disillusioned when they are constantly told that the money is not there for education or healthcare or housing but it is always there for war." (twitter.com)
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  • "Forgiving student loans is the right thing to do, and I wish it would have gone further, but $10,000 is a good start. But more importantly we need to end the predatory conditions and interest rates that allowed this debt to occur, holding back millions of Americans." (twitter.com)
  • "I support universal pre-k, universal community college, immediate student loan forgiveness, and debt-free 4 year universities." (twitter.com)
  • "I support abolishing the electoral college, compulsory voter registration, making election day a federal holiday, and banning felony disenfranchisement." (twitter.com)
  • "I support a significant push toward renewable energy, but more importantly a reduction in energy usage by increasing public transportation, walkability, and decreasing single use items." (twitter.com)
  • "Isn’t it remarkable that there are people willing to accept Trump’s horrible ineptitude because more access to healthcare and clean energy are too big a burden to bear. #BidenHarris2020Landslide" (twitter.com)
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  • "I support strict gun regulations and licensing requirements as well as a federal ban on assault weapons, ultimately modeling our gun laws after the UK." (twitter.com)
  • "I support the full transition to a single payer healthcare system." (twitter.com)
  • "People wonder why so many young Americans are disillusioned when they are constantly told that the money is not there for education or healthcare or housing but it is always there for war." (twitter.com)
  • "I support 6 weeks guaranteed paid vacation, 16 weeks of guaranteed paid parental leave, as well as efforts to establish a 32 hour work week." (twitter.com)
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  • "The "border crisis" is just drummed up to shift blame from themselves so they're obviously not." (twitter.com)
  • "I support clear paths to citizenship for immigrants and refugees." (twitter.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.

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