John Eaves' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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John Eaves has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Georgia Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| I support the right of a woman to control her own body without government interference. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| The Congress has the authority to identify revenue sources, approve the federal budget, and authorize spending. I believe that the Congress should assess the current tax code and analyze if individuals with high incomes are paying their fair share of taxes and I believe that loop holes should be closed for corporations that do not pay their fair share as well. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I believe that all sources of campaign financing should be reported and that all contributions should fall within campaign financing limits. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| The Defense budget already has a large share of the Federal budget. I believe that a fixed percentage of the Federal budget should be allocated annually for funding for the military, but that amount should not be too disproportional to funding for the array of health and human service needs as well as transportation and infrastructure projects. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| I believe it is the role of local and state governments to offer financial incentives to corporations and large companies through designations of opportunity zones, community improvement districts, tax credits, and tax allocation districts. I do believe, however, that small businesses fall within a special category and should be supported and protected by the Small Business Association of the Federal Government. I also applaud the designation of grants and loans for small businesses from the CARES Act. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| Yes, I am an educator by training and teach at Spelman College. There is inconsistency of academic preparedness of students from state to state. We need uniformity of educational standards of students who enroll in our public educational institutions to ensure greater consistency. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| I believe assault that weapons should be banned. I support the adoption of Red Flag laws. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
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