Daniel Halloran's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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New York Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Rape, incest, life of mother exception all 3 trimesters 1st trimester | |||
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| We need to hold coalition partner accountable for actions of their troops. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Need a balanced Budget Amendment Need to stop deficit spending | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| We need to limit both Corporate & Union financial and manpower support for candidates | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| instead of extending Unemployment we need to provide better Job training & placement programs | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| We need to provide evaluations of educators and education programs that are fair and objective | |||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| We must build Keystone Pipeline, get alaskan oil reserves moving and off shore platforms back running | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| However, it is not handled properly currently, overregulation in some areas and underregulation in others. | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| *Background checks, proof of residence, consistent with 2nd Amd. principles | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| But we must reorganize state level programs to help the under/uninsured (like NY's Health Plus Program), and strengthen Medicare/Medicaid programs | |||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| We need to have every immigrant register and be counted, pay fees and fines, complete background checks and supply proof of paying taxes or be removed. | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| No issue with civil unions and the expanision of partner benefits tax, inheritance, medical matters as an issue of contract rights. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| We must set a bright line, and be willing to use force. Israel must be protected and supported and govts who do not support us should be financially cut-off. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| But Social Security should be a "lock box" investment program managed by govt. and cannot be diverted into general fund. | |||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| It has become too difficult to maintain business in New York. The government needs to get out of the way and give job creators a chance to succeed. Small businesses create jobs, not the government. They can only flourish if we relieve them of high taxes, overly burdensome regulation and unfair fees. We need a simpler, fairer tax system. Everyone needs to pay, while allowing our economy to grow. A [illegible] tier system of personal income tax (5 to up to [illegible] earning between $50,000 and $500,000 a year) and [illegible] (more than $500,000). The only write-offs should be for[...] |
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