Curt Novak's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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California Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | |||
| Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| do you support reducing defense spending? | |||
| do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | |||
| do you support reducing Medicare spending? | |||
| Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | |||
| Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | |||
| Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | |||
| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | |||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | |||
| Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
| 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? | |||
| Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | |||
| Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | |||
| Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| In 1950 there were 16 workers paying into Social Security for every retiree receiving benefits. Today there are just 3 workers per each retiree. By 2030 there will be only 2 workers per each retiree. The projected $15.1 trillion shortfall leaves three options; increase Social Security tax, federally subsidize funds, or reduce benefits. Retirees depend on Social Security and we must provide for them. I believe we must slowly reduce benefit expectations for future generations of retirees. It is fiscally corrupt to expect future 18-30 year old workers to pay more money into Social Security than those who receive benefits. | |||
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 | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
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