Doanita Simmons has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
Yes | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
I support capital punishment as long as it is applied evenly without prejudice. |
No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support lowering taxes 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 building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? |
No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
I support the legislation that requires a license to carry and the requirement to purchase fire arms but I do not support a ban on firearms. |
Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
I support the repeal because it was forced upon us. The government should not be in the medical/insurance business. |
No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
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.
Greatly Increase | a) Agriculture | ||
Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
Greatly Increase | c) Defense | ||
Eliminate | d) Education | ||
Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
Greatly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
Maintain Status | l) Welfare | ||
m) Other or expanded categories | |||
Maintain Status | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | c) Small business taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Slightly Decrease | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
l) Other or expanded categories |
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