Greg Malone has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
No | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
Murdering a child in the womb is not a solution for a crime that has been committed against the mother. There are options such as adoption and mental health services. My heart goes out to women in these categories. However the vast majority of abortions are performed on women who do not have any issue other than the do not want the baby. |
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Iowa's budget.
No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
Yes | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
The state government needs to make deep cuts to live within its means. We also need to look at ways to reduce the amount of money that we need from the federal government to conduct our state's business. Instead of cutting pensions and pay we need to cut programs and redundant services. |
Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
No | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
Yes | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Iowa? | ||
No | g) Do you support offering state tax incentives to attract businesses to Iowa? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support limiting the ability of state employees to use collective bargaining? | ||
i) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Iowa? | ||
No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Iowa high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
Increasing funding for the state education budget should only be done at or below the level of inflation, with a cap. |
No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
No | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
No | d) Do you support providing economic incentives to Iowa farmers who participate in the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy ("INRS")? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Iowa's health care programs? | ||
No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
No | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support increasing state funding for children's mental health services? | ||
g) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Iowa's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Iowa's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Iowa state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
Yes | d) Should state employees be held financially liable when sued for inappropriate behavior in the workplace? | ||
Most of the studies that show a wege gap between men and women, use data that is flawed. Reference Thomas Sowell's studies on wage gap between the sexes. |
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