Michael Greene's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Michael Greene has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Georgia Congressional Special Election, District Jr, 2020 Political Courage Test
| Unknown Position | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
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| Pro-unalienable rights | |||
| 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? | ||
| Prescription drug as well as medical care devices (hearing aids, glasses, etc.) should be covered better under Medicare. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| I support campaign finance reform | |||
| Yes | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| I support testing/assessment standards and personal health science standards only | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Not through taxation | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| #1) 10% Personal Income Tax Liability Threshold - eliminate zero-percent personal income tax liability. Trickle down economics works yet America needs more revenue. #2) Social Welfare Reform - increase the poverty level and PELL Grant rewards #3) Food issues - decrease unhealthy food additives and breakdown the food supply chain out of food conglomerates back to lack farmers (renew the farming industry for a healthier America) |
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