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For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2012.
No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
Yes | 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,
Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
I support allowing President Bush's misguided tax giveaways for the wealthiest 1% to expire. |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
Yes | 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? | ||
Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
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? | ||
No | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
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? | ||
I would keep the option of using a military component as a last resort to stop Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. |
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.
Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Arts | ||
Greatly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
Maintain Status | j) Space exploration | ||
Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
Slightly Increase | 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) | ||
Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Greatly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
I support applying the "Buffet Rule" to ensure that millionaires pay their fair share while reducing taxes on working people and small businesses. |
I have three core priorities: passing bipartisan legislation to return approximately $10 billion in federal tax dollars to be reinvested in the job creation in our region, passing the Save Our Neighborhoods act to give struggling homeowners a chance to remain in their homes, and passing our Student Loan Forgiveness Act--which now has more than a million supporters in a national petition--to give Americans the purchasing power they need to jumpstart the economy. We can cover these costs by: accelerating our withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq, closing corporate tax loopholes, and letting President Bush's tax cuts for the 1% expire. |
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