Misty Plowright's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Misty Plowright has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Colorado Congressional Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| While I value all life, I do not believe the government should be involved in health care decisions made between women and their doctors. | |||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Federal spending to promote economic growth should be limited to instances where the private sector is unable to provide enough opportunities for workers, and scaled back as the private sector picks up. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| 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 generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Most gun control measures go too far. I support background checks for all purchases/sales. I also believe that the federal government should pay for these checks to reduce the cost burden on small gun sellers and private individuals, as well as make it feasible for people to arrive at gun shows with their background check in hand to purchase a weapon, effectively closing the "gun show loophole". | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| I support single payer healthcare. I do believe that the individual mandate should be removed from the ACA. People should not be forced by the federal government to purchase a product from a private for profit corporation, especially a product they often cannot use due to excessive costs. | |||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| Unknown Position | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
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| Military use should ONLY occur where no other viable alternative exists, and part of an extensive international coalition. | |||
| 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 | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Greatly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Greatly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Slightly Increase | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | k) Payroll taxes | ||
| Social Security Taxes: Increase revenue by eliminating the cap on taxable earnings. | |||
| Expanding educational opportunities by providing tuition free college at public universities and colleges. This would be paid for with a small tax on financial transactions. Single Payer Healthcare. Expanding Medicare to provide coverage for all (including mental, dental, and vision coverage). This would be paid for with a small increase in payroll & income taxes across all brackets. This would also eliminate the cost of providing health benefits for businesses, as well as eliminate the possibility of someone going bankrupt because they become ill. Rebuilding, Repairing & Modernizing our infrastructure. Paid for by elimination of wasteful defense spending. |
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