Alexander Hernandez's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Alexander Hernandez has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2017 Political Courage Test.
Georgia Congressional Special Election, District 6, 2017 Political Courage Test
| Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | |||
| Regarding the pro-choice and pro-life debate, we need to talk to one another. I have talked to folks on both sides, and I can tell you no one is arguing for more abortions. So then, if both sides talked to one another, they would find that both want to reduce the number of abortions. Studys show that most women that have abortions do it because they are finnancially unable to support a child. Given these findings, a great number of abortions would not occur if we implemented a child allowance credit. We can reduce the number of abortions. | |||
| In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | |||
| In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | |||
| 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? | ||
| The war on drugs has been a failure. It's time we end it and allocate the resources to programs that actually work. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| This approach has been proven not to work. It simply redistributes wealth from working, middle class folks to the top. I'm shocked that after consistently being proven wrong, Milton Friendman is still taken seriously. | |||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | |||
| Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | |||
| Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | |||
| Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | |||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
| Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | |||
| Our troops should not be in any conflict, unless there has been a declaration of war by Congress. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| The idea of taking the People's money and giving it to Wall Street is insane. We have seen what Wall Street does with our money. | |||
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.
| a) Agriculture | |||
| b) Arts | |||
| c) Defense | |||
| d) Education | |||
| e) Environment | |||
| f) Homeland Security | |||
| g) International aid | |||
| h) Medical Research | |||
| i) Scientific Research | |||
| j) Space exploration | |||
| k) United Nations | |||
| l) Welfare | |||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| a) Capital gains taxes | |||
| b) Corporate taxes | |||
| c) Small business taxes | |||
| d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | |||
| e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | |||
| f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | |||
| g) Income taxes (low-income families) | |||
| h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | |||
| i) Income taxes (high-income families) | |||
| j) Inheritance taxes | |||
| k) Payroll taxes | |||
| l) Other or expanded categories | |||
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