George Zimmer's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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George Zimmer has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "Loopholes in paying tax are often used by the rich. These must be curtailed." (votersguide.michigan.com)
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- Do you think Obamacare should be augmented or replaced? "Replaced." (votersguide.michigan.com)
- "Present laws are adequate if enforced. Border control officers need to be near the borders not 45 miles inland. Criminals must be identified, deported, and not protected by sanctuary cities." (onyourballot.vote411.org)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| People have the right to know where the money source is for candidates in order to figure out what the donations entail. | |||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| The only time capital punishment is in order is 1. a capital crime ie murder 2.No doubt exists that the criminal did it. 3. The criminal is unrepentant and would do it again. and 4. There is a possibility of escape. | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a way of promoting growth in the economy? | ||
| No | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Business taxes must be lowered to compete with other nations. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| No | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| The Keystone pipeline is poorly designed. It should be as short as possible connecting to modern refineries. Gas is now being flared because it is more profitable in the short run. This is waste at its worse. The northern tier of states need gas and oil as much as anyone else. There is little sense in piping oil to the South for refining and then piping it North. Refinery workers hired locally would reduce unemployment in the areas sourced who are largely native American. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Cap and trade will not work. It is a tool for much mischief among politicians without values. | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Automatic weapons should be heavily taxed and regulated. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| 2700 pages, that few have read entirely, does nothing to reduce the cost and/or availability of health care. There are many hidden operating plans that are little known. One is to deny emergency health care to anyone over ninety years of age in a facility that received federal funds. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| They have broken the law. Few other countries allow illegal entries to go unpunished. There should be more visas issued to agriculture workers and fewer visas issued to professionals who take the place of Americans. ie Doctors,Dentists and programmers. | |||
| 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 governments hostile to the United States from possessing 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.
| Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Defense | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Increase | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Increase short term capital gains taxes and lower long term capital gains taxes. This would help to eliminate speculation and insider trading. Promote more efficient defense spending. Reduce medical costs by prohibiting ambulance chasing lawyers and drug companies from advertising. |
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