Ronald Slotin has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2017 Political Courage Test.
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? |
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? |
Yes | 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? | |||
Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
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Ron supports tax credits for electical vehicles and solar energy roofs for homes and businesses. |
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)? | ||
Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? |
Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | |||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
I respect the 2nd Amendment but that is not in conflict with common sense approach to gun control |
No | 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? |
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.
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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