Michigan Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- Pro-Choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Tax increases should be on the highest tax bracketsWaste and excessive profits for corporations should be eliminated from our defense budget.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- All indirect campaign contributors and contributions should be made public in detail.

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth when such spending is directed to help rebuild the middle class and decrease excessive profits by corporations and individuals.Corporate taxes need to be set at a level that is best for society. Windfall profits should be taxed heavily and corporate taxes should cover societal costs, not just cost of doing business

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- Yes under certain conditions, if the education standards are focused on teaching students to solve problems and become lifelong learners rather than just pass tests.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Not only does development of renewable energy help stop and reverse climate change but the cost to society of using renewable energy are going down as the costs of emitting greenhouse gases are going up.

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- We need common sense gun control, including reinstating the Brady Bill.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- I favor improving the ACA

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- Building a wall along the Mexican border would not be effective would be a waste of money. Also it would do great damage to the environment.Not in mass, cases should be decided on an individual basis.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- Although I do not use marijuana or other mood altering substances such as alcohol I believe society as a whole feels it is time to make it legal. Society will be better off if it is made legal, even if there are some negative consequences.

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I feel question one is too vague for me to answer.American involvement should be limited to peacekeeping activities.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My main priority if elected is to rebuild the middle class. This would include a healthcare system that works for all of society, preferably a single payer system. Establishing a living wage that is adjusted for inflation, and a tax system that rewards the labor force for worker productivity increases, not just increasing corporate profits.