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@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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If the 2022 Illinois Lieutenant Governor election were held today, which candidate would you vote for?
Latasha Fields
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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3Y
Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?
No, but the government should provide a subsidy to prevent the person from getting a higher premium
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
No, health providers should be required to offer the same price to everyone and publish their prices to allow for customers to shop around
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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3Y
Should the government provide tax incentives to private companies to keep jobs within the country?
No, as it violates equal protection under the law and allows for favoritism and corruption, we should instead provide tax breaks and subsidies equally for compa…
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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3Y
Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
No, as NAFTA has been used to move American jobs to Mexico
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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3yrs
3Y
Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?
No, as people in salaried positions are under contract and signed that contract with full knowledge that they may be working more than 40 hours a week.
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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3Y
Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
Yes, they should break up Amazon as Amazon is engaging in more than just online sales and related businesses
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
The government should act based on the source of the recession.
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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3Y
Should the government raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Eliminate corporate taxes as they are really taxes on the people, since corporations will raise prices and/or lower wages and benefits to compensate.
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@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Hurt, unions should not be able to strike for wages, only safety, anti-discrimination, and working conditions
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?
Yes, but only if the company builds housing for the people they bring in to prevent gentrification
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?
Yes, but there should be ethics and welfare regulations
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
No, wind farms harm wildlife with shadow flicker and despoil natural beauty
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?
Yes, as there is not a treaty and there is no ability to compel other nations to cut CO2 emissions
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
No, regulations raise prices, which harms the poor
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?
Yes, the President is the Commander-in-Chief
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
Yes, the jets used by the President should represent the pinnacle of American military might, both to express power and to protect the Commander-in-Chief
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should social media companies ban political advertising?
No, but political ads must be clearly and explicitly labeled as such
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popula…
Yes, if the provider or end-user is paying for prioritization, but with protections that prevent intentional throttling of non-paying providers or end-users
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats and term limits on judges?
No, packing the courts simply would result in more packing when the other party gets the POTUS and Senate
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Do you support the Patriot Act? In response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Patriot Act expanded intelligence gathering capabilities including: monitoring of…
No, and pass laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause, except in cases where there is a immediate need to save lives
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
No, we should also put harsher penalties on d
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Yes, teachers can volunteer to be issued a sidearm and one magazine of weapon-specific ammunition, which must be checked in and the ammunition accounted for at…
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Do you support the death penalty? The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the dea…
Yes, but only if the criminal approves of it over life imprisonment
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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What is your stance on abortion? Abortion is a medical procedure resulting in the termination of a human pregnancy and death of a fetus. Abortion was banned in …
Pro-life, The fetus is a person and has the protection offered by the Constitution against having their life taken without due process of law, except in cases w…
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
No, add funding for such programs.
@8Z2WLJ4
from Illinois
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Should our country defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?
Yes, as we bound by treaty to defend them, but we should severely pressure them to become self-sufficient in their defense.
