Rick Perry Positions
Rick Perry - Positions
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from Rick Perry beliefs)Rick Perry's pro-life positions, including Born Alive Abortion, Partial Birth Abortion, and all other types of abortion, are firm. As Governor of Texas, Rick Perry even required sonograms and the discussion of the sonogram between the mother and the medical practitioner prior to abortions.
Rick Perry's positions against homosexuality and homosexual 'marriage' (see Bible Verses About Homosexuality) are firm as well. As Governor, Rick Perry amended the Texas constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman.
Rick Perry's positions on the issues dealing with our economy, however, lack depth and coherence, and address neither the federal government's budget deficit nor America's national debt nor the fundamental cause of our nation's economic woes (see America in Decline).
His proposal to add the option of paying a flat 20% income tax to the existing tax code will shift the tax burden away from those most able to bear it and further complicates the existing IRS code, already a 3.5 million word behemoth, complying with which makes us annually spend an estimated 6 billion aggregate hours and flood the IRS phone lines with over 100 million queries, a quarter of which go unresolved.
His plan to stimulate the economy by allowing more drilling for oil is simplistic and ignores the reality of the economic policy being larger than energy policy, which is in turn bigger than the drilling policy.
Elements of Rick Perry's proposals drill for more old also reflect the influence of oil interests on Rick Perry.
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22. Should America constitutionally define marriage as between one man and one woman?
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23. What is your position on the resumption of the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy in our military?
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24. What do you think should be done to reduce our national debt?
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25. What do you think should be done to resolve the ongoing housing crisis?
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26. What do you think should be done to stimulate job growth?
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27. What do you think should be done about our health care system?
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28. What is your opinion on Israel's present policies concerning Palestinians?
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29. What is the greatest issue facing America and how do you think it should be addressed?
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30. Why do you think you are the best candidate to become our next President?
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