Campaign Issues
It's important for voters to know where a candidate stands on important political issues. Informed voters should listen to pro and con arguments on issues before deciding on their own opinions. My campaign advisors (i.e. my 8th grade students) have conducted research on some important current political issues. Please click on the following questions to learn about the Young4President positions on these important issues.
Campaign Finance
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Crime
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?
Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Education
Do you support school vouchers?
Do you support affirmative action programs?
Do you support the adoption of Common Core national education standards?
Energy
Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) industry?
Environment
Should the US require labeling of genetically engineered foods?
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent global warming?
Guns
Do you support increased gun-control legislation?
Health Care
Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)?
Immigration
Do you support building a wall along the border with Mexico in order to control illegal immigration?
Do you support the DREAM Act?
Should children of illegal immigrants born in the United States be granted US citizenship?
Should immigrants to the US be required to learn English?
National Security
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
Should the government be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen's phone calls, such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?
Do you support making changes to the Patriot Act?
Should the U.S. use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Social Security
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
Religion
Should the US remove references to God from currency, national monuments, federal buildings, and other aspects of government?
Should a business, based on religious beliefs, be able to deny services to a customer?
Elections
Should a photo ID be required to vote?
Welfare
Should able-bodied, mentally capable adults who receive welfare be required to work?
Should all welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Tax Policy
Do you support the FairTax?
Do you support an income tax increase on the rich?
Do you support lowering taxes for the lower and middle classes?
Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Crime
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?
Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders?
Education
Do you support school vouchers?
Do you support affirmative action programs?
Do you support the adoption of Common Core national education standards?
Energy
Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline?
Do you support funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) industry?
Environment
Should the US require labeling of genetically engineered foods?
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent global warming?
Guns
Do you support increased gun-control legislation?
Health Care
Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?
Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”)?
Immigration
Do you support building a wall along the border with Mexico in order to control illegal immigration?
Do you support the DREAM Act?
Should children of illegal immigrants born in the United States be granted US citizenship?
Should immigrants to the US be required to learn English?
National Security
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
Should the government be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen's phone calls, such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?
Do you support making changes to the Patriot Act?
Should the U.S. use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Social Security
Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts?
Religion
Should the US remove references to God from currency, national monuments, federal buildings, and other aspects of government?
Should a business, based on religious beliefs, be able to deny services to a customer?
Elections
Should a photo ID be required to vote?
Welfare
Should able-bodied, mentally capable adults who receive welfare be required to work?
Should all welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Tax Policy
Do you support the FairTax?
Do you support an income tax increase on the rich?
Do you support lowering taxes for the lower and middle classes?