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Joel Anabilah-Azumah's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (NY) - District 9

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.

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  • "High taxation does not incentivize wealth creation." (www.joelazumah.com)
  • " My goal would be to lower income taxes and shift more revenue to certain parts of our infrastructure through user fees (such as transportation, electricity, and pipelines). " (www.facebook.com)
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  • "The US military should reduce its footprint from over 900 installations to 30 key global locations." (www.joelazumah.com)
  • "All modern stable societies need quality infrastructure in order to function. Infrastructure spending should not be used to prop up budget shortfalls in state and local governments. Rather, infrastructure spending should be focused on rebuilding failing water systems (such as in Flint and parts of Louisiana), power systems (such as in Puerto Rico), and subway systems" (www.joelazumah.com)
  • "Infrastructure - maximize infrastructure renewal dollars - focus on water, power, mass transport, roads - minimize siphoning of dollars for local operating budgets" (www.facebook.com)
  • "lower corporate tax rates to 15%" (www.facebook.com)
  • "President Trump's recent tax cuts prompted numerous large businesses to offer bonuses to their employees as well as bring back cash to the United States for investment." (www.joelazumah.com)
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  • "The federal government must make sure that states meet a certain minimum standard with regards to education. However, it must be more than just teaching to a test." (www.facebook.com)
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  • "I would propose a bill in Congress that communities that have gun laws that have the effect of restricting ownership by non-white and/or poor populations will not receive any federal financial assistance for law enforcement." (www.facebook.com)
  • "The crime epidemic in this city is not driven by guns. It is driven by lawlessness. Soft on crime policies by your predecessor has created a permissive environment for crime. If you would focus less on guns and more on restoring an orderly environment, you will succeed." (twitter.com)
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  • "end all active global military operations" (www.facebook.com)
  • "In addition, our military presence in Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq need to be completely withdrawn." (www.joelazumah.com)
  • "all foreign trade policies and agreements must benefit US population as a whole" (www.facebook.com)

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