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McCain on the Issues
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Here's where republican presidential hopeful John McCain stands on the issues.
| | Abortion: Prosecute abortion doctors, not women who get them. Overturn Roe v. Wade, but keep incest & rape exceptions. |
| | Budget/Economy: Apply surplus to Social Security, Medicare, tax cuts & debt. |
| | Civil Rights: Leave gay marriage to the states. Affirmative action OK for specific programs, but no quotas. |
| | Crime: More death penalty; stricter sentencing. |
| | Drugs: Prevention & education apply to alcohol as well as marijuana. |
| | Education: Teach virtues in all schools. Good teachers should earn more than bad lawyers. Decisions on teaching evolution should be made locally. |
| | Energy/Oil: Supports alternative fuels, emission controls, & CWA. |
| | Environment: Preserve and help our National Parks. |
| | Families/Children: Label violent media products like we label cigarettes. |
| | Foreign Policy: Overthrow “rogue” governments to keep Americans safe. Africa: Money for AIDS would be lost to corruption. |
| | Free Trade: Against foreign sales corporations (offshore tax breaks). Free trade with any country except security risks. |
| | Gun Control: Ban cheap guns; require safety locks; for gun show checks. Supports ban on certain assault weapons. |
| | Health Care: Higher taxes on cigarettes. Expand health insurance to 11 million uninsured children. |
| | Homeland Security: Keep “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy - it works. |
| | Immigration: Make possible for immigrants to do a job Americans won't do. Give everyone in the world an opportunity to come to America. |
| | Jobs: Ethanol bad for environment & bad for consumers. |
| | Social Security: Trust Fund is a ticking time bomb, set to go off in 2014. |
| | Tax Reform: Double child tax credit; add family incentives. |
| | War: Send in a heavy wave of troops to Iraq to establish order. |
| | Poverty: More housing assistance; tax breaks against homelessness. |
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