Candidate Information 2016

In order to make sure claims are correct, it is wise to look on politifact to make sure the candidates claims are true. Politifact (http://www.politifact.com/) Issues ranked by Pew Research Pew Research: (http://www.people-press.org/2016/07/07/4-top-voting-issues-in-2016-election/)

Primary Source: On the Issues (http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm)

Political Philosophy (http://www.ontheissues.org/default.htm)

Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Gary Johnson
Jill Stein

Economy and Budget

Donald Trump (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Donald_Trump_Budget_+_Economy.htm)
- Our jobs are fleeing to Mexico; China uses us as piggy bank
- Cut defense budget, & entire EPA & Dept. of Education
- Make economy dynamic; bring back jobs from China & Mexico
- Grow the economy at 6% annually by ending inversions
- If debt reaches $24T, that’s the point of no return
- One-time 14.25% tax on wealth, to erase national debt

Hillary Clinton (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_Budget_+_Economy.htm)

“That means jobs in infrastructure, in advanced manufacturing, innovation and technology, clean, renewable energy, and small business, because most of the new jobs will come from small business. I also want to see more companies do profit-sharing. If you help create the profits, you should be able to share in them.”
Committed to reducing corporate power not only Wall St
“We need bankruptcy reform, but we need the right kind”
The economy is not working for middle class families
Balanced budget replaced with rising costs & falling wages
Use tax dollars to upgrade infrastructure, not for stadium

Gary Johnson (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Gary_Johnson_Budget_+_Economy.htm)

National debt, approaching $20 trillion, is bankrupting us
No bank bailout; no farm subsidies; no stimulus
Cut federal budget by 43% to bring it into balance
Stop incurring more debt; balanced budget by 2013
Our debt is greatest threat to our national security
Balance budget by cutting entitlements AND Defense

Dr. Jill Stein (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Jill_Stein_Budget_+_Economy.htm)

We are in state of emergency; not state of recovery
Obama stimulus was ok, but only made slight dent in crisis
We’re again bailing out Wall Street with quantitative easing
Top 1% are rolling in dough; the rest are in crisis
It’s un-American that top 1% own 90% of wealth
End the Bush-Obama recession; ask wealthy to pay share
Reduce spending via military cuts & preventive health
Our economy is not working for our vast majority
Cut military 50%; spend that $500B on economy.

Terrorism

Donald Trump (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Donald_Trump_War_+_Peace.htm)
- I opposed Iraq War in 2004; it destabilized entire Mideast
- When we defeated Iraq, we didn’t know what to do after that
- Get rid of ISIS, quickly: dry up their oil & their money
- Boots on the ground to fight ISIS
- Bomb the oil fields in Iraq to take on ISIS
- “I have a plan. But, look, if I win, I don’t want to broadcast to the enemy exactly what my plan is. If I like, maybe, a combination of my plan and the generals’ plan, I’m not going to call you up and say, “We have a great plan.” This is what Obama does: “We’re going to leave Iraq on a certain day.””
Hillary Clinton (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_War_+_Peace.htm)
- Work with allies around the world to fight homegrown terror
- Continue anti-ISIS actions in Libya, with Europe & Arabs
- Ok to target Al Qaeda in Pakistan; we did that 10 years ago
- Leave combat troops in Iraq only for counterterrorism
- No permanent bases, but continuing residual force in Iraq
- “I have a plan to go after ISIS. Not to contain them, but to defeat them. It has three parts. First, deprive them of territory they occupy in Syria and Iraq. Second, dismantle their network of terrorism. Third, do more to keep us safe. We have to have an American-led air campaign, we have to have Arab and Kurdish troops on the ground. We have got to go after everything from North Africa to South Asia and beyond. Here at home, we have to share information and work closely with Muslim-Americans.”
- “We have to defeat ISIS. And we’ve got to do it with air power. We’ve got to do it with much more support for the Arabs and the Kurds who will fight on the ground. We’re going to work to make sure that they have support–surveillance, intelligence, reconnaissance help. They are not going to get ground troops. We are not putting ground troops into Iraq ever again.”
Gary Johnson (http://www.ontheissues.org/Gary_Johnson.htm)
- Drones may create more adversaries than they eliminate.
- We should not be Islamophobic, but be Shariaphobic.
- Brains not bombs: cut off ISIS funding.
- American military interventions made terrorist problem worse.
- Include states in anti-terrorism planning.
- Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility.
Jill Stein
- U.S. meddling in Mideast exacerbates terrorism.
- Immediate weapons embargo to the Middle East.
- We never should have been in Iraq; we’re still not out.
- End our military misadventures in Iraq and Afghanistan
- We’re not safer internationally with drone wars.

Foreign Policy

Donald Trump (http://www.ontheissues.org/Donald_Trump.htm#Foreign_Policy)
- US cannot afford to be world’s police; let NATO allies pay.
- Persuasion, not power, is diplomacy at its best.
- Use tough negotiators instead of naive academic people.
- Support NATO, but it’s not us against Russia
- Use tough negotiators instead of naive academic people
- I could negotiate a deal with Israel and Palestinians
- Don’t take sides with Israel, so we can lead negotiations.
- Iran deal is one of the worst I’ve ever seen
- Let Russia bash ISIS; let Germany defend Ukraine
- Opening gates to Syrian refugees invites in ISIS
- Stop sending aid to countries that hate us
Hillary Clinton (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_Foreign_Policy.htm)
- Honor treaties with South Korea & Japan: our word is good
- Need more European contribution to defending against Russia
- If the US does not lead, there is a vacuum
- Integrate with Latin America but focus on income inequality
- 1% of budget on foreign aid maintains our global leadership
- Operate from a position of strength, but not confrontation
- Supported strong funding for international development
- Supports USAID projects in developing world
- Human rights are central to our objectives abroad
- Smartest strategic choice is peace
- We should accept 65,000 Syrian refugees, vetted and screened
- Work toward Arab Spring not being hijacked by extremists
Gary Johnson (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Gary_Johnson_Foreign_Policy.htm)
- Stay in the U.N., but stay out of foreign interventions
- Take our share of Syrian refugees; not too many but not zero
- America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements
- No foreign aid spending unless it protects U.S. interests
- We can no longer afford to shell out billions in foreign aid
Jill Stein (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Jill_Stein_Foreign_Policy.htm)
- End CIA-supported coups and regime change in Latin America
- U.S. meddling in Mideast exacerbates terrorism
- Stop US funding and support of the Israeli occupation
- End foreign aid to countries with human rights abuses
- Focus on human rights, international law, and diplomacy
- Re-establish foreign policy on basis of international law
- Get tough policy has opposite effect of what was intended
- End Israeli apartheid occupations and illegal settlements

Health Care

Donald Trump (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Donald_Trump_Health_Care.htm)
- Keep pre-existing condition coverage; not individual mandate
- Removing cross-state barriers solves many insurance issues
- Replace Obamacare with Health Savings Accounts
- I’m for vaccines, but in smaller quantities to avoid autism
- ObamaCare is a catastrophe that must be repealed & replaced
- Don’t cut Medicare; grow the economy to keep benefits
- Increase insurance competition across state lines
Hillary Clinton (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Hillary_Clinton_Health_Care.htm)
- Assisted suicide acceptable with appropriate safeguards
- The VA has failed our veterans & needs to be revamped
- Medicare-for-all is not economically feasible
- The science is clear: vaccines work
- Universal health care is a core Democratic principle
- Pledges to support $50B for AIDS relief in US and world
- No parent should be told ‘no’ for healthcare for their kids
- Insurers must fund prevention without preexisting conditions
- FDA should compare drug effectiveness–not just safety
- Medicare should be strengthened today
- $100B to get started on healthcare reform
Gary Johnson (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Gary_Johnson_Health_Care.htm )
- Free market reduces prices with places like “Stitches R Us”
- Assisted suicide acceptable after psychological examination
- Government-managed healthcare is insanity
- ObamaCare is unconstitutional; so is Bush’s Medicare Rx plan
- More federal funding for rural health services
Jill Stein (http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Jill_Stein_Health_Care.htm )
- Healthcare for all including contraception
- Require vaccines to protect other children
- Single-payer public health insurance program
- What injures the climate’s health also injures human health
- Thousands die each year when excluding from adequate care
- Health insurance wastes 30%; Medicare only wastes only 3%
- Right to quality health care: Medicare for All
- 30% of healthcare costs squandered on ads & CEO salaries

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