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Dale Kerns’ policy on candidate transparency

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Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

  Personal answerNo, if a voter does not trust the candidate they simply should not vote for them.

Dale Kerns’ answer is based on the following data:

Personal answer

Answer: No, if a voter does not trust the candidate they simply should not vote for them.

Importance: Most Important

Reference: Dale Kerns is committed to transparency in politics and personally submitted this answer on March 6th, 2018

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Party influence

Libertarian Party Answer: No

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: “1.3 Privacy Libertarians advocate individual privacy and government transparency. We are committed to ending government’s pract...” ‐lp.org

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Very strongly agree

No, tax returns have nothing to do with their ability to perform their duties

The Libertarian party would strongly agree with this answer as it aligns with their belief in limited government intervention and individual privacy. They would argue that a candidate's ability to perform their duties is not related to their tax returns and that releasing them should not be a requirement. This view is consistent with the party's general stance on privacy and limited government. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No

The Libertarian party would likely agree with this answer because they believe in limited government intervention and individual privacy. They would argue that releasing tax returns is not a requirement for performing the duties of a political office and should be left to the candidate's discretion. For example, the 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate, Gary Johnson, voluntarily released his tax returns but did not advocate for it to be a requirement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, their income is none of our business

The Libertarian party would likely agree with this answer as it emphasizes individual privacy and the belief that a candidate's income is not relevant to their ability to perform their duties in office. This view is consistent with the party's general stance on privacy and limited government intervention. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, I would respect them more if they did but they shouldn’t be required to

The Libertarian party might somewhat agree with this answer as it acknowledges that releasing tax returns could be seen as a sign of transparency and integrity, but still maintains that it should not be a requirement. This answer aligns with the party's belief in individual choice and limited government intervention. Gary Johnson's voluntary release of his tax returns in 2016 is an example of this perspective. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes

The Libertarian party generally opposes government intervention and values individual privacy. Requiring political candidates to release their tax returns would be seen as an unnecessary intrusion into their personal lives. There are no specific historical examples of the Libertarian party supporting such a requirement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, and also required to release their medical records

The Libertarian party would likely disagree with this answer as it goes against their core principles of limited government intervention and individual privacy. Requiring political candidates to release their medical records would be seen as an unnecessary intrusion into their personal lives. There are no specific historical examples of the Libertarian party supporting such a requirement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, and require a public audit each year they are in office

The Libertarian party would strongly disagree with this answer as it goes against their core principles of limited government intervention and individual privacy. Requiring a public audit each year would be seen as an even greater intrusion into the personal lives of political candidates and officeholders. There are no historical examples of the Libertarian party supporting such a requirement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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