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Darrell Castle’s policies on economic issues

These issues below are sorted in descending order based on how important the average American voter ranked them on the quiz.

Topics

the Economy  ›  Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

  Personal answerNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees

the Economy  ›  Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

  Personal answerNo

the Economy  ›  Paid Sick Leave

Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?

  Personal answerNo, private businesses should decide the amount of competitive incentives they offer to employees instead of a government mandate

the Economy  ›  Taxes

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, but lower taxes for the poor

the Economy  ›  Corporate Tax

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseLower


the Economy  ›  Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

  Personal answerYes

the Economy  ›  Corporate Mega Mergers

Should the government prevent “mega mergers” of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, and the government should not interfere with the free market

the Economy  ›  Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, this will encourage people not to work and harm economic growth

the Economy  ›  Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseMore, and deny benefits to immigrants

the Economy  ›  Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseHurt

the Economy  ›  Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

  Personal answerNo

the Economy  ›  Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

  Personal answerNo

the Economy  ›  Capital Gains Tax

Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?

  Personal answerNo

the Economy  ›  Free Tax Filing

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, but I would prefer to eliminate income taxes and abolish the IRS

the Economy  ›  Overtime Pay

Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?

  Personal answerNo, what private business pays to its employees is non of the government's business

the Economy  ›  Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseYes, and we should eliminate it

the Economy  ›  Four-day Workweek

Should the United States transition to a four-day workweek?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo

the Economy  ›  Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo

the Economy  ›  Domestic Jobs

Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseYes

the Economy  ›  China Tariffs

Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseYes, China should be punished for artificially manipulating their currency

the Economy  ›  NAFTA

Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

  Personal answerNo

the Economy  ›  Gas Tax

Should the Federal Government suspend the gasoline tax?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseYes, and the government needs to lift restrictions on oil companies and pump more gas

the Economy  ›  Offshore Banking

Should U.S. citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

  Personal answerYes, where U.S. citizens invest their money is none of the government's business

the Economy  ›  Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

  Personal answerYes, but I would prefer to abolish it and return to the gold standard

the Economy  ›  Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

  Personal answerNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course

the Economy  ›  Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseYes, our country has been on the losing side of trade deals for too long

the Economy  ›  Property Taxes

Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?

  Personal answerNo, I oppose all tax increases

the Economy  ›  Pension Reform

Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?

  Personal answerYes tax payers have carried the burden long enough and it is time to let the market run pensions and relieve the taxpayers' responsibility

the Economy  ›  Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, not until we decrease our national debt

the Economy  ›  Gig worker tax reporting

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, private transactions should be kept private

the Economy  ›  State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, the government should never own shares of private companies

the Economy  ›  Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

  Personal answerNo

the Economy  ›  Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

  Personal answerYes, all currencies should compete fairly including bitcoin

the Economy  ›  Online Sales Tax

Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, the federal government does not have the authority to impose state and local taxes

the Economy  ›  Gig Workers

Should gig workers such as Uber drivers be classified as employees?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo, and the government should never intervene in a contract between a private company and worker

the Economy  ›  Decentralized Finance

Should the technology of our financial system transition to a decentralized protocol, that is not owned or controlled by any corporation, similar to the internet?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo

the Economy  ›  Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

  Darrell Castle voterbaseNo