OCF Candidate Survey 2006
Candidate: Scott Jameson
Party: Libertarian
Running For: US Senate
State: Texas
1
QDo you think organic agriculture should receive a fair share (at least 2.5%) of government resources spent on agriculture?
A Yes
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2
QDo you support strict standards for processed foods, dairy, and body care products that are labeled or marketed as organic?
A Yes
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3
QDo you support more aggressive government action to assess the harms of pesticides, take harmful pesticides off the market, and hold companies responsible for diseases and environmental damage caused by pesticides?
A Yes
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4
QShould people have the right to pass consumer safety laws at the state or local level that require food labels to include information on dangerous ingredients?
A Yes
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5a
QDo you support Country of Origin and labeling that helps consumers choose local products?
A Yes
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5b
QDo you support government action to help US farmers develop local and regional markets and to reduce non-renewable energy use on their farms?
A Yes
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6a
QDo you support mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients?
A Yes
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6b
QDo you support mandatory pre-market safety testing for all genetically modified foods and crops?
A Yes
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7
QDo you support universal testing for Mad Cow disease and a ban on feeding slaughterhouse waste to farm animals?
A Undecided
Comment: I don't know the statistically required random sample size to have a 99% Confidence Interval that the target population meets a criteria of interest, but I don't think that it is a 100% sample size.
8
QDo you support a restructuring of trade-distorting US farm subsidies?
A Yes
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9
QDo you support a significant shift in US farm subsidies to help family farmers and ranchers make the transition to organic?
A Yes
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10
QDo you support a significant shift in subsidies to help US farmers adopt conservation and renewable energy practices on farms?
A Yes
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11
QDo you support increases for WIC (Women, Infant and Children), the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, and other programs to help low-income Americans buy organic food?
A Yes
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12
QDo you support universal health care with a preventive focus and a major emphasis on better nutrition?
A Yes
Comment: I support mandatory universal health care that is not paid for by the government. I will eliminate the federal personal income tax to make sure that everyone has funds to pay for insurance, and establish private mandatory health savings accounts to hold in escrow money to make sure that health insurance premiums get paid to the insurance company of your choice. I will also make sure that insurance and hospital billing rates are reformed to allow access to affordable insurance for everyone billed at the lowest rates. If you are too poor to pay your premiums into your health insurance escrow account, each State will be required to pay it for you. The federal goverment will have no role other than setting policy. Those currently on federal government programs will be transitioned to private insurance, with their baseline care premiums automatically paid. No additional people will be accepted into federal health programs.
13
QDo you support 80%-by-2050 reduction in climate destabilizing greenhouse gas pollution?
A Yes
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14
QDo you support ending the Iraq war and redirecting funds from the $500 billion annual military spending in the U.S. toward greening the U.S. economy, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and converting U.S. agriculture to organic practices?
A Yes
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15
Q Do you support requiring electronic voting machines to produce voter-verified paper records and election officials to use these records to conduct mandatory audits of election results?
A Yes
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16
QDo you support eliminating the distorting effect of special interest money on our elections and politicians by requiring full public funding for all federal, state, and local elections?
A No
Comment: The first $2,000 per person per campaign needs to be fully tax deductible. Everyone I know would give the maximum amount to my campaign for U.S. Senate if they could deduct contributions from their tax liability. If we end the federal personal income tax system as I propose, then campaign contributions should still remain as individual choices, not as forced mandates from the government. Campaign contributions should only be allowed from individuals, not PACs or any other artificial legal entity.
17
QDo you support legislation to prevent internet companies from rigging the system to serve only the highest-paying users and discriminate against users they don’t like?
A Yes
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