2002 FEDERAL CANDIDATE SURVEY

Citizens for a Sound Economy (CSE) knows that an informed electorate makes better choices. Elections should be about the important issues that affect the American people, therefore CSE has developed this short survey in an effort to educate it’s 280,000 activists. It is important for voters to know the views of candidates, as they will determine the direction of the country for the next two years and beyond this November.

As a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to finding free-market solutions to America’s challenges, CSE wants elections to be about issues and solutions.

The questions below have been distributed to all major federal candidates. CSE will compile the answers and provide them to our nearly 300,000 members nationwide including those in your state or district. Thank you in advance for filling out this brief survey.

TAXES

1) Do you believe that the current tax code is fair to all taxpayers?

YES NO

2) Do you believe that the current tax code is easy for the average American to understand?

YES NO

3) Will you support eliminating the current tax code and replacing it with one that is simple, low and fair for all taxpayers?

YES NO

4) Will you support eliminating the federal estate tax (the death tax)?

YES NO

SOCIAL SECURITY

1) Do you believe that Congress needs to reform the Social Security system?

YES NO

2) Do you support raising payroll taxes or cutting Social Security benefits?

YES NO

3) Will you support allowing individuals to invest a portion of their payroll taxes into Personal Retirement Accounts?

YES NO