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
| 
