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Phil Scott on VoteMatch |
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Strongly Favors
topic 1:Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right
(+5 points on Social scale) | Abortion isn't a black-and-white issue, but I'm pro-choice: Favors topic 1 No taxpayer funding for abortion; but ok for family planning: Favors topic 1 Enshrine reproductive rights in Vermont's constitution: Strongly Favors topic 1 |
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Favors
topic 2:Legally require hiring women & minorities
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Include disability quality-of-life issues in public spaces: Favors topic 2 Support peaceful march against bias & discrimination: Strongly Favors topic 2 Review recommendations from a Racial Equity Task Force: Opposes topic 2 |
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Favors
topic 3:Support transgender and LGBTQ+ rights
(+2 points on Social scale) | Ballot initiative ok; don't legislatively re-define marriage: Opposes topic 3 Supports gay marriage and transgender bathroom rights: Strongly Favors topic 3 |
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Opposes
topic 4:America was founded on Christian values
(+2 points on Social scale) | Age-appropriate sex education in schools: Opposes topic 4 |
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Favors
topic 5:Expand ObamaCare
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Affordable health care? Yes; single-payer? No: Opposes topic 5 Replace dysfunctional Vermont Health Connect with subsidies: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Must increase affordability of health insurance: Favors topic 5 Time to cap annual increases, prioritize prevention: Favors topic 5 Increase mental health beds, expand suicide prevention: Favors topic 5 Add more areas to mobile mental health response initiative: Strongly Favors topic 5 Not perfect but ACA measurably improved health of Vermonters: Favors topic 5 |
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topic 6:Privatize Social Security
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Enacted state tax relief on Social Security benefits: Opposes topic 6 |
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Opposes
topic 7:Vouchers for school choice
(-3 points on Economic scale) | Preserve school choice; improve Act 46 school consolidation: Favors topic 7 Realign funding toward early care and trades training: Opposes topic 7 Statewide funding inserts Montpelier into school decisions: Favors topic 7 Build the country's best cradle-to-career education system: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Investing in childcare a top priority; address inequities: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Time we end the stigma around career and technical education: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Our education infrastructure is too large for number served: Neutral on topic 7 Our education infrastructure is too large for number served: Favors topic 7 Alliance with Microsoft for digital skills, computer science: Opposes topic 7 |
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Opposes
topic 8:Businesses have a right to pollute
(+2 points on Social scale) | Reduce chemicals in consumer goods, when evidence warrants: Opposes topic 8 Support local agriculture; they're stewards of our land: Opposes topic 8 $50M for clean-up of our impaired waterways: Opposes topic 8 Ease regulations: flexibility for forestry & farms: Favors topic 8 $4 Million in Brownfield Revitalization for 7 Communities: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Housing is key; remove impediments to growth: Favors topic 8 Housing is key; remove impediments to growth: Favors topic 8 |
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topic 9:Stricter punishment reduces crime
(-3 points on Social scale) | Private prisons needed because full cost borne by state: Favors topic 9 Close Windsor prison; expand home detention monitoring: Opposes topic 9 Address racial disparities in criminal justice: Opposes topic 9 Consider strategies to fight crime besides justice reform: Favors topic 9 Consider strategies to fight crime besides justice reform: Favors topic 9 |
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topic 10:Absolute right to gun ownership
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Enforce existing gun laws; Vermont is no gun trafficker: Strongly Favors topic 10 Seven business day waiting period for background checks: Strongly Opposes topic 10 Rated A by the NRA, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record: Strongly Favors topic 10 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 11:Higher taxes on the wealthy
(+5 points on Economic scale) | Property taxes shouldn't grow faster than property values: Opposes topic 11 Balanced budget without raising taxes: Opposes topic 11 Increase estate tax exemption from $2.75M to $5.75M: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Scott and Republicans blocked many new taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Tax burden takes a toll on economic development: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Reduce unemployment payroll tax without impacting benefits: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Will propose a balanced and progressive tax relief package: Opposes topic 11 Exempt more retirees, low-income workers, student interest: Neutral on topic 11 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 12:Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens
(+5 points on Social scale) | Moral obligation to be welcoming of people around the globe: Strongly Favors topic 12 Protect DREAMers instead of deporting them: Strongly Favors topic 12 |
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topic 13:Support & expand free trade
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Buying local isn't just for hippies anymore: Opposes topic 13 Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA: Favors topic 13 Congress should pass USMCA trade deal: Strongly Favors topic 13 Opposed tariffs on Canadian products: Strongly Favors topic 13 |
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topic 14:Stay away from the UN & Globalism
(+2 points on Economic scale) | Strength of our nation is diversity of people and opinion: Favors topic 14 |
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topic 15:Peace through Strength
(-3 points on Social scale) | $500,000 for college scholarships for veterans at UVM: Favors topic 15 Repeal the tax on military retirement pay: Favors topic 15 Honor the heroic American veterans: Favors topic 15 Let's eliminate the tax on military pensions: Favors topic 15 |
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topic 16:Make voter registration easier
(+2 points on Social scale) | Keep Electoral College instead of presidential popular vote: Opposes topic 16 Restrict campaign donations and publicly identify donors: Favors topic 16 Vote-by-mail bill became law without his signature: Favors topic 16 |
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Strongly Opposes
topic 17:Stay out of foreign wars
(-5 points on Social scale) | Ukraine's fight is too important for us to sit out: Strongly Opposes topic 17 |
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Strongly Favors
topic 18:Prioritize green energy
(-5 points on Economic scale) | Supports renewable energy investment: Strongly Favors topic 18 Combat climate change & reduce our reliance on fossil fuels: Strongly Favors topic 18 Tax holiday on hybrids, electric vehicles, & green products: Strongly Favors topic 18 $1.5M in rebates for 50,000 electric cars by 2025: Strongly Favors topic 18 Use funds to help Vermonters purchase electric vehicles: Favors topic 18 Opposes any regressive carbon tax: Opposes topic 18 Move closer to climate goals, diversify the green economy: Strongly Favors topic 18 |
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Opposes
topic 19:Marijuana is a gateway drug
(+2 points on Social scale) | Supports growing industrial hemp in Vermont: Opposes topic 19 No legalization at this time; but I'm not saying never: Favors topic 19 Address opiate addiction via prevention & enforcement: Strongly Favors topic 19 Make low-level marijuana possession legal for adults: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Add regulated marijuana sales to legalized possession: Strongly Opposes topic 19 4-legged stool: prevention, treatment, recovery, enforcement: Favors topic 19 Vetoed feasibility study on overdose prevention site: Strongly Opposes topic 19 No resources for injection sites; no recreational pot: Strongly Favors topic 19 Rated C+ by NORML: depenalize marijuana use: Opposes topic 19 $800,000 for Guardians ad Litem for kids of drug addicts: Favors topic 19 |
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Opposes
topic 20:Stimulus better than market-led recovery
(+2 points on Economic scale) | We're spending beyond our means; but cuts instead of taxes: Strongly Opposes topic 20 I won't sign a budget that exceeds reasonable limits: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We don't need more taxes; we need more taxpayers: Strongly Favors topic 20 We must recognize housing policy is workforce policy: Strongly Favors topic 20 We need to keep our spending within existing revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 20 We need to keep our spending within existing revenue: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Invest more to help cover interns' wages: Favors topic 20 Recruit and relocate workers and families to Vermont: Strongly Favors topic 20 |
Phil Scott is a Moderate Libertarian Liberal
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