| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Peter Shumlin: Assist companies doing stem cell research in Vermont.
Richard Tarrant: No litmus tests; majority don’t want Roe overturned.
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Budget & Economy
Peter Shumlin: Get back to fiscal responsibility, post-stimulus.
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Civil Rights
Greg Parke: Constitutional gay marriage ban is democracy in action.
Richard Tarrant: Don’t use Constitution on special interest like gay marriage.
Bernie Sanders: Bush’s tracking citizens’ phone call patterns is illegal.
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Corporations
Peter Shumlin: Getting credit to entrepreneurs when they need it grows jobs.
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Crime
Peter Shumlin: Help keep non-violent offenders out of jail.
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Drugs
Peter Shumlin: War on recidivism: $300,000 for methadone treatment.
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Education
Peter Shumlin: Dual enrollment for high school students to state college.
Larry Drown: Strong Public Education.
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Energy & Oil
Larry Drown: Don’t drill for oil in our national parks.
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Environment
Peter Shumlin: Clean up Lake Champlain: federal waivers & local flexibility.
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Government Reform
Larry Drown: Bring back honesty and openness into government.
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Health Care
Larry Drown: Healthcare that works for everyone.
Howard Dean: Universal access for all Vermonters; insure the last 6%.
Howard Dean: Keep “community rating”: insure older people at same rates.
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Homeland Security
Bernie Sanders: F-35 fighter planes OK at Burlington Airport.
John MacGovern: No noisy F-35 fighter planes at Burlington Airport.
Larry Drown: Maintain strong Armed Forces.
Richard Tarrant: We must sacrifice some rights & privacy in times of war.
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Jobs
Peter Shumlin: Create Innovation Zones targeted to regional job needs.
Peter Shumlin: Vermont unemployment rate, 5.3%, is among lowest in America.
Larry Drown: Jobs in America based on alternative energy industry.
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Local Issues
Peter Shumlin: Tropical Storm Irene recovery: we rebuilt faster & smarter.
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Principles & Values
John MacGovern: Runs the Hanover Institute, a Dartmouth alumni group.
Larry Drown: America needs a change in culture as well as politics.
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Tax Reform
Peter Shumlin: Raise state budget reserve from 5% to 8%, for tough times.
Greg Parke: Completely eliminate federal estate tax.
Richard Tarrant: Raise the estate tax exemption but don’t eliminate it.
Bernie Sanders: Capital gains & dividend tax cuts are giveaways to the rich.
Richard Tarrant: Extend capital gains and dividend tax cuts.
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Technology
Peter Shumlin: Connect VT: $53M for rural broadband & cell service.
Peter Shumlin: $106M to improve 65 bridges; plus high speed rail.
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War & Peace
Richard Tarrant: No specific deadline, but out of Iraq as soon as possible.
Richard Tarrant: Iraq war is over extending the country’s financial resources.
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