Issue |
Karlock's Position |
Dembrow's Position |
| Neighborhood Density |
We should stop encouraging density with our laws and tax money. (And
quit zoning farms for housing!) |
He said that it is necessary to have more density (Mercury candidate
interview) |
Cap & Trade Tax on Fossil Fuels
(The price will be MADE TO RISE, WITHOUT LIMIT, UNTIL PEOPLE ARE FORCED
TO CUT BACK USAGE BY 44% ) |
I oppose. It will increase YOUR gasoline cost.
I oppose. It will increase YOUR heating cost
I oppose. It will increase YOUR electric bill |
He favors this tax
(Statement to the LWV in spring 2008 and WW interview)
He knows it will increase your cost of energy!
(video) |
| A new tax on energy |
I oppose. Energy is already too expensive. |
He favors this tax. (WW interview)
(video) |
| Real Estate Sales Tax |
I oppose. This will make housing cost and rents go up. |
He favors this tax. (Mercury interview) |
| Surcharge on income tax |
I oppose. We are already taxed enough. |
He favors this tax (if minor and temporary!) |
| Energy Cost |
I favor lower energy costs the only way that costs have 2ever fallen
- by increasing supply.
Without access to affordable energy, Americans
... cannot afford to climb that ladder to success.
N.
Innis, CORE |
He favors Energy Tax and Cap & Trade which will
INCREASE energy cost |
| Policies that hurt the poor |
I oppose. We ned to protect the vulnerable in our community. |
His Energy cost increases, housing cost increase hurt the poor
more than they hurt upper income people. He favors these policies. |
| Secret ballot in union elections |
Of course elections should be secret ballot! |
He opposes the secret ballot. |
Smart Growth
(tax subsidies to high density, forcing you out of your car by making
driving more expensive and more difficult and , laws to force much higher
neighborhood densities, very dense apartment/condos complexes on bus and
light rail streets.) |
I oppose. We already have too many skinny houses squeezed in our
neighborhood degrading our neighborhood's livability. |
He favors "smart growth" policies that require tax subsidies, increased
density and making it difficult to drive a car. |
| Diverting School Money to Real Estate
Developers |
I oppose. We must quit diverting any basic services money to developers. |
He favors smart growth & high density - Taking money from basic
services is the key funding mechanism that makes these schemes work |
| Gentrification - high housing costs |
I oppose. Government policies that encourage high density and
gentrification. |
He favors smart growth & high density - which cause a large part
of gentrification and high housing costs. |
