Joseph Cole
Historical Details
Position on Issues
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?
"Undecided"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add an income tax on earned income?
"instituting an income tax would make us poorer, as businesses have to price labor as though the income tax wasn't there and workers have to operate as though it does, which can price people out of the labor market both ways"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH add a broad-based sales tax?
"there are people who come across the border from Massachusetts because things are cheaper here, and while I'm not sure how much it helps supporting New Hampshire businesses supports New Hampshire residents"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire lower business taxes?
"you may think that this is just a hidden sales tax and should be treated as such but it also limit's businesses ability to build reserves for downturns while business is good"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add a tax on capital gains?
"at first blush this looks like a tax on the rich; until you realize they can just create a legal shell corp somewhere this does not exist and shield their capital gains from the state (assuming they just didn't leave outright). this in turn makes the capital gains tax a punitive tax on the middle class looking to set aside money for retirement via investments."
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the tax on cigarettes?
"Undecided"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add restrictions to the governor's powers during a state of emergency?
"covd-19 shouldn't have been a state of emergency"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire extend the renewable portfolio standard past 2025, requiring public utilities to obtain more than 25% of electricity from renewable energy sources?
"I just found out our electricity goes up every year, this is probably why"
Undecided| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase public access to reports of police misconduct?
"I'm inclined to be against because of all the 'defund the police' but a recidivism rate among police misconduct might be useful to track"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"mail in voting is not ready for this year's election, as how we are going to handle the possibility of voter fraud has not been determined. not that in-person voting is devoid of possible fraud"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH legalize the recreational use of marijuana?
"For"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire raise the minimum wage?
"minimum wage was created by a racist individual to price blacks out of the labor market."
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the size of solar panel installations that may participate in net energy metering?
"net metering would require supply and demand to fluctuate electricity rates which may not be something we want. this is due to how electricity use fluctuates over the course of the day. We would have to have the price be lower during the day and higher at night so compensate for the increased supply during the day from solar. https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=830"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase subsidies and tax credits for business investment?
"It would seem odd at first blush for me to be against this as I know that business is what underwrites everything, it's just that it would be better for business taxes to be lower than exacerbating a boom and bust cycle as there can be more incentive to start a business than to keep it running"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire increase the base amount of per-pupil funding it provides to local school districts?
"funding for schools may need to down temporarily so we can provide strategic support for critical issues"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Do you support Gov. Sununu's proposal to allow employers and employees to opt-in to a private, paid family and medical leave insurance plan, based on a pool of state employees, excluding coverage for personal illness?
"if people want to do this, the government does not have to be involved"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire continue to participate in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which requires utilities to purchase allowances for every ton of carbon they emit?
"individuals that want to opt in should be able to do so"
Other| Read My Position
Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a road usage fee?
"this is entirely dependent on both compliance's implimentation and elimination of other taxes"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire create a statewide family and medical leave program, paid for with a percentage of employee wages, with no opt-out?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should NH pass stricter gun control laws?
"Against"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire provide student loan debt repayment programs for workers in industries with labor shortages?
"if there is a labor shortage either there isn't enough money available to increase the pool of labor or the requirements to get in are too high. subsidies, and that is what student debt payments for certain industries is, presume that our meddling will improve things and that is usually not the case"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire add tax incentives for affordable housing development?
"a reduction in the property tax rate would do more for making housing affordable, than any subsidy"
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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020
Should New Hampshire allocate tax revenues for private and home schooling costs?
"more public charter schools would also be good"
