I'm a fiscal hawk. I vote against all taxes, but I do believe the environment, and climate change, is a bigger issue than fiscal deficits are as a risk to the nation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
While the deficit and debt are serious problems, I oppose solving these problems by raising taxes.
There's no reason why fiscal responsibility is a Democrat or a Republican point of view. It ought to be all of our points of view.
In Washington, I will never vote to raise taxes, I will fight to repeal healthcare reform, and I will work to balance the budget.
I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.
I am a deficit hawk.
I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.
I'm anti-tax, but I'm pro-carbon tax.
Even with not having a balanced budget at this time, I support tax cuts. That will help limit spending.
I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.
I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are like a cancer, and over time they will destroy the country from within.