Paul Sand
Libertarian | Idaho
Candidate Profile*
Leans Liberal
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Paul Sand
Party
Libertarian
Election Year
2022
Election
General
Race
Governor
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
University of Minnesota School of Architecture, Minneapolis, MN, none, 1972
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
City Council, 10
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
OTHER INFORMATION
Sand completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022.
QUESTIONNAIRE*
*Additional information was received after the evaluation was assigned and was not considered in the Panel Evaluations, therefore it is for additional educational purposes only.
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only when social, economic, or medical conditions exist that would make having a child unwise for the mother or for the family. No child should go unwanted and no child should go hungry.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
The government should stay out of the abortion business and stay out of regulating our personal lives.
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Agree
I have a right to die on my own terms.
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
I would eliminate personal taxes on all earned income and replace it with an equivalent business tax on wages. This change would be revenue neutral, business expense neutral and worker take home pay neutral. This would be a minimally invasive accounting change that effectively decouples the tax on wages from the wages themselves and would allow more flexibility in adjusting tax rates without affecting wages.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
Military and global interventionalism
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Strongly Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
Individuals, businesses, and organizations can be exclusive and set their own rules of engagement with their members, employees and customers. The government, on the other hand, is required to be inclusive and must apply all rules equally.
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
When it ceases to be a church?
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
B. Funded by Medicare premiums, not by the taxpayer. More businesses would happily provide family health insurance to their workers if family coverage just cost $200 per month instead of paying $2000 per month for private insurance. That is all basic Medicare for workers and families should cost. As with senior Medicare, families or their employer will be able to buy commercial supplements to expand coverage or reduce co-pays and deductibles.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
None.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
Nothing!
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Neutral
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Disagree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
We need a guest worker program to do our dirty work while remaining citizens and taxpayers of their own country. No one else should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. under any circumstance.
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Disagree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Disagree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I have a very real and very close relationship with my God. My values are honesty, trust, patience, and kindness.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Neutral
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Lawmakers need to stop making laws. We need to get rid of most of them (lawmakers and laws). This is supposed to be a free country.
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
This is the ruling class strategy to project their exploitation of workers away from themselves and place the blame on minorities.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
A
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Neutral
Not in my back yard. Go ahead and frack Texas and Oklahoma all you want.
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
To provide the financial infrastructure and physical infrastructure to allow our economic system to operate and to secure those infrastructures. I don't want the government governing me or anyone else.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Lean Liberal
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
None
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
I am not a politician. As a systems analyst, I analyze all kinds of systems and design logical solutions to solve complex problems. A professional politician's job is to generate perpetual donation income by never actually solving any problems. I am running for a true representative democracy as a representative of the working class, who are getting screwed, and as a voice for the silent majority, who are being ignored. The political party system is rigged in favor of the party's establishment candidate.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Neutral
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
