Seven Questions from the Lee County Candidates Forum

At the 17 October Lee County Candidates Forum, Libertarian Candidate Dick Clark for AL House #79 joined other state legislative candidates on the stage to better inform Lee County citizens of their electoral choices this November. Each candidate was instructed to introduce him or herself, and then all of the candidates responded to a series of questions asked by Dr. Steven Brown of Auburn University's Political Science department. After the questions segment, each candidate then delivered one last appeal for votes before the legislative candidates portion of the event ended.

Listed below are the questions asked of the candidates followed by links to audio recordings of Clark's answers to each one. (Special thanks to Dr. Brown for providing the public with the exact wording of the questions.)

Introduction
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Q1: How would you address the perceived regressive tax system in Alabama? For example, timber property that is owned by large corporations or rich families is hardly taxed, while tax on food is very high. What can you propose to make our taxes fairer to all?
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Q2: What is your definition of liberal and conservative?
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Q3: Would you support a ban on PAC to PAC transfers? If you have accepted money from PACs, do you know the source or sources of these funds and how can voters know the source?
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Q4: This year the state received $133 million in one-time relief for Katrina that was used to fund Medicaid. In the future, how can stable funding be secured for services such as prisons, highway patrol, and Medicaid?
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Q5: If asked to vote on a bill that is supported by your political party, but not your constituents, which way would you vote and why?
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Q6: What should be the policy of legislators doing business with government entities * this would include public schools, universities, junior colleges, and agencies?
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Q7: Governor Riley is proposing a tax cut to be funded by taking monies from the Education Trust Fund. Will you support or oppose this tax cut and why?
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Summation
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