• Mike Huckabee former Republican Governor of Arkansas stands for elimination of federal income and payroll taxes.
• Mike Huckabee claims that he steered Arkansas from a $200 million deficit to an $850 million surplus.
• He likened Obama's Health Care Bill to that of a poll tax or in other words just a redistribution of wealth. He in fact advocates the policy of Preventive health.
• If elected President Mike Huckabee has said that he would not support the raising of income taxes at the Federal Level.
• He has a history of cutting around 90 taxes while he was Governor and also supports abolition of death tax. He supports fair Tax a 23% tax on consumption.
• He believed in voluntary personal accounts that pay a higher rate of return for youngsters. This will help supplement their social security benefits.
• He believes in using alternative or renewable energy like bio diesel and cut costs on oil and petroleum. He advocates setting aside an Research and Development budget that will also be done by the private sector to develop new forms of energy.
• He also supports amniotic fluid and umbilical cord stem cell research and stresses on the need for scientists to convince politician to divert funds to this area.
• He supports the amendment to the Homeland Security Bill which sets aside $3 billion for this purpose. These funds are intended for training and deployment of 23000 more law enforcement personnel, erect 105 radar and camera towers and build 700 miles of fence.
• He advocates increased spending for defense purposes.
• Huckabee would maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare.
• He wants to maintain federal funding of Social Services Block Grants.
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