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Candidates' Positions and Views |
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for:
U.S. Senate, Colorado |
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November 2004 General Election |
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Candidates positions and views on other Issues where information is available: |
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The report below lists the candidate responses to Business issue questions. The responses were provided by Wayne Allard, Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell, Pete Coors, Victor Good, Finn Gotaas, John R. "Rob" Harris, Richard Randall and Ken Salazar or were obtained from their websites. The candidates select the issues and questions for which they want to provide a response. The first link is a report of all the issues and questions made available to the candidates. Many issues and questions had no responses - links are only provided where we have information. If there are many candidates for this office, you may have to scroll down to compare all responses. |
| Business |
Wayne Allard - R
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell - R
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Douglas "Dayhorse" Campbell - C
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| Business, a General Statement |
BANKING
As consumers are becoming more sophisticated and demanding more options to meet their needs, the banking and financial services industries have undergone significant changes. In order to make their financial decisions, it is important that consumers receive accurate, useful information. Robust, healthy financial markets are vital to the health of our nation's economy, therefore we must ensure the safety and soundness of our financial institutions.
SMALL BUSINESS
As a former small business owner, I clearly understand both the challenges and rewards of starting and running a small business. Small businesses represent an entry point into the U.S. economy, especially for women and minorities. No other country in the world provides the opportunity for those with a hard work ethic and a clear business vision to experience success like the United States. There are currently more than 23 million small businesses in America, and they create 75 percent of the nation's net new jobs and employ more than half of the nation's private sector employees. Promoting small business promotes our economy. Therefore, it is essential that we implement policies and reduce taxes to help them grow and thrive.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
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| Business Tax Incentives |
Promoting small business promotes our economy. Therefore, it is essential that we implement policies and reduce taxes to help them grow and thrive.
Source: allard.senate.gov/
public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Legislation.ViewIssue (04/21/2008) |
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| Small Business |
As a former small business owner, I clearly understand both the challenges and rewards of starting and running a small business. Small businesses represent an entry point into the U.S. economy, especially for women and minorities. No other country in the world provides the opportunity for those with a hard work ethic and a clear business vision to experience success like the United States. There are currently more than 23 million small businesses in America, and they create 75 percent of the nation's net new jobs and employ more than half of the nation's private sector employees. Promoting small business promotes our economy. Therefore, it is essential that we implement policies and reduce taxes to help them grow and thrive.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
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| Minority-Owned Businesses |
Small businesses represent an entry point into the U.S. economy, especially for women and minorities.
Source: allard.senate.gov/
public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Legislation.ViewIssue (04/21/2008) |
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| Banking Practices |
As consumers are becoming more sophisticated and demanding more options to meet their needs, the banking and financial services industries have undergone significant changes. In order to make their financial decisions, it is important that consumers receive accurate, useful information. Robust, healthy financial markets are vital to the health of our nation's economy, therefore we must ensure the safety and soundness of our financial institutions.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
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| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Auto Industry |
| Dodd-Frank Act |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| Relationship of Big Business and Government |
| Executive Compensation |
| Consumer Piracy |
| Start-Up Incubators |
| Wall Street and Investments |
| Foreign Ownership of American Businesses |
| Decline in Manufacturing |
| Antitrust Enforcement |
| Intellectual Property Protection |
| Patent System |
| Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |
| Business |
Pete Coors - R
Website
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Victor Good - REF
Website
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Finn Gotaas - U
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| Business Tax Incentives |
In the past three years, more than 100 million American taxpayers have seen their income tax bills reduced. And 23 million small businesses have tax savings to invest in new equipment, new facilities and new workers.
The result is that more than 300,000 jobs were created in March - the biggest increase in four years. I believe this trend will continue because we are now seeing some of the strongest economic growth rates in years.
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
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| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Business, a General Statement |
| Small Business |
| Auto Industry |
| Dodd-Frank Act |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| Relationship of Big Business and Government |
| Executive Compensation |
| Consumer Piracy |
| Minority-Owned Businesses |
| Start-Up Incubators |
| Wall Street and Investments |
| Foreign Ownership of American Businesses |
| Decline in Manufacturing |
| Banking Practices |
| Antitrust Enforcement |
| Intellectual Property Protection |
| Patent System |
| Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |
| Business |
John R. "Rob" Harris - I
Website
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Richard Randall - L
Website
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Ken Salazar - D
Website
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| Business Tax Incentives |
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Support
Source: Candidate Website (10/02/2004) |
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| These are available issue topics for which there were no responses. |
| Business, a General Statement |
| Small Business |
| Auto Industry |
| Dodd-Frank Act |
| Sarbanes-Oxley Act |
| Relationship of Big Business and Government |
| Executive Compensation |
| Consumer Piracy |
| Minority-Owned Businesses |
| Start-Up Incubators |
| Wall Street and Investments |
| Foreign Ownership of American Businesses |
| Decline in Manufacturing |
| Banking Practices |
| Antitrust Enforcement |
| Intellectual Property Protection |
| Patent System |
| Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |