Rep. Barbara McIlvaine Smith
156th Legislative District
Chester County

What are your thoughts?
1) Pick three of the following issues you believe should be the top priorities of the state legislature. Keeping jobs and businesses in the state Controlling the cost of health care and prescription drugs Reducing school property taxes Keeping doctors in the state by increasing reimbursement rates Providing education for all Preserving open space through local referendum Increasing funding for mass transit Pushing for development of alternative energy Reforming the state legislature Other (If you selected "Other," please type your response below) 2) Do you support or oppose a proposal to reduce school property taxes in exchange for raising the state sales tax from 6% to 7% ? Support Oppose 3) Do you support or oppose a different proposal to reduce school property taxes by leaving the state sales tax at 6% but expanding this tax to cover many items that currently are non-taxable? Support Oppose 4) Do you support a proposal that would reduce school property taxes in exchange for raising the state Personal Income Tax from 3.07% to 4%? Support Oppose 5) Do you support or oppose a proposal to eliminate the property tax for senior homeowners 70 or older? Support Oppose 6) Which two of the following health-care issues should be top priorities for state government? Holding down the cost of health care while ensuring high quality care Keeping doctors in the state Helping the uninsured receive health care Requiring employers to provide health insurance to all employees Controlling the cost of prescription drugs Regulating hospitals more closely Universal, single payer health insurance 7) Do you support or oppose a proposal to require health insurance companies to cover mental health in addition to physical illnesses? Support Oppose 8) Which of the following best describes your position on casino gambling in the state? No casinos should be permitted to operate, and the law permitting them should be repealed. Casinos already approved should be permitted, but no additional casinos should be allowed. There should be no government restriction on the number of casinos permitted to operate. 9) Currently in Pennsylvania, casinos can operate slots machines only. Do you support or oppose a proposal to allow casinos to offer table games (blackjack, poker, etc.)? Support Oppose 10) Do you support or oppose legislation that would ban the use of hand-held cell phones while driving a vehicle? Support Oppose 11) Do you support or oppose a proposal to impose a 10-cent cigarette tax increase to bring the rate to $1.45? Support Oppose
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