Biography
Political Affiliation
Green Party
Education
Harvard College, 1973, Bachelors
Harvard Medical School, 1979, MD
Personal
Date of Birth: May 14, 1950
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Religion: Jewish
National Poll Averages
via RealClearPolitics |
updated Nov 8, 2016
Clinton (D)
Trump (R)
Johnson (L)
Stein (G)
Issues
Find out where the 2016 presidential candidates stand on key issues.
Taxes
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Argues the tax system is tilted in favor of the wealthy and has proposed creating a 4% "fair share surcharge" on Americans earning more than $5 million per year. -
Donald Trump (R)
Calls for tax simplification, reducing the number of tax brackets from 7 to 3, with the top rate set at 33%, down from the current 39% rate for the wealthiest taxpayers. -
Gary Johnson (L)
Favors eliminating tax loopholes in the short term, but in the longer term calls for "the replacement of all income and payroll taxes with a single consumption tax that determines your tax burden by how much you spend, not how much you earn." -
Jill Stein (G)
Proposes tax overhaul with significant tax cuts for the working class and higher taxes on the wealthy; also proposes tax on pollution to combat climate change.
Health Care
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Promises to "defend and expand the Affordable Care Act," creating new incentives for states to expand Medicaid and allowing people over 55 to "buy in" to Medicare. -
Donald Trump (R)
Calls for complete repeal of "Obamacare." Replacement plan includes allowing insurers to sell insurance across state lines and making premiums fully tax deductible. Would work with states to keep Medicaid as a safety net for the poor. -
Gary Johnson (L)
Supports a "free market approach" to health care that converts it into a routine service. "We would not have insurance to cover ourselves for ongoing medical need. We would have insurance to cover ourselves for catastrophic injury and illness." -
Jill Stein (G)
Calls for "an improved 'Medicare for All' single-payer public health program to provide everyone with quality health care."
Environment/Climate
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Calls climate change an "urgent threat" and proposes major investment in solar and other renewable energy sources. -
Donald Trump (R)
Has repeatedly cast doubt on climate change; told Fox News, "We have bigger problems right now ... I believe strongly in clean water and clean air, but I don't believe that what they say (about climate change). I think it's a big scam for a lot of people to make a lot of money." -
Gary Johnson (L)
Told CNBC, "I do think that climate change is occurring, that it is man-caused. One of the proposals that I think is a very libertarian proposal, and I'm just open to this, is taxing carbon emission," which will lead the market to solve the problem. -
Jill Stein (G)
Stein's core campaign proposal is a "green new deal," which would "create millions of jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030."
Gun Control
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Supports a variety of new gun control measures, including expanding background checks and banning certain types of "assault weapons." Also proposes repealing liability protections for gun manufacturers. -
Donald Trump (R)
Strongly defends gun rights and argues that the best defense against gun violence is strict mandatory sentences for people convicted of gun crimes. Also calls "concealed carry" a right that should apply in all states. -
Gary Johnson (L)
Believes making it easier to carry concealed weapons will prevent a lot of gun violence; told USA TODAY, "If there were law-abiding citizens that were carrying weapons — I'm not saying they would lessen the impact of these horrible atrocities, but maybe, maybe they could." -
Jill Stein (G)
Suggests treating gun violence as an epidemic, setting nationwide minimum "gun safety" standards. Call for renewing assault weapons ban and expanding waiting periods for gun purchases.
Islamic State/terrorism
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Plan calls for "taking out ISIS’s stronghold in Iraq and Syria by intensifying the current air campaign, stepping up support for local forces on the ground, and pursuing a diplomatic strategy to resolve Syria’s civil war and Iraq’s sectarian conflict between Sunnis and Shias — both of which have contributed to the rise of ISIS." -
Donald Trump (R)
Says his administration would "aggressively pursue joint and coalition military operations to crush and destroy ISIS, international cooperation to cut off their funding, expanded intelligence sharing, and cyberwarfare to disrupt and disable their propaganda and recruiting." -
Gary Johnson (L)
Opposes military campaign without congressional approval. Instead, U.S. should "cut funding off to ISIS to contain what’s happening over there and make sure it stays over there. Brains not bombs. Cut off their funding and involve Congress for declaring war if that’s what we’re gonna do. If we’re going to put boots on the ground, that’s war." -
Jill Stein (G)
Skeptical of U.S. military action in the region and says that in order to stop ISIS, "The Saudis must stop funding them. Turkey must close its border to the jihadi militias that reinforce them. Iraq and our other allies must stop buying their oil on the black market. We must cut off the flow of weapons to ISIS by initiating a weapons embargo to the middle east ... Invasions and bombing campaigns will be no more effective against ISIS or Al Queda or Taliban now than they have been for the past 15 years."
Refugees
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Supports increasing the number of refugees the U.S. accepts from Syria: "I would like to see us move from what is a good start with 10,000 to 65,000 and begin immediately to put into place the mechanisms for vetting the people that we would take in." -
Donald Trump (R)
Calls for halt on refugees from nations tied to terrorism and stricter refugee screening: "In addition to screening out all members or sympathizers of terrorist groups, we must also screen out any who have hostile attitudes towards our country or its principles ... Those who do not believe in our Constitution, or who support bigotry and hatred, will not be admitted for immigration into the country." -
Gary Johnson (L)
Says U.S. should accept Syrian refugees "only after extensive background checks and continuous monitoring to ensure they have no terrorist connections." -
Jill Stein (G)
Says there are "refugee associations calling on the U.S. to accept, I believe, 100,000 (Syrians) and that’s the figure we need to be talking about. And we need to put out the welcome mat and, I would say, this is with regard to the refugees who are already in the country as well."
Immigration
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Hillary Clinton (D)
Says she will "introduce comprehensive immigration reform with a pathway to full and equal citizenship within her first 100 days in office." Supports Obama actions protecting some illegal immigrants from deportation. -
Donald Trump (R)
Has made building a wall on U.S.-Mexico border a cornerstone of his campaign and promises to deport criminal immigrants. "From the first day in office, the first thing I’m going to do, the first piece of paper that I’m going to sign is — we’re going to get rid of these people, day one, before the wall, before anything," -
Gary Johnson (L)
Told Fox News, "We should make it as easy as possible for somebody that wants to come into this country and work to be able to get a work visa. A work visa should entail a background check and a Social Security card that taxes get paid." -
Jill Stein (G)
Says "our nation of immigrants needs a just immigration system that won't allow the ruling elite to divide working people. That means halting deportations, passing the DREAM Act, and creating legal status and a path to citizenship for hard-working, law-abiding undocumented immigrants."
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