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Healthcare
4.00
Economics
4.00
Candidate Name
Allen J Miller
District
State House District 73
Values
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Values
Party
Democrat
Experience
Challenger
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Democracy
3.67
Accessibility
4
Governance
4
Cost
Choice
4
4
Freedom
Voting
4
3
Community
4.00
A
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Education
4.00
Affordability
Equity
Opportunity
4
4
4
Environment
Public Safety
Inclusion
4
4
4
Stability
Funding
Belonging
4
4
4
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Candidate for:
State House District 73
Democrat
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MADVoters Survey Responses
Healthcare: The Big Beautiful Bill is projected to cut $31 billion from Indiana’s Medicaid funding, including almost $13 billion in hospital funding, over the next decade. What will you do if elected to ensure healthcare affordability and access given these changes? (Source: Indiana Hospital Association)
We can't make up that big of a deficit in the next decade without raising taxes somehow. There's no way around that. A progressive tax that aligns closely with federal tax brackets will increase revenue while providing real relief to low-income families. The lowest tax brackets would see state income tax removed, but the highest bracket would see state income tax more than double to 8%
Blocking property tax abatements for data centers will help stop the increase in deficit elsewhere. Unless the federal government implements a single-payer healthcare plan, Indiana will have no choice but to raise income taxes and implement our own single-payer plan. The good news is that implementing an in-state single-payer plan will cost taxpayers about the same as it would cost to make up the difference from the federal government, and will ultimately be a net savings for most insured hoosiers. A means-tested premium reduction could offset any burden that this puts on low- and middle-income households.
Economics: AI and data centers are having a huge impact on jobs and communities across the nation, particularly in Indiana. What is Congress’s role in addressing this developing technology? What action will you take to hear and represent the concerns of Hoosiers on this topic?
Economics: Dozens of AI data centers are planning to come to Indiana, drawn by the state’s “business-friendly” reputation. How should Indiana manage these large industrial site proposals and their potential impact on communities? (Source: Citizens Action Coalition)
Indiana needs to first put a plug in the leak by enacting a 2 year moratorium on AI data center construction. While this clock runs, we need to make sure that communities around the state have their financial security protected by disallowing tax abatements for these projects. We also need to impanel an investigative board to find out if there are better ways to build projects like this instead of just a massive warehouse full of processors that use water-cooled air conditioning to maintain their temperature.mI think that the long-term solution will be a permanent ban on data centers outside of heavy industrial zoned land, due to the noise and atmospheric pollution.
Education: Describe your stance on the Department of Education and its role in education administration, funding, and protections for students with disabilities.
Education: Since 2012, Indiana has spent over $5.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on charter schools and the private school voucher program. If elected, would you support or oppose the use of taxpayer dollars to funding private schools and charter schools? Why or why not? (Source: ICPE)
I categorically oppose diverting funds away from public school districts towards private corporations. The General Assembly has a constitutional obligation to provide schools without tuition that are open to all. Private schools and for-profit charter schools are not open to all. Further, these vouchers fly dangerously close to violating article 1 section 6 of the Indiana state constitution. I do want to add the clarification that public school districts should be able to establish their own charter schools for special education needs, whether that is for high-ability students or high-needs students that require a special curriculum to meet their educational needs. Keeping these special-circumstance charter schools within the public school district maintains the district as being open to all, even if the special education charter school cannot accept all students.
Democracy: In your opinion, what is the biggest challenge or threat facing our democracy right now? If elected, what will you do to help overcome this challenge or threat?
The biggest threat to democracy that can be addressed at the state level is corporate spending in campaigns. I will work with other legislators to enact a plan similar to Montana, Hawaii, and other states where the state defines that corporations operating within the state do not have the power to spend money in elections. Addressing it from the corporate powers administration of the state, we do not need run afoul of the Citizens United ruling allowing donations from corporations and corporate PACs.
Community: Describe your stance on ICE and its role in immigration enforcement and detention.
Community: What role or responsibility do local and state governments have with regards to immigration enforcement?
Immigration enforcement is a federal issue. For the most part, Local and State governments do not have a role in immigration enforcement. Local and State Governments have a responsibility to provide impartial services to their respective residents without penalizing them for their immigration status. No person should have fear of deportation stop them from reporting a criminal that victimized them. Local and State governments have a duty to protect their residents from rogue masked federal agents like the ones that have been unleashed across the state, shooting people in the street with impunity. Local and State governments have an obligation to comply with immigration enforcement orders, and provide assistance when needed to serve warrants. This does not mean that local or state police departments have an obligation to assist federal agents without being reimbursed for the services provided.