| Full Name: | Evelyn Li |
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| Gender: | Female |
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| Family: | Husband: 3 Children |
Evelyn Li
Evelyn Li's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Evelyn Li submitted the 2012 Political Courage Test after the official deadline and release of results to the media. The candidate's late responses are provided here as a public service.
What is the Political Courage Test?
California Congressional Election 2012 Political Courage Test
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Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? 
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| Other or expanded principles | |
Under different circumstance I would be pro choice. |
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No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? |
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? |
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Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget. | |
In order to balance the budget, | |
| No | do you support reducing defense spending? |
| No | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? |
| No | do you support reducing Medicare spending? |
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
check out www.evelynli.org |
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| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
I believe each candidate should have equal opportunity to promote themselves without the influence of any special interest group. |
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| Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? |
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| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? |
| No | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? |
| No | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
J F Kennedy said = Paradoxally, cutting tax is a way to enhance economic growth. |
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| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
competition is part of democracy. It is a way to express free enterprise and promote individuality and creativity. |
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| No | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? |
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| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? |
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
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| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
The 2nd Amendment of our Bill of Right states that a free society shall allow individuals to bear arms |
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| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Please refer to my book "What Makes Sense" |
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| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? |
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
It is important to strengthen our border and provide amnesty in different circumstance. A leaking bucket cannot be allowed to leak forever. |
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| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
Marriage between same sex is called civil union where they still enjoy the benefit like an actual marriage partner. It is just a matter of terminology. |
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| No | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? |
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
We need to build a strong defense system and at the same time, not waste money to fight a way that is not provoked. |
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| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
| Other or expanded principles | |
government should stay out of personal life. |
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Spending | |
Indicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| Greatly Increase | a) Agriculture |
| Maintain Status | b) Arts |
| Maintain Status | c) Defense |
| Maintain Status | d) Education |
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment |
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security |
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid |
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research |
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research |
| Slightly Decrease | j) Space exploration |
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations |
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare |
| m) Other or expanded categories | |
We need to regulate the right area not just random regulation. |
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Taxes | |
Indicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once. | |
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes |
| Greatly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) |
| Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) |
| Greatly Increase | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) |
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) |
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) |
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) |
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes |
| Greatly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes |
| k) Other or expanded categories |
| Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding. | |
Restore Job, Revive the American Dream. (1) Rebuild our economy = Bring jobs back to America. (2) Enhance individual freedom = Promote smaller government (3) Deliver quality health care = protect our sick and feeble. |
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