Chip Evans has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
No | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
We need to allow judges to consider all the circumstances and "judge" appropriate punishment. |
Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support lowering taxes 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 building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
The science is clear. It's time to act aggressively and require climate-change deniers to follow or get out of the way. Our survival depends on it. |
No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
No | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? |
No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? |
SpendingIndicate 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.TaxesIndicate 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.
Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
Slightly Increase | b) Arts | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
Greatly Increase | e) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
Slightly Increase | h) Medical Research | ||
Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
Slightly Increase | k) United Nations | ||
Slightly Increase | l) Welfare | ||
Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Greatly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | c) Small business taxes | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Slightly Increase | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Greatly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Greatly Increase | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
l) Other or expanded categories | |||
I believe the government should not have one penny more or one penny less than is needed to do the jobs we need it to do. |
1. Creating good paying jobs that sustain families. (infrastructure projects including high-speed data highways AND development of the green energy sector) 2. Get big and dark money out of politics 3. Expand Social Security 4. Aggressively address all aspects of Climate Change |
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