League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Stanislaus, San Joaquin County, CA June 5, 2012 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues United States Representative; District 10

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on Economy, Budget, Energy, Health care, Campaign financing Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. In this time of high unemployment, what are the most important steps that should be taken to improve our nation’s economy? Answer from Michael J. "Mike" Barkley: 1) Bring back the jobs that have been exported out of this country; 2) stop waging war on government workers which war has depressed the recovery severely; 2. How should the federal budget deficit be addressed, now and into the future? How should budget priorities for defense and domestic programs be adjusted? Answer from Michael J. "Mike" Barkley: My federal budget balances now, see http://www.mjbarkl.com/usbudget.pdf - It balances social security and medicare and protects them forever, it cuts war (not defense) sharply, it eliminates most of the favoritism shown oil companies including in federal leases. 3. What are your priorities with respect to our nation’s energy policy? Should there be an emphasis on clean energy and reducing carbon emissions, and/or on reducing our dependence on foreign sources? Answer from Michael J. "Mike" Barkley: My budget at mjbarkl.com/usbudget.pdf makes that emphasis and those reductions. 4. What, if any, changes should be made to federal health care policies or programs? Answer from Michael J. "Mike" Barkley: Move to single-payer, adopt the Taiwan system. My budget does that. 5. What, if any, changes should be made to federal rules on campaign financing? Answer from Michael J. "Mike" Barkley: Adopt the Constitutional Amendment on my web site: "1. Congress may regulate political campaign funding as it chooses. "2. Corporations are not persons; Money is not speech." Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. References to opponents are not permitted. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.