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December 7, 1999
GOP Arizona Debate
Link KEYES [To Forbes]: I‘m slightly confused because it seems to me that what you propose is not that we
strike off the chains of tax slavery, but that we equalize it. In this case, we will still have to have an agency – I guess
we could call it the happy faced enforcer of equal tax surplus. But it would still be there, enforcing an invasive tax
that would require that people tell the government what the government wants to know. How do you abolish the IRS
if you don‘t get rid of the income tax?
FORBES: Whatever tax you have, whether it‘s the flat tax or national sales tax, you are going to have a collection
agency to make sure the money comes in. The virtue of the flat tax is that you can do it on a single page since it‘s
simple. You don‘t need a hundred and ten thousand agents to do it. You just need a handful to take in the
paper, make sure the checks are attached, that they clear and the job is done.
Forbes’ plan leaves IRS, and an invasive tax, intact
(cross-ref. from Keyes) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Flat-tax IRS exists, but is smaller and less powerful
(cross-ref. to Forbes) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Link KEYES [To Forbes]: I think part of the problem is that folks would still be subject, under your plan, to an
income tax. When they wanted a tax cut, they‘d still have to beg their politicians. When under a sales tax system,
they‘d give themselves a tax cut by changing their pattern of consumption. If we really want to give people
control of their money, shouldn‘t we just abolish the income tax? FORBES: I think if you abolish it for lower-
income Americans, yes, that‘s what I‘d do. As for the national
sales tax, either a flat tax or national sales tax would be much better that what we have today. But there are
challenges for a national sales tax. Depending on what you choose to exempt, the rate can be 20% to 35%. So a kid
comes and cuts your lawn, you owe a 35% tax. You buy a new house, 35% tax. And also, you better make sure
you repeal the 16th Amendment, which enables the income tax, or you‘re going to have both an income tax and a
sales tax.
Forbes’ plan still requires people to beg for tax cuts
(cross-ref. from Keyes) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Sales tax better than current IRS; but we‘d end up with both
(cross-ref. to Forbes) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Link FORBES [to McCain]: Cutting the capital gains tax is key to a prosperous future. In New Hampshire you
indicated support for a flat tax and I was wondering if you might put flesh on those bones and tell us what you have
in mind for tax reform? MCCAIN: I want to thank you for your efforts on behalf of a flat tax. I think we‘ve got to
eliminate the marriage penalty, the earnings test, raise the 15% tax bracket, put a level of $5 million on the
inheritance tax. But this tax code is 44,000 pages
long. It‘s an abomination. It‘s a cornucopia of good deals for the special interests and it‘s a nightmare for
American citizens. We‘ve got to get rid of the special interest loopholes that are right in this tax code. That‘s the first
step in cleaning it up to reach your goal of a simplified tax system. I appreciate your efforts. But until the
day arrives when we remove the influence of the special interests, we‘re not going to be able to achieve your goal.
1st step to simplify taxes: close special interest loopholes
(cross-ref. from Forbes) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
McCain agrees with Forbes‘ flat tax goal, but not 1 st step
(cross-ref. to McCain) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Bauer Juv
Q: What is the first concrete step you would take to immediately make the nation‘s school‘s safer? A: We didn‘t get
into this problem overnight and we won‘t get out of it on one day of a new administration. For over 30 years, we‘ve
had a breakdown of basic values. We took God out of the schools. We had an erosion of reliable standards of
right and wrong, the breakdown of the American family. I don‘t think this is a gun problem, as some would suggest.
I think it‘s a problem of the heart and soul. Problem of the heart & soul, not of guns
Bauer Juv
At Columbine High School, Eric & Dylan came to school every day and they were giving each other the Nazi salute
in the hallway. Nobody said anything to them, nobody sent them home, nobody took them to the principal‘s office.
But if a teacher at Columbine had hung up the Ten Commandments, she would have been in the principal‘s
office the same day. So, as a start when I‘m president, there won‘t be any more Nazi salutes in the public schools.
And it‘s going to be OK to hang up the Ten Commandments again. Nazi salutes indicated problem at
Columbine
Bush Ed
If the federal government spends money, say on the poorest of the poor children, we need to ask a simple question:
What are the results? Are the children learning? And if they are, we ought to give bonuses to schools for the poorest
of the poor. But if they‘re not, if the poorest of the poor remain in trapped schools, that money that would go
to the school should go to the parent so the parent gets to make a different choice. If poor kids don‘t learn,
give school funds to parents
Bush Ed
I don‘t believe in national testing. I believe that local folks ought to develop their own tests and their own standards
because I strongly believe in local control of schools. I also believe in charter schools. I believe in education savings
accounts to give parents a $5,000 per year contribution to be able to save for their children. My plan says
less power in Washington, not more. Develop tests locally – no national tests
Hatch ScCh
Q: Even with vouchers, won‘t parents with limited means still be unable to send their children to the best school? A:
A lot of these private schools, a lot of these parochial schools, even some of the professional schools, sometimes
they can take care of it for what the voucher will be. And many of these parents would pay the extra if they
could. Public schools are great, but when they‘re not working those kids ought to have a chance to walk and the
voucher system will give them that chance. Vouchers will cover costs under most circumstances
Hatch ScCh
The federal government spends 7%of the money for education in this country and demands 50% of the paperwork –
49 million men-women hours. The best thing we can do is provide a means where these kids in the inner city
that are not getting a good education, their parents know they‘re not getting a good education, to walk. If
the monies aren‘t enough, we should raise them so that they can be enough. Let parents walk away from failing
schools
McC Ed
Q: You‘ve said a number of times that no good teacher should be paid less than a bad senator. In January the
Senators will be making over $140,000 a year. Who would fund anything even close to that for the good teachers?
A: [Teachers] may not need as much money as $140,000 a year. Perhaps Senators don‘t need as much as
$140,000 a year. When we vote ourselves pay raises all the time and the American worker is not making nearly the
increases that we are, it‘s really wrong. Good teachers & bad senators don‘t need $140,000 a year
Keyes Ed
Q: Is there a contradiction in advocating abolishing the department of education, yet using the bully pulpit to push
for more prayer in schools? A: I don‘t see the contradiction at all. Using the bully pulpit is not coercion. I would not
use federal leverage to force state and local officials to adopt any particular approach to prayer in schools.
Since we took prayer out, we seem to have let violence and decline in. And I think we ought to draw those lessons.
Use bully pulpit to advocate prayer, not coerce it
Keyes ScCh
I strongly favor letting the parents take over the education process. With the parents in the lead, we will know that
the cooperation between home, school and faith has been restored. The money we spend on education should follow
the choice of the parents, not the choice of educrats & politicians. Let parents decide where the per capita
spending is going to go. And that way every parent, rich or poor, will be able to make the right decisions for their
child. Money should follow parents‘ education choices
Forbes Fam Yahoo!
Q: Do low-income parents deserve short unpaid family leave, funded by unemployment benefits? A: All parents
should have the opportunity to spend more time with their children. But credits from Washington raiding
unemployment funds is not going to do the job. The real way you give parents freedom is to let them keep more of
what they earn in the first place, and to have parents have control of the schools. That‘s the way to move forward
instead of micro-managing with credits from Washington. Don‘t raid unemployment funds for family leave
Forbes Budg
Q: What in your view has Mr. Greenspan done wrong? A: The foundations for today‘s prosperity were laid by
Ronald Reagan in the early 1980‘s. Mr. Greenspan did a very good job in the early 1990‘s. But recently he‘s fallen
prey to this crazy theory that prosperity causes inflation. So they‘re trying to slow the economy down by
raising interest rates. It‘s like a doctor saying you‘re in great health, so we have to make you sick a little bit. It‘s a
bizarre theory. It‘s going to hurt our economy. Fed‘s bizarre theory: prosperity causes inflation
Keyes Tax
Q: Doesn‘t a sales tax disproportionately hit the poor over the wealthy? A: The present tax system, which allows
you to escape taxation if you‘re wealthy enough to pay accountants and lawyers, is what disproportionately hits the
poor and the working middle class people of this country. Under my system you don‘t pay taxes until you
decide how to spend your own money. Yes, that‘s going to mean some sacrifices. But it puts the question of how
you develop your wealth base back under your control. Sales tax gives control back to people
Keyes Tax
Under the current tax system, before you have put bread in the mouths of your children, before you put a roof over
the head of those children, before you put a stitch of clothes on their backs today, you pay the government. We‘re
worse off than serfs. Serfs used to pay their masters after they were fed and clothed. We have to pay our
master before we‘re fed and clothed. I think, I think it‘s a travesty. And I think it‘s time we ended it. Wrong
to pay income taxes before basic necessities
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Bush Bud
Q: Let‘s suppose that the projected surpluses in your tax plan fail to materialize in full or in part. What part of your
tax package gets dropped first? A: I refuse to accept the premise that surpluses are going to decline if I‘m the
president. I think they‘re going to increase, because my plan will increase productivity by cutting marginal rates.
Guarantees future surpluses with his tax plan
Bauer Tax
Q: Why abolish the inheritance tax would when it would cost the treasury billions and would benefit only the very
richest people who inherit money? A: The money was already taxed once. On what philosophy does the government
get another chunk of it when you‘re trying to give that money – the results of your hard work – to your
children & grandchildren? Double taxation has never been an American principle and it shouldn‘t be a principle in
this area. So I would do away with the estate tax. Estate tax is double taxation – remove it
BAUER Kosovo
Q: You opposed US military intervention in Kosovo on grounds that it was not in our vital interests. Do you still? A:
The fundamental question [is]: Under what conditions does an American president put our sons and daughters in
harm‘s way? I think that there are many things happening in the world that we don‘t like. But even a rich,
powerful country like the US will be bled dry if we try to intervene every place where our hearts have been touched.
Link Horrible things are happening in Kosovo, but they‘re also happening in Indonesia and in many other places
around the world. We can use leverage with trade, we can use leverage with our foreign aid but at a time when we
have gutted the American military, it is foolish and imprudent to be sending our men everywhere when the
national security of the US is not at stake. No vital US interests in Kosovo
Hatch China
I‘m for having China join WTO. Why? Because it will undermine the very same police state that exists there today.
I was in China in the late 70‘s, early 80‘s, late 80‘s, early 90‘s and late 90‘s, and I‘ve got to tell you the differences
between the 70‘s and 80‘s and today are just stark and that comes because of economics, of being brought
into the world market, of being able to participate. WTO admission will undermine police state
McCain Kosovo
This administration is poll driven and not principle driven. We didn‘t have to get into Kosovo. Once we stumbled
into it, we had to win it. And this administration has conducted a feckless photo-op foreign policy for which we will
pay a very heavy price in American blood and treasure. You have to have a concept of what you want the world
to look like. Our interests and our values lie in how we are going to bring this world into the next century and call it,
again, the American century. Kosovo an example of feckless photo-op foreign policy
Keyes Kosovo
Q: You‘ve said the scale of Serb atrocities in Kosovo was grossly overstated and that the US intervening was more
dangerous than what happened inside the province itself. In light of new reports, do you still stand by your view? A:
If I understand the report, it confirms an intention. [We should not] in foreign policy to intentions. We‘ve got to
react to facts. And the facts as they have been established on the ground do not support all the reports that came out
in the course of that war. Respond to facts, not Serb intentions
Forbes Defense
Q: What troops would you bring home from what countries? A: They didn‘t have to send in troops to Haiti. We tried
that from 1915-34. It didn‘t work then. It didn‘t work today. In Somalia it was one thing to get the food on the
ground, quite another to play social workers and try to re-make that benighted country. That was a mistake. We
do have very real interests in the world. But throwing our forces around [without] an exit strategy and not building
up the military is a policy of disaster. Haiti & Somalia interventions were mistakes
Forbes Kosovo
In Bosnia we didn‘t have to put ground forces there. This is not hindsight. I wrote about it in the early 90‘s, that if
we had real diplomacy, we could have avoided that disaster by making clear to Milosevic that his intended victims
would have the means to defend themselves. That would have solved that crisis without putting our people
there. When finally the Croats and the Bosnian Muslims got arms in ‗94 & ‗95, lo & behold, the aggressors were
thrown out. We could have done the same thing in Kosovo. Arming intended victims would have avoided Bosnia
& Kosovo
SOME NEWS CLIPS
Bush Welf
Boston Herald, p. 14 Bush said he strongly backed a federal program to provide heating oil assistance to low-
income residents. ―I do support LIHEAP,‖ Bush said, referring to the federal Low Income Heat & Energy
Assistance Program, which has provided billions in relief to families during the cold winter months. At last
week‘s debate, Bush said he would push for more oil exploration but did not mention LIHEAP. However, he said he
has always backed the program and would oppose efforts in Congress to impose cuts. Supports low-income
heating oil assistance program 12/9/99
Gore Civ
Boston Globe, p. A11 Gore touted the administration‘s record [including] the most diverse Cabinet in history ,
and a defense of affirmative action against efforts to roll back the federal program. ―Anyone who says affirmative
action is no longer needed because we‘ve reached the promised land, has confused wilderness with Canaan,‖ Gore
said. ―We fought for the black farmer. We have fought for the downtrodden, and we are going to continue fighting
fort hem, because we know what obstacles lie out there.‖ Affirmative action still needed – continue the fight
12/12/99
McCain Def
Boston Globe, p. A19 McCain said that the US is increasingly vulnerable to attack from rogue states, & should
support resistance movements against rogue regimes. McCain said US vulnerability to missiles has become a major
incentive for rogue states to develop the weapons. McCain advocated a policy of ―rogue state rollback, in which
our goal is not simply to contain rogue regimes, but to drive them from power.‖ He would provide money, materials,
training, and equipment to resistance forces in and around rogue states. Rogue State Rollback: actively support
resistance fighters 12/8/99
McCain Def
Boston Globe, p. A19 McCain asserted that US military preparedness is dangerously inadequate, and names
specific weapons systems he considered unnecessary, elimination of which would provide some of the funds needed
to modernize the military and increase preparedness. He said that the C-130 military transport aircraft, the B-2
stealth bomber, and the Seawolf submarine should all be taken out of production. He noted that for years Congress
has forced the Air Force to buy more C-130s than its leaders wanted. Terminate C-130, B-2, and Seawolf; use
funds to modernize 12/8/99
McCain Def
Boston Globe, p. A19 McCain said numerous unneeded military bases, which have been kept open by
congressmen eager to avoid unemployment & dislocation in their districts, should be closed. That, along with
eliminating unnecessary weapons systems, would save up to $20 billion that could modernize forces to face
current threats, he said. McCain took pains to absolve military leaders of blame for the lack of preparedness, faulting
instead what he called gross neglect of real military needs by politicians from both parties. Politicians keep
unneeded bases open for political purposes 12/8/99
Nai‘s BUSH REF IS PAGES 189-195
Forbes‘ book:
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p.
11/9/99
Forbes Tax x 4
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 65 The US federal income tax code, with its attendant regulations, is over
7,000,000 words and rising. Non one knows what‘s in there. Give your tax information to 50 different accountants,
and you will get 50 different returns. And it is precisely this murkiness that breed police-state collection
tactics. Who can effectively argue with the IRS if no one understands the system? Who can successfully fight with
an IRS so large and so powerful? Murky tax code breeds police state collection tactics
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 67-8 We can‘t tinker with this tax code monstrosity or try to reform it around the
edges. The only thing we can do with this hideous beast is kill it, drive a stake through its heart, bury it, and hope it
never rises again to terrorize the American people! <p>People are sick and tired of business-as-usual, and they
don‘t want a ―friendlier‖ IRS; they want <I>no</I> IRS. No tax reform is possible – kill the hideous beast
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 70 <table border=6 width=70%><tr><th colspan=2>The Steve Forbes Flat Tax
Form</th><tr><td width=75%><ol><li>Wages & Salary<li>Number of adults in family<li>Number of children in
family<li>Deductions for adults (multiply line 2 by $13,000)<li>Deductions for children (multiply line 3 by
$5,000)<li>Total deductions(line 4 plus line 5)<li>Taxable income (line 1 minus line 6)<li>Tax (multiply line 7 by
17%)</ol></td><td width=25%><ol><li><li><li><li><li><li><li><li></ol></td></tr></table> Tax return on a
postcard
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 78-9 Every time in American history that we‘ve lowered the tax burden, the
American people have responded with energy, imagination, and innovation. The standard of living has improved,
better jobs were created, and government revenues have gone up, not down. <p>The dirty little secret in
Washington: What the politicians really fear from tax relief and tax simplification is not a loss of revenue. What
they really fear is a loss of power. Politicians oppose simplifying taxes because they lose power
Gore Trade
Boston Globe, p. A34, ―Political Briefs‖ Gore defended his support of opening trade into new markets
in a speech to Cleveland‘s steel workers. ―Some of you all disagree with me on the extent to which I‘d like to see
opening up of new markets,‖ Gore said. But Gore also told the workers that he agreed that labor and
environmental issues should be part of international trade talks. Open markets with safeguards for labor and
environment 12/14/99
Forbes SocSec
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 107-8 <ul>Here‘s how Personal Retirement Accounts would work:<li>You
would be free to choose to stay in the current system, or invest part of your Social Security payroll taxes in your own
account<li>You would own this account—not the government<li>Married couples would share benefits
equally. In case of divorce, they would already be yours<li>A small portion of your money would go to purchase
your own private disability insurance and life insurance<li>You would be free to choose which investment company
Link to use<li>You would be free to choose which investment options you prefer from a menu of sound fiscal
choices<li>You would receive a periodic printed statement detailing the performance in your account<li>You
would be free to choose your own retirement age<li>The assets you build up in your account would not be
subject to federal income tax<li>Undergirding the system would be the assurance that the federal government would
guarantee you a minimum benefit. A safety net is absolutely essential.</ul> Details of Personal Retirement
Accounts
Juv
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 22 The midday massacre at Columbine stopped America‘s emotional traffic dead in
its tracks. In the face of grieving parents, children, and teachers we were forced to confront the sobering reality that
all is not well in our country just because the Dow Jones Industrial Average is riding high. As a nation, we might
be materially better off than we were a generation ago, but clearly we are raising a generation in which too many
young people are spiritually impoverished, without a sense of right and wrong. Littleton shows spiritual
impoverishment behind good economy
Ed
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 27-8 Some of Teddy Roosevelt‘s policies, such as trust busting, made particular sense
for his time, but should be adapted in our day to such causes as breaking up government education and
entitlement monopolies in favor of individual and parental choice and control. Apply ―trust-busting‖ to
education monopoly
ScCh
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 52-3 Public school choice and charter schools are essential to improving public
education. That‘s because most parents want to keep their children in the public school system—but they also
eagerly want public schools to improve dramatically and respond to their needs and to the needs of their children.
Private school choice is also important, especially for those parents who live in the inner city, where private and
parochial education is high quality and low cost. Supports public school choice & private school choice
SCcH
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 61 The phenomenon of home schooling is a wonderful example of the American
can-do attitude. Growing numbers of parents have become disenchanted with government-run public schools. Many
parents have simply taken matters into their own hands, literally…. The real danger is the threat of new
government restrictions aimed at hobbling the home schooling movement. We must guard against such Washington-
knows-best interference and protect the freedom of parents to teach their children with excellence. Home schooling:
let parents teach without interference
Crime
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 136 Crime is not new. But Americans have rarely been so confused about right and
wrong, about what is acceptable and what is to be forcefully condemned.<ul>So we must be clear:<li>a free society
cannot survive the collapse of the two-parent family or the absence of fathers<li>A free society cannot survive
an unchecked explosion in violent crime<li>Nor can a free society survive a generation of crack babies and
teenagers whose minds and bodies have been destroyed by illegal drugs.</ul> Americans are confused about right
and wrong
Juv
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 141-2 One of the most encouraging signs of moral & spiritual awakening
occurred amidst the horror of the school shootings in Littleton. During the rampage that fateful day, one of the
killers approached young Cassie Bernall, seventeen, shoved a gun in her face, and demanded to know, ―Do
you believe in God?‖ ―Yes,‖ she replied, and was killed. In martyring herself, I believe Cassie Bernall may very
well have set into motion a spiritual revivalthat could rescue a lost and hurting generation of young people. Littleton
martyrs could start a spiritual revival
Abo
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 147 In this changing moral climate, now is the time to advance the abortion issue
legislatively, step by step. We should start by banning partial birth abortions, a euphemism for infanticide. We
should also ban abortions for the purpose of sex selection, ban fetal tissue research, and end all federal funding for
abortion. I also support parental notification and consent in the case of minors. We must also work to end abortions
in late pregnancy, unless the life of the mother is at stake. Ban partial birth, sex selection, & fetal tissue
research
Def
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 159-60 Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy
than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world‘s only superpower, that is an
invitation to very serious trouble. Can we turn things around? Of course. But it is going to take real
leadership that will seriously assess our situation and persuade the American people that business as usual will not
be enough to protect us from threats that lie just over the horizon. Percentage of GDP on defense is too little
Def
―A New Birth of Freedom,‖ p. 161-2 We could construct viable missile defenses for ourselves and our allies
in Europe, Israel, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea—to name a few—by integrating new missile defense innovations
with existing technologies on the Navy‘s Aegis cruisers. American taxpayers have already invested some $50
billion in missile defense research. Experts believe it would take less than $10 billion to finish the job. But the
president & vice president continue to drag their feet. What in God‘s name are they waiting for? Deploy an Aegis-
style missile defense worldwide now
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Harry on SocSec
―Fail-Safe Investing,‖ p. 9 Investing is the only thing you really can count on for your senior years. You
can‘t depend on Social Security to take care of you. Social Security operates on a simple principle: <p><I>You give
youre retirement money to politicians and they squander it on something else.</I><p>They may spend it on
someone else‘s retirement—or on programs to curry re-election support from special interest groups. But the one
thing they will never do is put your money in a trust fund earmarked for your retirement. Social Security squanders
your retirement money 11/9/99
―Fail-Safe Investing,‖ p. 9 Social Security operates on a basis that would send the owners of any private
insurance company to prison: It expects to repay your ―contribution‖ with money it will take from someone else
later. As the years pass, it becomes harder and harder to keep this pyramid scheme going. The sad and silly history
of politics warns us that real reform won‘t happen until the system is close to collapse. In the meantime, the only
changes will be to reduce benefits, delay the retirement age, or increase taxes. Social Security is a pyramid
scheme 11/9/99
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Link FORBES [to McCain]: Passing laws against lobbyists is sort of like passing laws against mosquitoes.
Washington attracts mosquitoes the way swamps attract mosquitoes. Special interests go there. Don‘t we need to
drain the swamp first to get the mosquitoes out of the way. And don‘t we have to get rid of the tax code first?
<p>McCAIN: The fact is if you want to drain the swamp, you take the big money away from the big-time K Street
lobbyists and that way they lose their power and their influence.
Look, anybody who wants the status quo in Washington, they don‘t want John McCain. Because there ain‘t
going to be the status quo when I‘m president of the United States. You take away the big money, you‘re going to
take away their power and you‘re going to break that iron triangle of lobbyists, big money and influence over
the legislative process which has so badly embarrassed so many of us and it is the gateway to draining the swamp.
Forbes Gov
Drain the tax code swamp to kill lobbyist mosquitoes
(cross-ref. from Forbes) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
McCani Gov
Drain the big money swamp to kill lobbyist mosquitoes
(cross-ref. to McCain) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Link BAUER [to Bush]: Ronald Reagan never gave the Soviet Union most favored nation status. He always
insisted on progress on human rights & national security. Our new challenge is China. They persecute their people,
arrest those who practice their religion, forcible abortions, etc. Yet you‘ve embraced the policy of Clinton and
Gore, you want to give them MFN status & membership in the WTO. Why not follow a Reagan policy instead of a
Clintonian policy?<p>BUSH: [I don‘t] follow the policies of Clinton-Gore.
They believe in what‘s called a strategic partnership. I believe in redefining the relationship to one of
competitor. But competitors can find common ground. It‘s in our best interests to sell to the Chinese, and to make
sure that the entrepreneurial class in China flourishes. If we make China make an enemy, they‘ll end up
being an enemy. If we trade with China, and trade with the entrepreneurial class, and give people a taste of freedom,
I think you‘ll be amazed at how soon democracy will come.
Bauer China
Apply Reagan‘s USSR policy: No MFN; insist on human rights
(cross-ref. to Bush) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Bush China
Work with China, but as a competitor, not a partner
(cross-ref. from Bauer) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Bush China
Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate It‘s in our nation‘s best interests to open up Chinese markets
to farm products, to high-tech manufactured goods. So therefore I believe China ought to be in the World Trade
Organization. I also believe that Taiwan ought to be in the World Trade Organization. But let me make this
clear to you and to the Chinese. I will enforce the Taiwan relations law if I‘m the president, if the Chinese get
aggressive with the Taiwanese we‘ll help them defend themselves. WTO for both China & Taiwan; maintain
Taiwan relations law
Link BAUER [to Bush]: We would never make the argument [that we should work with China] if we were
talking about Nazi Germany. Is there no atrocity that you can think of, the labor camps doubling in their slave labor,
a bigger crackdown, more priests disappearing in the middle of the night, is there anything that would tell you to
put trade on the back burner? <P>BUSH: Gary, I agree with you that forced abortion is abhorrent. And I agree with
you when leaders try to snuff out religion.
But I think if we turn our back on China and isolate China things will get worse. Imagine if the Internet
took hold in China. Imagine how freedom would spread. Our greatest export to the world has been, is and always
will be the incredible freedom we understand in America. And that‘s why it‘s important for us to trade with
China to encourage the growth of an entrepreneurial class. It gets that taste of freedom. It gets that breath of freedom
in the marketplace.
Bauer China
Nazi atrocities precluded trade. When will China‘s?
(cross-ref. to Bush) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Bush China
China‘s taste of freedom encourages capitalism‘s growth
(cross-ref. from Bauer) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate
Bauer Gov
Large contributions from either big labor or big business to the two political parties are corrupting. It‘s one thing for
somebody to donate $1,000, which is the Federal limit, but when a corporation or a union can write a two million or
a five million check to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, we all know that that buys access that
no average American can meet. So I will support having campaign reform that gets at the special interest in both
parties. I think we need to do it. Large donations buy access and are ―corrupting‖
Bush Env
Q: What would you do to get the price of oil down again? A: I would encourage exploration. It‘s a matter of supply
& demand. I would keep plans in place to say to our drillers we want you to continue exploring. I also have got great
hope for the natural gas business, which is immune to OPEC and hemispheric in nature. The natural gas
business is finally recovering from the foolish ways of the Jimmy Carter era when they tried to nationalize in
essence the natural gas business with price fixing and demand. Encourage oil exploration and more natural
gas
Bush Env
I did something in Texas and that‘s decontrol our electricity system, to invite a different type of demand into the
equation into Texas. In other words, you‘re focusing on the supply side, I think we need to wean ourselves off of
foreign oil and rely upon other products and in my state of Texas we‘re doing that. We‘ve got a huge
demand for natural gas, which as you know is immune from OPEC and immune from overseas pricing controls.
Wean from oil, via electric deregulation & natural gas
McCain Ed
I walked into a charter school classroom in Phoenix. On the desk was a children‘s book of virtues. The teacher was
teaching the virtue of the month, which happened to be the importance of telling the truth. We need to inject that in
all of our charter schools and in schools all over America. I would provide the much needed tax breaks that are
necessary to encourage them. I would certainly make them part of any voucher program, a test voucher program
which I would not take out of education funds. Teach virtues in all schools
McCain ScCh (Xref from ed)
(Cross-ref from Education) Phoenix Arizona GOP Debate I walked into a charter school
classroom in Phoenix. On the desk was a children‘s book of virtues. The teacher was teaching the virtue of the
month, which happened to be the importance of telling the truth. We need to inject that in all of our charter schools
and in schools all over America. I would provide the much needed tax breaks that are necessary to encourage them. I
would certainly make them part of any voucher program, a test voucher program which I would not take out of
education funds. Tax breaks for charters – not from public school funds
Hatch Prin
I have more experience in fighting for you than [any other candidates]. I have a record of accomplishment that I
don‘t think can be matched. I have a reputation for bringing those diverse elements together in Washington and
getting things done. Look, I wasn‘t born to wealth. We were dirt poor. I understand you. I‘ve been fighting
for you for 23 solid years. And I‘m not just talking about it. I‘ve done it. I want to serve you and if you‘ll give me
the chance, I guarantee I won‘t let you down. 23 years of experience fighting for you
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For Release: Wednesday, December 8, 1999
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY COALITION Backgrounder #3
Response to Sustainable Energy Coalition survey ―Bill Bradley supports extension of passenger car fuel
economy standards to light trucks and SUVs. Mobile sources can and should do more to reduce their contribution to
air pollution. Thanks to the requirements of the Clean Air Act and CAFE, today‘s cars are far cleaner and
more fuel efficient than those of the past. CAFE standards have been important in achieving that goal and should
continue to improve over time.‖ Apply CAFE standards to SUVs 10/4/99
BUCHANAN:
Sustainable Energy Coalition backgrounder #3
Buchanan opposes CAFE standards of 45 mpg for new cars and 35 mpg for new light trucks by 2005.
Opposes raising CAFE standards
KEYES:
Sustainable Energy Coalition backgrounder #3 CAFE kills 2,000 - 4,000 people a year by making larger,
safer cars less affordable. It‘s an assault on the family car and should be abolished.‖ CAFE standards
kill – abolish them
BRADLEY:
Response to Sustainable Energy Coalition survey ―We need new strategies to get car owners to get old clunkers
off the road since they contribute disproportionately to pollution and to encourage the production and use of cleaner
cars. We need to support efforts that improve mobility for everyone but do so in less environmentally
damaging ways. Bradley supports additional efforts to ensure that all Americans breathe healthful air… including
tighter pollution standards for cars and SUVs.‖ Improve air quality by getting old clunkers off the road
10/4/99
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Trump Trade
Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Trump said that US trade officials are viewed as ―saps‖
around the world and have allowed the country to be ripped off in trade agreements. He called NAFTA a disaster
and said leaders of other countries ―can‘t believe how easy it is to deal with the US.‖ He continued, ―We are
known as a bunch of saps. We need our best people to negotiate against the Japanese and many other countries.‖ As
president, he would get the nation‘s top business leaders – not diplomats – to negotiate for the country. World
views US trade officials as ‘saps’ 12/2/99
Trump Trade
Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Trump said he wasn‘t surprised by the violence this week at
the World Trade Organization meeting in Seattle. Protesters there accused the global organization of considering
only the needs of giant multinational corporations at the expense of protecting the environment and worker
rights. ―I‘m not so sure that anybody can dispute what‘s happening in Seattle,‖ Trump said. ―Jobs are going left and
right. Foreign companies are ripping off the United States like never before.‖ Foreign companies are
taking jobs from US 12/2/99
Trump Abo
Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press Trump clarified his views on abortion, saying he favors
abortion rights, but respects those who oppose his position. ―I believe it is a personal decision that should be left to
the women and their doctors,‖ he said. Favors abortion rights bur respects opposition
12/2/99
Check out this page: http://www.intellectualcapitol.com/bios/gbau.html
Check out this page: http://www.intellectualcapitol.com/bios/gbau.html
Check out this page: http://www.intellectualcapitol.com/bios/gbau.html
Check out this page: http://www.intellectualcapitol.com/bios/gbau.html
Lots of Gary Bauer on Family etc.
http://www.intellectualcapitol.com/issues/98/0115/iccon.asp
Clinton‘s Plan: No ‗Free Lunch‘ For Working Families
by Gary L. Bauer
January 15, 1998
BAUER FAM YAHOO
IntellectualCapitol.com/issues The Administration‘s $21.7 billion child-care plan
would do little to supply the one tool that parents find indispensable yet all too
elusive: time with their children. The Clinton proposal would not offer relief from
heavy tax burdens that force moms and dads to spend more and more hours at
the office or factory and less time at home. Rather, the proposal would give breaks
to big business and the formal day-care industry, decreasing the time parents spend
with their children. Parents need more time with kids, not more taxes
1/15/98
BAUER FAM YAHOO
Clinton‘s child-care plan ignores the fact that most Americans who do seek help
with child care choose a relative or neighbor, not the local Kid Corral. Less than a
third of all children younger than five rely on an organized facility for day care,
and twice as many poor Americans (those making less than $10,000 a year)
have their children cared for by relatives than do the rich. [The Clinton plan]
disregards the preferences of the working poor. Child care assistance needed
for relatives, not facilities
BAUER FAM YAHOO
<ul>A ―family friendly‖ child-care proposal would:<li>Double the $500 per-child
tax credit, beginning with families with children younger than seven and phasing in
coverage for all children<li>Relieve the individual alternative-minimum tax
(AMT) burden that is causing more and more families to lose their eligibility
for the child credit<li>Promote ―flex-time‖ legislation that would allow families to
juggle their work schedules to care for their own children.</ul> More child
tax credits; more flex-time
McCain Ed
Associated Press McCain wants to create a pool of military veterans, retirees and
others who would tutor students in math, science and English. ―You really need to
have a lot more people helping kids get their education,‖ McCain said. Tutors can
help reinforce the message that education is important and give students the
support they need to succeed, McCain said. If tutors aren‘t available in some
neighborhoods, the Internet may be able to link them with students, he said. Enlist
retirees for tutoring 11/22/99
Sleepless in Seattle:
Pat’s Up Early for Good Morning America
Buch Trade
Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer The WTO is more than a trade organization. It is an embryonic
institution of world government, which asserts the right to veto laws democratically passed by the US. For example,
if we Americans want to defend sea turtles and porpoises, that is our business. Who are these international
bureaucrats to tell us we can‘t do it? This is the beginning of world government, and people are resisting it to
maintain their own national identity. WTO is first step toward world government 12/1/99
Buch Trade
Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer The WTO elevates trade to the highest good. It is trade <I>uber
alles.</I> Trade trumps the environment. Trade trumps human rights. It trumps the security of countries. It trumps
the sovereignty of countries. It should never have been created. Americans have had treaties with Russia and
Great Britain and Japan throughout 200 years of history. We enforce the treaties, as do our partners in these treaties.
Trade shouldn‘t trump environment, human rights, or security 12/1/99
http://www.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/121099wh-gop-trump.html
Trump Tax
Asked to discuss the idea of a national sales tax, Trump responded: "How do I feel about sales tax? I try to avoid
paying it whenever possible. But the idea is an idea that a lot of people like very much." Personally avoids
sales tax, but knows many people like it
Trump Trade
Denouncing United States trade policy, Trump promised to appoint himself as the nation's trade representative,
saying he would have no trouble serving both in that post and as president. He then attacked the current holder
of the job, Charlene Barshefky. "Who is she?" demanded Trump. "I never heard of her!" President should be
nation's trade representative
Trump Trade
Trump was firm concerning restrictions in immigration. "I'm opposed to new people coming in," he said. "We have
to take care of the people who are here." Limit new immigration; focus on people already here
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Gore: Let Gays Serve
VP Joins Chorus Against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy
By Sandra Sobieraj
The Associated Press
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Gore Civ
ABCnews.go.com, ―Daily news‖ Gore suggested his mind was made up
by the fatal bludgeoning of Pfc. Barry Winchell in his barracks on July 5.
Prosecutors said Winchell was targeted because he was rumored to be gay. ―In
light of the Winchell case and other evidence, I believe the ‗don‘t ask, don‘t
tell‘ policy should be eliminated,‖ Gore said today. ―Gays and lesbians should be
allowed to serve their country without discrimination.‖ In June, before Winchell‘s
murder, Gore said only, ―I would implement the policy with more compassion.‖
Eliminate ‗don‘t ask, don‘t tell‘; let gays serve in army 12/13/99
BUSH‘S BOOK
Bush Health
<I>A Charge to Keep</I> Bush vetoed the Texas Patient Protection Act despite protests
because the ―bill had a host of mandates and regulations not directly related to patient
care.‖<ul>Bush [suggested] new rules to protect patients: <li>HMOs are forbidden to enact
―gag clauses‖<li>insurance companies must pay for hospital emergency care in real
emergencies<li>women can go directly to their gynecologist<li>Patients with ongoing illnesses
cannot be required to change doctors</ul> Against mandates not related to patient care
12/9/99
<I>A Charge to Keep</I> Bush vetoed the Texas Patient Protection Act despite protests
because the ―bill had a host of mandates and regulations not directly related to patient
care.‖<ul>Bush [suggested] new rules to protect patients: <li>HMOs are forbidden to enact
―gag clauses‖<li>insurance companies must pay for hospital emergency care in real
emergencies<li>women can go directly to their gynecologist<li>Patients with ongoing illnesses
cannot be required to change doctors</ul> Against mandates not related to patient care
12/9/99
Bradley Prin
Link ―We‘re the greatest country in the world at the moment of our greatest prosperity, and yet there are some
people who say we cannot do big things anymore – that we must just tinker around the edges and approve a few
little things here and there,‖ Bradley said. ―Well, I say, now is not the time to settle,‖ he said, in a refrain he
used repeatedly while calling for affordable health care for all, registering and licensing all handgun owners,
12/13/99 Y
Boston Globe, p. A3 bringing all children out of poverty, publicly financing elections, maintaining affirmative
action, and demanding the best public schools in the world. Don‘t settle for anything but big solutions
12/13/99 L
Bradley health
Boston Globe, p. A18 Saying it would be irresponsible and dishonest for any presidential candidate to take a
―no new taxes‖ pledge, Bradley today refused to rule out raising taxes to pay for his plan to make health insurance
available to almost every American. But Bradley said he did not think a tax increase would be necessary to pay
for the $65-billion-a-year proposal because of the nation‘s robust economy and a projected $1 trillion surplus, which
he says is large enough to finance the plan over the coming decade. Refuses to rule out tax hike for health plan
12/7/99
Bradley Tax
Boston Globe, p. A18 ―I am not taking the no new taxes pledge,‖ Bradley said. ―My view is, you be honest with
the American people. If you think you cannot predict the future, then it would be irresponsible to say, ‗No
new taxes.‘ I think people respect honesty. And I truly think that people are really tired of politicians who only tell
them part of the truth.‖ Honesty compels avoiding ‗no new taxes‘ pledge 12/7/99
Bradley Budg
Boston Globe, p. A18 [Bradley indicated he was not] willing to raise taxes to finance programs during an
economic downturn. Recessions are the best time to cut tax rates, he said. ―You don‘t raise taxes in bad economic
times,‖ Bradley said. ―That‘s when you cut taxes, Raising taxes in dire economic times makes the economy
worse. That‘s when you put money in people‘s pockets.‖ Don‘t raise taxes during economic downturns
12/7/99
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