From: joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins)
Subject: What the people REALLY want, was Re: Its starting....
Organization: Morgan Stanley & Co., New York, NY
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 20:24:06 GMT

In article <1992Nov06.211519.14545@bnr.ca> labiche@crchh561.BNR.CA (Maurice LaBiche) writes:
>Well why don't you go back and refresh yourself on these
>same aspects of the Bush and Reagan pre-presidential days.
>I'm sure the same kinda big business stuff was going on 
>then as well as now.  

Less so under Reagan, more so under Bush - they are two VERY
different Presidents - I thought Reagan was great overall - 
I am less thrilled with Bush and didn't vote for him this time.

>Geeze, you guys act like Clinton wants to give away the country.  

Not really - but I am scared about all the special interests
that will attempt to sway him their way. Its already starting...
But Clinton did make a number of promises to the voters - lets 
hope he sticks to them.

>Well I guess thats fair cause I feel there's enough evidence 
>that under the Reagan/Bush years that makes me think the 
>same of these two GOP-heads.  You remember things like 
>increasing the national debt by over 3 trillion in 12 years.  

Wrong----it increased 3 trillion in the last 4 years, under
George Bush. It increased at a far slower pace under Reagan.
Lets also not forget who controls the public debt - Congress.

>Boy I'm sure we could do without that.  Give the guy a chance to
>sit his fanny in the big chair in the white house before
>freaking out with your paranoid delusions.  

Its not paranoia - watch it happen! Why did the Democratic
leadership and big wigs keep a low profile this election?
Why are they flexing their muscle now? I happen to like Bill
Clinton but am worried that he will be cajoled to give away
the country to liberal interests - even thought the NY Times
reported that Americans are largely conservative and Tuesday's
election validated that. Lets hope that the politicians listen
to the voters and what they say, including:

  Exit polls taken by CNN on election day reveal in a straight choice 
  between lower taxes and more government services, the electorate 
  preferred by 55% to 37% to keep taxes down even if government 
  services suffered.

  Californians voted 58% to 42% to reject a "soak-the-rich" tax plan.

  Coloradians voted 54% to 46% to require voter approval of all state
  and local tax increases. They also voted 55% to 45% to reject a raise in
  the sales tax to fund schools.

  Arizona said (by 72%) that the legislature must approve tax hikes by a
  two-thirds margin.
  
  In Florida, a property tax limit bill was passed by 53% of the voters.

  South Dakota voters rejected imposing a state income tax by a 3 to 1 
  margin.
  
  The Democratic candidate for Governor of New Hampshire advocated an
  income tax and was roundly defeated.
  
  Other states also rejected tax increasing items (North Dakota, Oregon,
  Oklahoma, Missouri).

  California voters rejected a big public-works bill.

  In NY, Governor Cuomo, labor and the unions were behind a big public 
  works bond bill ($850million) which the voters also rejected by some
  55% to 45% margin. 

There is plenty of evidence that people want a less intrusive, less
expensive, more responsive government. Let's hope Bill Clinton has
the courage, wisdom and leadership to deliver that to us.

Joe
joec@morgan.com


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