From: muaddib@leland.Stanford.EDU (Rob Dorfman)
Subject: A new political platform: your comments please
Organization: Department of Chemistry, Stanford University
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 92 17:30:57 GMT

	The platform
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1> Free trade with the world
	a> Negotiate elimination of traiffs, subsidies, and
	   special taxes on imports with other nations.
	b> The goal is to open up free trade. However, those
	   nations that present barriers to our goods will
	   face similar barriers to their goods at our borders.
	c> Another goal is to have this settled with major 
	   trading partners in 5 years.

2> Balance the federal budget amendment with no loopholes
	a> Budget balanced in 5 years
	b> Debt to be turned to surplus in 10 years
        c> Special funds may be raised by 2/3 vote by both houses 
	   of congress through taxation measures.
	d> Only US citizens and US corportions may invest in any
	   dept incurred by the federal government. 

3> Major investment plan in infrastructure
	a> Build road and rail systems as needed to promote
           interstate commerce. Will emphasize less poluting
	   rail systems.  Goal is fast and inexpensive transport
	   of goods and people around the country.
	b> All necessarly land will be purchaced at fair market
	   value.
	c> Adopt national auto emmisions standards. Goal is to have
	   no emissions in 20 years, each year lowing the standard.
	   Cars made before adoption of this law are exempt.
	d> Improvements and modernization in government offices
	e> Increase government wages and have tougher hiring standards.
             -Preferance for vererans will be maintained.
	     -There will be no racial quotas.
	f> Eliminate restrictions on phone companies from selling
	   information and television services.
	g> Over a period of 10 years have public schools completely
	   funded and controlled by the states.
	h> Decrease entitlement programs to 10% of budget
	   over period of 10 years and restrict them to job training
	   and help of the aged and children. If states choose to 
	   have such programs they may at their own expense.

4> Give incentives and rewards for companies to invest
	a> By incentives I mean money invested in new production
	   capacity or new products or opening up new markets.
	b> These incentives will be tax deductions for the amount
	   invested.  In other words profit not reinvested will be 
	   taxed, if reinvested will not be taxed.

5> Same as above for individuals, incuding no taxes on savings
	a> Investment here is meant to be the purchase
	   of the first home, education costs, small business 
	   investment, stock market is not included.
	b> Ira's will not be taxed 

6> Promote famly values by:
	a: must show proof of counciling before marraige license
	   can be obtained.
		-this is not to prevent marraige only
	         to do what many ministers do alreay. that is
	         to give personality profile tests and talk to
	         couples about their similarites and differences.
	         these tests have a 94% rate of determining which
	         couples will be divorced in 5 years.
                 this is mainly to give out that information.
                 people can choose their own counselors.
	b: must show proof of counciling to file divorce papers
	       -people certainly do have the right to be
	        wrong but it costs the state a great deal
	        of money to push these cases through the system.
                anyway of coming to an amicable separation 
	        or reconciliation is in the interests of the state.

        c: must show proof of counciling to obtain dependant tax
	   deduction when filing tax forms.
		-no one looses any rights. this is just to discuss
		 information. that is proper diet, health care, 
	         responsibility and costs.

	d: strongly discourage unplanned pregnancies and unprotected sex
		-stronger education on these issues
	        -parents will be responsible legally and financially
		 for their pregnant or sexually transmitted diseased 
		 minor children. this also includes male children 
	         who got female minor's pregnant.
		-urge parents to talk to their children on these issues
		-parents already recieveing aid from the state will not
		 have their aid increased upon new child.
	e. insure equality of men and women in family courts
		-stricter penalties on spouses that bring false allegations
			including loss of costody and financial support both
			from other spouse and from the state.
		-disbarral of laywers knowingly involved in a false allegation.
	f. go back to traditional textbooks in public schools and 
	   make civics mandatory.
        g. due process will be observed by child protective services.
        h. eliminate welfare and replace with job training, day care, and
           education services. put time limits on usage.

7. foreign policy that promotes democracy and free trade with other countries
	a> use foreign aid as leverage. they dont change they dont
	   get aid except for humanitarian aid.
	  (as an example like bush's use of loan guarantees for israel)
	b> continue to form coalitions in the context of the UN
	  
8. legalize marijuana and cocaine 
	(to stop destabiling south american governments)
	(to stop drug curruption)
	(will expect more drug abuse. but savings on war
	on drugs will more then pay for special drug abuse
	clinics)
        - remove all diminished capacity defenses for those who commit
          crimes while under the influence of drugs.
	-due proces to be observed for drug related crimes as well as all
	 for all other cases before courts in the US.

9. develop a garbage policy that encourages recycling and strongly 
   discourages the creation of new garbage.
	-special tax credits for use of and processing of recycled goods

10. develop an environmental policy that encourages individuals and 
    corporations to treat our environment with care.
	-set total polution output targets allow polluters
	 to buy and sell pollution rights (similar to bush program)
	-no more subsidized water 
	-water will be sold by the gallon 
	-no clear cutting on public land 
	-logging will occur on public land but with a replanting 
	 rate determined by the forest service but not to be
	 less then 1 for 1 unless there is a national emergency
	 or need for clear land. special care will be taken to ensure
	 the diversity of species.

11. mandatory government service for all 18 year olds (men and women)
	two choices:
		a: military (1 year)
		b: civilian in various capacities (2 years)
	no exceptions to this for any reason except death or severe
	illness.  aptitude tests will be given and for those with
	low scores (except for metally handicapped) will be put
	through an intensive learning program to get them through 
	high school level (this will last as long as is necessary
	to achieve a minimum standard but not to exceed 2 years. the
	balace of time to be spent in a or b).
	but if necessary work on a constitutional amendment.  but
	people do have a choice here between a or b. and it will
	be considered an extension of education.

12. eliminate all price control laws, eliminate all farm and water 
    subsidies.
	-do this over a period of 10 years (10% each year)

13. limit political fund raising: elected officials or their agents may 
    *not* fund raise while in office. the only time one can raise funds 
    is when one is *not* in office. when congress is not in session senators
    and representatives are supposed to be working in their states to determine
    the needs of the people.
	-this may need to be made a constitutional amendment
	-no term limits let the peopel decide whether they 
	 want the to elect the same person. however limit
	 the number of consecutive terms to 2 terms for both
	 the senate and the house.  this gives new comers a
	 chance and if they do poorly the people can always reelect
	 someone they had elected before.

14. health care is out of control because of govenment policy.  research ways
    to change policy and programs such as medicare and medicaid to keep health 
    care costs down.  the working assumption is that socialized medicine 
    does *not* work. 
	
    -promote preventitive care for all ages
    -develope incentives for businesses of all sizes to promote prevention in
          their work force.
    -this means that the government will *not* set up any kind of insurance
     rather it will dismantle most of medicare as it stands today.
    -hospitals can have what ever equipment they want 
    -the idea here is that if the government stops doling out money
     to the health care industry their prices will be able to reach
     fare market value.
    -government incentives to avoid needless redunacy. not evey hospital
     need have nmr imaging. coordinate a public/private effort to centralize
     test facilities in major populations centers and to provide for test
     centers in remote areas.  the idea here is to keep costs down. so that
     these devices can be used for preventitive care.

15. social security should be voluntary for those currently in the work force
      -remove limitations on the amount of money allowable in ira accounts.
      -the goal is to eventually phase out socail security. that is those
       younger that 18 years old will not have social security or have to
       pay social security tax.
      -if fund defaults for those remaining in program take money from
       general fund till last living person in program dies.
      -i imagine this will be a boon to invesment companies and banks
      -the idea here is to destroy the welfare state.
      -special help for the aged poor will be provided. in terms of 
       low cost housing, food, and health care.
16. eliminate the death penalty in the united states
	-rather make it voluntary
	-may need constitutional amendment

17. allow private companies to develope and launch vehicles into space.
	-set up space police and space traffic control laws to 
         insure maximal safe exploitation of space.

18. military policy to fit current world political situation
		-have strict overview of all military equipment
		 keep only that which works do not purchace
		 equipment that does not fit the needs of our
		 current stratagy. for example scrap the b1 bomber.
		 do not buy any more stealth air craft until companies
		 and military can prove that such air craft really 
		 are stealthy as claimed.
		-keep military equipment upto date and in full repair.
		-use military in international aid efforts.
		-use military in national aid efforts at times
		 of disasters.
		-use military as a job training program.

19. abortion and its funding shall be left to the states


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