From: nyt%nyxfer%igc.apc.org@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu (NY Transfer News)
Subject: Along comes Ross! /ww
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Resent-From: "Rich Winkel" <MATHRICH@MIZZOU1.missouri.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 17:45:09 GMT

 Along comes Ross

Just when you thought it was safe to say that Bush and Clinton
are more or less the same, along comes billionaire H. Ross Perot
from Texas to tell you he's back in the presidential race and you
have a real choice. Some choice.

In his Oct. 1 news conference announcing his reemergence in the
presidential campaign--he had dropped out on July 16--Perot said
the main reason he decided to run again was that neither Bush or
Clinton ``were addressing the issues.'' No argument from us
there. To Perot there is really only one issue. That's the
government budget deficit, running $300-400 million a year, with
a total debt of $4 trillion.

Perot says the government is still ``spending too much money,''
especially on luxuries like Social Security. Believe it or not,
Perot actually thinks Reagan and Bush didn't go far enough with
all the cutbacks to social services. And he thinks Clinton's
unabashed odes to big business don't go far enough either. So,
says Perot,
``we--the middle class'' need to make even more sacrifices. By
"we" he means workers, retirees and unemployed--the working
class.

A billionaire preaching sacrifice to the workers? Give us a
break.

Perot's candidacy, both earlier and now, has moved the election
discussion to the right, especially on economic issues. Neither
Bush nor Clinton want to talk about "sacrifices"--they're afraid
such talk might cost them the election. Now that Perot knows
there's no chance he can win, he hammers away on this issue.

On one hand, considering the hostile response of much of the
media, Perot's candidacy caused consternation among many of the
bosses. On the other hand, his reactionary views are
representative of some sectors in the ruling class who 1) feel
comfortable with the prospect, though unlikely at this point, of
having one of their own kind holding high office and 2) want to
make sure the general attacks on the workers and oppressed
continue.

While many of the big business politicians and media are not real
happy that Perot has decided once again to throw his hat in the
ring they have to resign themselves to one thing: The guy is
rich, and here in the heartland of capitalism, money talks.
Billions of dollars of course can talk up a storm.

As a whole, the U.S. bourgeoisie is content with the tight
political monopoly held by the Republican and Democratic parties.
And the big money pouring into the Clinton and Bush coffers--with
Clinton actually drawing more lately--shows that the bosses are,
by and large, going with the usual fare.

But in either case, the reality remains: big business runs the
show. And whether or not Perot can be a serious candidate, his
money and connections assure that his voice is heard. Come
election time, the bourgeoisie's money makes it certain they come
out on top, whoever wins the vote.

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