From: mpolen@suntory.mti.sgi.com (Mike Polen)
Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc
Subject: Re: Debate 2:  "Would you define in specific dollar goals how much..."
Date: 16 Oct 92 17:16:29 GMT
Reply-To: mpolen@suntory.mti.sgi.com (Mike Polen)
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Stephen Tice) writes:

You will note that Stephen gets real excited over Clintons "no" answer
but ignores Perot's non-responsive answer and Bush's ducking the question
altogether.

|> Moderator:  I think we have a question over here.
|> 
|> Questioner: This is for Governor Clinton. In the real world, that is
|>             outside of Washington DC, compensation and achievement are
|>             based on goals defined and achieved. My question is about
|>             the Deficit. Would you define in specific dollar goals how
|>             much you would reduce the deficit in each of the 4 years 
|>             of a Clinton Administration -- and then enter into a legally
|>             binding contract with the American People, that if you did
|>             not achieve those goals that you would not seek a 2nd Term?
|>             Answer "Yes" or "No" and then comment on your answer please.
|> 
|> Clinton:    No. And here's why. And I'll tell you exactly why. Because
|>             the deficit now has been building up for 12 years. I'll tell
|>             you exactly what I think can be done. I think we can bring 
|>             it down by 50% in 4 years, and grow the economy. Now I could
|>             get rid of it in 4 years in theory on the books now, but to 
|>             do it you'd have to raise taxes too much, and cut benefits 
|>             too much to people who need them, and it would even make the
|>             economy worse. Mr. Perot will tell you for example that the
|>             expert he hired to analyze his plan says that it will bring
|>             the deficit down in 5 years, but it will make unemployment
|>             bad for 4 more years. So my view is Sir, you have to increase
|>             investment, grow the economy, and reduce the deficit, by 
|>             controlling health care costs, prudent reductions in defense,
|>             cuts in domestic programs, and asking the wealthiest Americans
|>             and foreign corporations to pay their fair share of taxes.
|>             And investing in growing this economy. I asked everybody 
|>             to look at my economic ideas and 9 Nobel prize winners and 
|>             over 500 economists and hundreds of business people including
|>             a lot of republicans said this the way you gotta go. If you
|>             don't grow the economy you can't get it done. But I can't
|>             foresee all the things that will happen, and I don't think 
|>             the president should be judged solely on the deficit. Let 
|>             me also say we're having an election today. You'll have a
|>             shot at me in 4 years and you can vote me right out if you
|>             think I've done a lousy job. And I would welcome you do that.
|> 
|> So I reckon there is no deficit reduction goals in Democrat Bill's plan
|> which he himself will sign on to. All talk. So there ain't no problem 
|> voting him out, since there ain't no reason to vote him in.
|> 
|> /                 \
|>   Stephen D. Tice          Ever seen that ball cap... The one that says,
|>   Arlington Texas             
|> \                 /                         "Trust Me"  ?? 
|> 
|> 
|> { ps. Thank you Mr. Questioner, whoever you are. }

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