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Date:         Thu, 3 Sep 1992 20:50:00 EST
From:         Tyrone Slothrop <199561011@VUVAXCOM.BITNET>
Subject:      RE: democratic platform

From:         "Robert sprg0002@tulsajc.bitnet" <SPRG0002@TULSAJC.BITNET>
Subject:      democratic platform

 Just finished reading the democratic platform and thought I'd post a few
 of my observations.

        me, i haven't had the time yet, so i'll have to assume that
        your are representing it properly.

 The platform advocates:

 a "future" budget. At a time when we can't even handle a budget that
 addresses only our past and present expenditures.  Sounds like a tax increase
 to me.

 the right to strike without fear of loosing one's job.  Labor unions have
 evolved from useful tools for protecting workers into greed machines.  With
 unemployment of skilled workers at current levels, it is ridiculous that one
 could go on strike without being concerned that a *grateful* person would
 soon replace him.

        an economic environment like today's is perfect for businesses
        to cut employee's benefits, pay, and work conditions severely
        (thus increasing profit), and if the employee dosn't like it,
        s/he can easily be replaced.  job security is very low, and
        the result is that the american worker gets screwed.

 a domestic GI bill.  If this plan is handled with the usual incompetence of
 most government programs, it will soon surpass the current morass in our
 student loan programs.  Again, more taxes.

 Socialized medicine.  The cost of good medical care does indeed exceed all
 justification.  The inability of persons with *existing* conditions to get
 good insurance is also a national travesty.  However, what will be the total
 cost of implementing national health care?  Will medical research continue
 without the profits generated in our current system?  Will those that no longer
 have private health insurance be forced to see only doctors that participate in
 the federal program?  If so, will those doctors be the ones that weren't good
 enough to go into a private practice?  Would you be satisfied with a medical
 care system that provided health care with the same efficiency of the postal
 service?  Again, more taxes.

        right now we have adequate health care for the (shrinking) middle
        class, good health care for the rich, and inadequate or non-existant
        health care for the poor.  is that better than adequate health care
        for the poor and middle class, and good health care for the rich?

        the postal service is, i think, at an all time low.  there was
        a time when a letter with a name and street address (no town,
        no zip) got to my house anyway (after travelling around the
        country for a few months, but still...).  this wouldn't happen
        nowadays.  but that shows that govt. systems are *necessarily*
        inefficient, just *usually* so.

 Legalized, taxpayer funded abortion.  Using statistics recently posted on
 this list, this is a slap in the face to almost half the population of the
 U.S.  It also represents a total surrender to the paganism within our
 population.  A society that not only allows but also funds the slaughter
 of its young is not worthy of survival.

 Implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Aids.
 Oh boy.  I wonder if this will result in anything more than brainwashing our
 children into the acceptance of *alternate* (sick) life styles?  Perhaps the
 distribution of information further distorting the truth of the origin of
 the disease (homosexuality).  Maybe we can teach our children to admire a
 man (Magic) that has whored around for years.  Sounds great.

        too late.  they already admire him, without the efforts of the
        NCA.

        so homosexuality is the *origin* of AIDS?  wow.  i didn't know
        that someone's sexual orientation could create a new life form.
        i thought only God could do that.  unless you're suggesting...
        no, you wouldn't suggest *that*, would you?

 Drug treatment for all addicts.  Can you spell taxes?  What about free
 treatment for everyone with a personal problem?

        the countries that have legal drugs and treatment for addicts
        have a much smaller drug problem than we do.  and the drug
        problem is not *just* a personal problem.

        why not treat the addicts so that they stop being addicts,
        instead of spending much much more on cops and guns and
        prisons and court costs?

        can you spell increased initial investment to decrease overall
        costs?

 equal rights for homosexuals.  This is just plain sick.

        why?  they are persons, are they not?  the only way to legitimately
        deny them equal rights is to show that they are not persons,
        (unlike us heterosexuals, who are persons).  i think that you
        may find it difficult to prove this.

 recognition of education as the core of our society.  A fool's paradise.
 Even our Declaration of Independence recognizes the existence of our creator.
 Remember, ...by our Creator with certain inalienable rights...?  The final
 sentence of that same document openly states our founders desire to place
 their very lives into the hand of "Divine Providence" ( "G"od ).
 How can we now find it appropriate to replace the true core ("G"od) with
 ETCHIKATION?  This is an insult to our founders and to truth.

        sure.  eliminate education.  churches should take responsibility
        for creating our future workforce, our electrical engineers, our
        computer scientists, our hairdressers.  certainly an omnipotent
        and benevolent God will divinely inspire the local pastors with
        all the relevant info.  yes, i am certainly looking forward to
        the golden days of the 12th century, where God was the core, and
        the life was wonderful.

 statehood for Washington DC.  A liberals dream, political representation of
 the hotbed of wacked out, left wing, anti American garbage.  A proud moment
 in the history of our nation for sure.

 gun control.  This agenda has absolutely no justification in fact.  The
 platform actually advocates the confiscation of firearms from the American
 people.  According to the plan, more laws will be passed to harass the law
 abiding public.  Then, anyone not abiding by those laws will be considered
 criminals.  Finally, swift punishment for those criminals that violate the
 gun laws.  RUBBISH!  The federal government has absolutely no authority to
 restrict, register or confiscate the firearms of average citizens!  This
 knee jerk approach to crime is quick ride to tyranny.

        it would be an interesting excercise to replace the word "guns"
        with the word "drugs" in the above sentence.

 public funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.  This is without
 any restriction!  Just what we need, more taxpayer funds being spent to
 purchase bullwhips to shove up the rears of Mapplethorpes (sp) models.  As
 has been stated to many times to remember, REAL ART doesn't need artificial
 support!  Taxes  Taxes  Taxes

        when was the last time you bought art supplies?
        and btw, i think the piece that you are refering to is a self-
        portrait.

 Not all is bad.  I did find 2 items that make sense.

 The restriction of education vouchers to public schools only.  This is the
 best thing that could happen to private education.  Only last evening I
 expressed this very concern to Senator Don Nickles.  He was receptive to
 the logic that vouchers for private schools would lead to their destruction.
 All in all, a very interesting conversation.

        yup.  still, i don't see how this will help the schools that need
        help the most.  instead, it will give further support for schools
        that are already doing ok, and do it by stripping that funding to
        the schools that are already underfunded and in really bad shape.

 Secondly, the potential restriction of trade with China.  This IMO is long
 overdue.  Bush, in his unrelenting quest to establish a one world government,
 has closed his eyes to the atrocities in China.  The United States has
 assuredly lost a great deal of respect due to our hypocritical stand.

        yes.

 VOTE NO.  DEMAND THAT BOTH MAJOR PARTIES SUBMIT ACCEPTABLE CANDIDATES.

        i bin demanding that for years.  people keep telling me that
        i'm unpatriotic for it, tho.  i wonder what that means?

 ---Robert

 "Abortion has saved us from looking at a lot of childish art"

        yup.  and it has also hurt the refrigerator magnet industry.

        brni
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