From: Karl.Sierka@Labyrinth.com (Karl Sierka)
Subject: Re: Perot and "electronic democracy" (was Re: Can we contact...)
Organization: Labyrinth Computer Services, Boulder, Colorado
Distribution: co
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:26:38 GMT


In article <1992Apr6.224105.18281@ncar.ucar.edu> tparker@ncar.ucar.edu () writes:

Tom>    Gary,

Tom>    Why do you "believe Perot is not worthy of being President"?

	I'd like to hear this, too. 

	I believe ex-corporate executives are just as "worthy" of being
    President of the United States as ex-actors are, if not more so.
    Especially when they are willing to pay for the campaign with their own
    money. Did anyone see last night's Bill Moyers show on PBS? He talked
    with political activists about the "Team 100" club, members of which
    each donated more than $100,000.00 to the Bush campaign fund, and some
    of which were more than rewarded when the Bush administration repealed a
    law which re-opened a real estate loop hole, allowing those special
    interests to re-gain more than 2 Billion dollars that they would have
    otherwise paid in taxes. Bill's discussion went on to show how political
    campaign contribution money (soft money piped through loop holes) has
    influenced the current administration in many more subtle ways.
	He also pointed out that PAC's are blocking explorations by
    congressional committees into ways that could help alleviate some
    problems in the health care industry. (can you say..., Hippocrates?)
    Ever wonder why it is taking Congress so long to come up with options
    that will help ordinary people be able to afford decent medical care?
    Wonder no more! It's because rich and powerful PAC's, from the AMA to
    pharmaceutical companies, have spent millions of dollars just "getting
    in the way" of lawmakers, to preserve the status quo. Ordinary people
    can't go to Washington and spent their time listening to proposals, and
    making proposals of their own, but health industry PAC's sure can. And
    they can put in proposals that force the taxpayer to pay for them, to
    boot! Where are the ordinary people? They are out there trying to make
    enough money to pay for health care! This is not a good situation to be
    in, folks. It does not make me happy.

	The intrinsic nature of campaign contributions to our supposedly
    "democratic" political system and influential PAC monies is enough for
    me to say, "ENOUGH ALREADY". Let's get someone in there (eg, someone who
    is capable and willing to pay for the campaign themselves) who doesn't
    need, or even want, all that dirty money influencing the pre- or
    post-election politics. Let's get someone in there, who has so much
    money already, that he can just laugh when even the health care industry
    tries to buy him off. H. Ross obviously knows how to handle people who
    pander to big money interests, and since it is also (painfully) obvious
    that Congress is more concerned with their personal bottom lines then
    they are with helping their constituencies, let's put him in office so he
    can set them straight about who their "customers" *really* are.

	Sorry. Got to get back to work. I have to make huge amounts of money
    so I can pay for medical care... :-)
				
				Karl Sierka

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