Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc
From: mfriedma@uucp (Michael Friedman)
Subject: Re: A new political platform: your comments please
Organization: Oracle Corporation
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 00:02:08 GMT
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In article <1992Aug29.173057.5640@leland.Stanford.EDU> muaddib@leland.Stanford.EDU (Rob Dorfman) writes:

>	The platform
>	------------

>2> Balance the federal budget amendment with no loopholes
>	b> Debt to be turned to surplus in 10 years

Why do we want a surplus?  What's wrong with just balancing it?
>	d> Only US citizens and US corportions may invest in any
>	   dept incurred by the federal government. 

Why?  Also, please define a US corporation.  How much foreign
ownership is allowed?  How do you plan to prevent a foreigner from
buying one last share?

>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.

Where do you plan on getting the money?  I thought you were going to
balance the budget.  Also, why?  If it's needed why won't private
companies do it?

>	b> All necessarly land will be purchaced at fair market
>	   value.

Once more, I thought you were going to balance the budget.

>	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.

No emissions?  Nothing does that.  Not even electricity from nukes -
there is still waste.  Maybe from hydro, but do we really want to dam
up every single river in the US?

>6> Promote famly values by:
>	a: must show proof of counciling before marraige license
>	   can be obtained.

Seems to me it isn't any of your fucking business whether I get
counseling or not before I get married.  And if you think my response
is intemperate I guarantee you will not appreciate some other peoples'
responses. 

>        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.

Once more, keep your fucking government out of my hair.

>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

Why?  Why not just encourage a free market in waste?  If it costs too
much to landfill it people will recycle it.  Why do we need to
subsidize corporations?


>16. eliminate the death penalty in the united states

Why?

>	-rather make it voluntary

You mean only criminals who volunteer get killed?



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