Oppose abolishing any programs. Excerpts from the 2000 Republican Platform Prosperity with a Purpose . . . When the average American family has to work more than four months out of every year to fund all levels of government, it's time to change the tax system, to make it simpler, flatter, and fairer for everyone. . . . Replace the five current tax brackets with four lower ones, . . . We support legislation requiring a super-majority vote in both houses of Congress to raise taxes.
Government also has a responsibility to protect personal privacy. . . .
Citizens must have the confidence that their personal privacy will be respected in the use of technology by both business and government. That privacy is an essential part of our personal freedom and our family life. . . . Education and Opportunity . . . Nothing is more important than literacy, and yet many children have trouble reading. . . . We recognize that under the American constitutional system, education is a state, local, and family responsibility, not a federal obligation.