Low-income families should be assisted so that no more than 30 percent of their income will be required for adequate housing. These include children who are malnourished, sick, homeless, abused, and neglected. They reflect the national priority of recent years for military spending rather than for the needs of children. We must turn our attention to affordable housing, access to health care and nutrition, child care and family income maintenance. For reasons of health and safety, we need to place a moratorium on the building of all nuclear fission power plants and decommission those that have been shown to have safety hazards.
Major research needs to be directed toward the production of safe, renewable energy.
Even with some improvement in agricultural conditions, the debt of farm families remains a major problem. Debt relief, with banks bearing part of the cost, and farm credit at affordable rates are essential for the survival of the farm family. A special concern to be addressed is the loss of farm land by minorities, especially blacks. New approaches must be found to counteract the rise in hate crimes directed against racial, ethnic, and religious minorities and homosexuals. It is imperative that new methods be used in coping with the problem, new methods in education and rehabilitation, including controlled availability in medical treatment.