Drugs Supports more funds for drug treatment and no mandatory sentencing for first-time drug offenders. Favors school choice. Social Security Against privatization. Favors protecting the Social Security Trust Fund and keeping the Social Security eligibility age where it is. Supports the rights of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
Drugs Supports stronger penalties for first time cocaine possession.
As governor of Texas, Bush favored tougher laws for drug offendors, including signing legislation that allows judicial discretion to sentence first-time offendors possessing less than one gram of cocaine to a maximum of 180 days in jail. Free Trade Supports foreign sales corporations. Health care Supports tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees. In favor of transferring more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs, and using state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants. In favor of limiting damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits, and requiring HMOs to give patients complete doctor choice.