Similarly, the Departments of Agriculture and Commerce are bloated and reach far beyond their appropriate scopes. All three need extensive pruning. The Housing and Urban Development Department should be restructured to save money and shift more responsibility back to states. The National Endowments for the Arts and the Humanities should be phased out along with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Individual patrons and sponsors should promote America's culture, not bureaucrats and politicos.
Republicans also believe costs can be paired back for social programs.
Obviously, the federal government's social safety net has been grossly mismanaged and it is time for consolidation, reform, and streamlining. Bob Dole's economic proposal shows America that he really wants to devolve power and money out of Washington, back to the states and communities. His tax proposal shows that Dole wants bureaucrats and special interests to have less of a say in your life, and you have more of one. His proposal will give Americans more freedom, more growth, and a better future. As I see it, that is a platform that all American workers should embrace.