<<all Presidents say that kind of crap in state of the onion speeches. >>
Yes. But this one looked more desperate to me. Do you recall any one making so many promises in SOU speech?
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Pet programs Here then, the exclusive laundry list, proposed by President Clinton in his state of the Union Address, compiled by Matthew Berry, staff attorney at the Institute for Justice, and Peter
Cleary, communications manager of Americans for Tax Reform:
1.Prescription drugs for the elderly
2.Long-term care
3.More teachers
4.Summer school programs
5.After-school programs
6.The turnaround failing schools program
7.College scholarships for inner-city, rural, and Indian community teachers
8.Build/modernize 5,000 schools
9.Public hospital care for indigents
10.Adult literacy
11.Welfare-to-work partnership
12.Community development banks
13.100,000 new vouchers for affordable housing
14.New U.S. private investment companies
15.Farm income assistance
16.Long-term computing research
17.Export assistance
18.Resources to implement Wye Agreement (money for
Israel, Palestinians and Jordan)
19.Money to reduce nuclear threat from Russia
20.Military spending
21.UN dues/debts 22.Radio Democracy in Africa
23.Relief for hurricane victims in Central America and Caribbean
24.50,000 policeman
25.Equipment for 50,000 policeman
26.Drug testing/treatment for prisoners and those on parole
27.Clean Air Fund to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
28.$1 billion livability agenda 29.$1 billion lands legacy initiative
30.Americorps
31.Citizenship preparation
32.$1 increase in the minimum wage over two years
33.Set aside 15 percent of all future budget surplus for Medicare.
34.Set aside over 60 percent of all future budget surplus for
Social Security.
35.Have government, not individuals, invest Social Security money
36.Set aside 11 percent of all future budget surplus for
universal savings accounts.
37.Total plans for all future budget surplus preclude
significant tax reduction.
38.Federal tobacco lawsuit
39.Internet access for schools
40.Reinstate five-day waiting period for purchasing a gun.
41.Patients bill of rights
42.Conference on mental illness
43.Year-2000 problem |
