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To: Lucretius who wrote (14625)	8/29/2000 6:02:18 PM
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"We as a nation can't afford to make Barney Rubble investments in a George Jetson world" LOL Lieberman Suggests Bush Doesn't Understand US Economy ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)--Joseph Lieberman used cartoon characters Tuesday to contrast this year's presidential candidates, casting Republican George W. Bush as "The Flintstones" bumbling simpleton Barney Rubble and suggesting he doesn't understand the economy. "America can't afford to have a president in the 21st century who doesn't understand the terrain of the new economy," Lieberman said in a speech to more than 2,000 union workers. Lieberman didn't mention Bush by name, but his speech fell into a Democratic strategy of painting the Texas governor as an intellectual lightweight. "It's just this simple: We as a nation can't afford to make Barney Rubble investments in a George Jetson world," said Lieberman, referring to old cartoon series about Stone Age and space age families. U.S. Vice President Al Gore has been at the forefront in ensuring that the rights of working men and women have been protected as companies have integrated computers and other new technology, he said. A Gore-Lieberman administration would spend $2 billion to retrain workers who are laid off because of technology improvements and help pay for adult learning, Lieberman said. He cited Gore's proposal to make $10,000 of college tuition for mid-career job expenses tax-deductible. Speaking to the convention of the Communications Workers of America, Lieberman ticked off economic accomplishments over the last eight years: four million new businesses, 22 million new jobs, low unemployment and low inflation. At the same time, Lieberman said, many people have been left behind and need help. "We see parents who know that they have to learn new skills to stay ahead, but they aren't there yet. We see businesses who know that they have to be online to sell their products and create more jobs, but they aren't there yet," he said. "Our goal as a nation and a people must be to help them help themselves." Lieberman also credited union leaders with ensuring that technology jobs pay good wages. "The new economy needs just as much collective bargaining as the old economy did," he said. In another nod to union labor, Lieberman said the government must ensure that American workers receive the training to fill the more than 200,000 high-tech jobs that today are unfilled. "All of us appreciate the vital role immigrants have played and continue to play in America....But with all due respect, America shouldn't have to go overseas to find trained workers. We should train our own people right here." He criticized Bush's across-the-board tax cut proposal, saying it left no money to fortify Social Security or Medicare, retirement programs that will run short of money as baby boomers begin to retire. Lieberman began his day by campaigning in a diner, a modus operandi he has often employed in his home state of Connecticut. Over coffee, he greeted about a dozen patrons at the diner, Spires.