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Politics : Al Gore vs George Bush: the moderate's perspective -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: American Spirit who wrote (3647)	10/26/2000 10:47:52 AM
From: MARK BARGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

Re: Gore's lack of financial investments. In other words, Gore is counting on his government pension to carry him and his family during his retirement (very soon retirement I hope<gggg>) Nearly all "working class" are saving money and putting it to work in America's great companies realizing that as our economy grows, so to will their retirement nest egg. Give me someone as President who has a vested interest in our economy doing well. Gore has invested as if he's preparing for a depression or world war. Come on Gore, we know you have enough to retire on. But for once, try to identify with the "working class" such as myself who are trying to save and invest in America's future. Another case of the Washington elite's "do as I say, not as I do".

To: American Spirit who wrote (3647)	10/26/2000 11:38:08 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10042

AS.. Gore is the executor of his parents estate. And given that his mother is getting up there in years, it is not unreasonable to state that his inheritance of this estate is a conflict of interest. But most of all, it is the secrecy that surrounded that sale of Federal assets, the largest in our history, to OXY in a sealed bidding process handled by ICF Kaiser, the firm in which Tony Coehlo worked for many years. Clearly, Gore should have recused himself fully and made sure the bidding process was revealed after the sale occurred, NOT REMAINING SEALED, as they are to this day. Coehlo was Gore's campaign manager until he resigned, citing a bloated intestine as a health problem, and Daley took over. The real reason is that Coehlo was coming under increasing scrutiny that could be tied to Al Gore. And that made him a liability to the Gore campaign. BUT I SEE YOU STILL DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS THE SOCIAL SECURITY "LOCK BOX" THAT AL GORE IS PROPOSING... HOW DOES A GOVERNMENT TAKE IN EXTRA TAX REVENUE, ISSUE GOVERNMENT DEBT AGAINST IT, AND NOT SPEND IT IN THE GENERAL BUDGET? WHERE IS GORE PLANNING ON STASHING THIS "LOCK BOX"? IN OCCIDENTAL STOCK HOLDINGS? Maybe he could invest the SS trust fund in real estate that generates income from mineral rights.