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

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (4087)	10/30/2000 11:26:05 PM
From: Frank Griffin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

THE TEXAS RECORD OF SUCCESS Vice President Gore’s campaign would have us believe that the people of Texas aren’t capable of self-governing. They believe that their judgement from Washington, D.C. is superior to that of those living in Texas-or anywhere else, for that matter. Texas voters rewarded Governor Bush’s success and effectiveness. HEALTH CARE. Since Governor Bush’s election in 1994, the percentage of uninsured in the U.S. has grown while the percentage of uninsured in Texas has gone down. There are almost 43 million uninsured in the U.S., up 4 million since Clinton/Gore were elected in 1992 (U.S. Census Bureau, 9/28/00). In 1999, Governor Bush supported and signed legislation creating the Texas’ Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) program to provide insurance for more than 423,000 children in Texas, and he expanded coverage program to include immigrant children. ENVIRONMENT. Texas air has improved under Governor Bush. According to the 1998 Toxic Releases Inventory (TRI), the latest data available from the EPA, Texas’s ranking has improved under Governor Bush. Since 1994, industrial air emissions in Texas have fallen by 11%. Texas’ lakes, rivers and streams are cleaner than most of the nation. According to the EPA’s National Water Quality Inventory, 69% of Texas rivers and streams are rated as fully supporting all water classification uses (i.e. fishing, swimming and drinking). The national average is only 55%. 78% of Texas lakes are rated as fully supporting all water classification uses vs. 50%. Governor Bush signed legislation in 1997 to ensure clean water for future generations. EDUCATION. Under Governor Bush, education funding increased by $8.3 billion. The 1998 National Education Goals Panel Study showed Texas tied with North Carolina for the greatest gains in student achievement in recent years. The Education Trust found African-American and Hispanic students in Texas have shown the greatest gains on national math tests African-American 4th graders in Texas ranked 1st in the nation in math (NAEP Math Report Card 1996) African-American and Hispanic 8th graders in Texas ranked 1st and 2nd in the nation in writing (NAEP Writing Report Card 1998) An independent analysis by the Fordham Foundation ranked Texas third in the nation when it comes to state education standards. Over the last seven and a half years of the Clinton-Gore administration, our nation has experienced an education recession - decline and stagnation in student achievement. NURSING HOMES. Governor Bush has strengthened regulations on quality of care in Texas nursing homes signing bills in 1995, ’97 and ‘99. New laws raised state standards to match Federal, and provided the state with the tools necessary to ensure quality care and safety: tougher penalties for health and safety violations, stiffer fines, easier license revocation proceedings. Governor Bush has been a strong leader who has worked across party lines to get things done for the people of his state, which is why many Texas Democrats have campaigned on his behalf across the country this year.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (4087)	10/31/2000 7:05:58 AM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 10042

Every win at this point? CLINTON SIGNS $310B DEFENSE BILL WASHINGTON (AP) . President Clinton on Monday signed into law a $310 billion defense bill that provides an array of upgrades in living standards for military personnel but lacks the hate crimes provisions he had hoped to enact. Clinton signed the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act, named for the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, without ceremony in the Oval Office. ``While I have concerns with several provisions in this act, I have determined that (it) generally reflects my strong commitment to the nation's security,'' Clinton said in a statement. But the act, for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, did not contain provisions against hate crimes that the president had wanted dearly. ``I will continue to fight for this important legislation, and urge Congress to enact it before it adjourns,'' he said. (cont) nypostonline.com

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (4087)	10/31/2000 12:00:38 PM
From: Ben Wa	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10042

I had lunch yesterday with an Israeli tech company that is publicly traded. It is very apparant to me that part of the unbelievable success of Israeli tech firms is the next to nothing tax rate that they pay. Of course, Israeli citizens pay taxes. But the low corporate tax rate gives them a big advantage in lowering their cost of capital in going after markets. But is would be better to legislate low tax rates than to have corporations shuttle assets around in order to create low rates for themselves. Similarly, the estate tax creates a market for estate planners. Paper pushers. We could have a much more efficient economy by simplifying the tax code. If IRS workers and estate planners had to get real jobs, there would be less of a labor shortage.