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Quote by: Chancellor  Washington, D.C. - Following President Bush's annual State of the Union Address, the Libertarian Party issued their response from National Chairman William Redpath:
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Economics: The President's economic stimulus plan is based on a flawed and outdated economic premise. The best solution to an economic slowdown is increasing the ability for businesses to grow and reinvest in the economy. Instead of increasing the federal deficit by $150 billion dollars, the federal government should focus its energy on eliminating taxes that restrain economic growth. Eliminating taxes such as the death tax and capital gains taxes, and lowering income tax rates on private citizens, will free up vital capital that can be reinvested into the economy. Additionally, the federal government should remove all trade barriers that prevent free trade with other nations. This is a more sound economic policy that presents real solutions instead of the window-dressing that is the President's stimulus package.
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Education: The President's 'No Child Left Behind Act' has failed from the very beginning, and its reauthorization would be a travesty to the American education system. Instead of unfunded, federal mandates with the intent of fixing our failing public schools, alternatives involving the private sector should be explored. Increased local control over public schools and the increased use of private alternatives will increase the quality of education for all American children. We call for abolishing the Department of Education and removing the federal government from educating our children.
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Health care: Far too long have our politicians tried to find a government fix for the health care problem we have in America. Government interference in the health care system is the root of the problems we face. Only in eliminating government subsidies of health care will we find relief from increasing costs. The Libertarian Party calls for the elimination of all government entitlement programs related to health care.
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Foreign Policy: America will spend more than $1 trillion dollars in foreign wars started during the Bush administration. Because of such, the economy is in jeopardy and America's reputation abroad has suffered traumatic blows. On top of this, Americans have seen their civil liberties violated time after time. The Libertarian Party calls for a withdrawal from Iraq following the proper lines of withdrawal, executed by our commanders on the ground. We also call for an abandonment of the reckless policy of pre-emptive war, and a restoration of civil liberties lost under such laws as the Patriot Act and the amendments to FISA.
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In this perilous time, when our freedom is attacked from both inside our borders by corrupt politicians and from outside by foreign aggressors, we call for prudence, wisdom and above all, an adherence to the United States Constitution, which reigns sovereign over all individuals of American society. |
#1
It is (probably) a wishful desire that a businessman would Re-Invest those funds back into economy. He/She may and/or may Not follow that concept at all.
Free trade with other nations ? Uncontrolable ? Unmonitored ?
In other words :
- a governing body (along with its domestic and foreign policy) would become pile of garbage, because some guys want to trade with others in order to gain some profits
What happens if other nations are less-friendly - put it very mildly- to our state ?
#2
Level of education in every state Must be the same, so students present the knowledge on equal level. Otherwise, some states create half-illiterals and other ones export scientists, in comparison.
U.S.A. - with its 50 states - stands for One, and not for separate ones.
"No Child Left Behind" is a project of mockery. The level of education in U.S. should have been Twice (at least !!!) higher, in comparison to actual one. The U.S. governing body Must spend and/or allocate 3-5 times more funds for education, in order to complete that task.
Otherwise, we would continue to create half-brains, most likely.
Then, calling for a limited role and/or removal of U.S. governing body from controling and/or monitoring the system of education in U.S., is weird concept - put it extremely mildly.
Level of education is the key element for every single system.
What do you want to create in students brains, guys ? "Club-soda" ?
If "Club-soda", then you are on your way to copy today's governing bodies. Enjoy your concpet, guys.
#3
The Libertarian Party has no clue on the following subject :
- insurance companies, and their policy
A "special status" has been granted to insurance companies.
That "special status" - granted to insurance companies, allows those insurance companies to dictate conditions for all health-care programs in U.S. In order to remove that status, the Libertarian Party would have to issue sets of Laws/Acts/Bills, etc.
There are 2 ways (as far as I am familiar with) to provide all the people with affordable health-care program :
1.
"democratic" appraoch, as of today : some guys can afford health-care program (that covers all the medical aspects)
2.
"less-democratic" approach, as of tomorrow : set the limit for lawsuits and control insurance companies health-care programs very closely, including permament monitoring of those ones
The option 2 is the only solution all the people to have affordable health-care program.
How the Libertarian Party is going to proceed with it ?
#4
Foreign Policy is not about trade, only.
It is a "horse-engine" that reflects all the state's outcomes, as well, where the source of energy is the most crucial element for a state to exist, function, make progress, etc.
According to you guys, U.S. should give up the energy (re)sources.
Do you mind I ask the question :
- what is the substitute
(Camels ??? )
The concpet of pre-emptive war should be abolished.
We should wait untill others attack us. Am I correct ?
#5
I think we already said something similar, some millieniums ago.
It makes me think, we are going to continue that re-print.
Corruption is a part of any system. U.S. is not the exception, since we all belong to the same species : Homo Sapiens.
P.S.
"The Good Shepherd"
- "We have America, you are just visiting" (not quotted)
"3 Days Of The Condor"
- "We play games, as others" (not quotted)