John Edwards in Real Solutions for America

On Corporations: Crack down on CEO pay; and require honest accounting

Worker and Shareholder Bill of Rights. Some CEOs have lined their own pockets while workers lost their jobs and families lost their savings. Edwards will crack down on outrageous CEO pay, require honest accounting, and ensure pension fairness for ordinary workers. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Education: Pay for college tuition in exchange for part-time work

College for Everyone. Edwards will say to America's young people: we will pay for your first year of college tuition at a public university or community college, if you will do your part in school and work at least 10 hours a week. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Education: New Deal for Teachers: more pay & scholarships

A New Deal for Teachers.Because a great education starts with a great teacher, Edwards will increase teacher pay, especially in the areas that need good teachers most, and will offer scholarships for young people who commit to tough teaching assignments. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Energy & Oil: Convert agricultural waste into energy products

Fueling America's Future. Edwards will set up new factories to convert agricultural waste, like corn stalks and wood chips, into energy products. These factories will create manufacturing jobs and reduce our reliance on foreign oil. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Families & Children: Relief for working parents via taxes & schools

Relief for Working Parents. Today, parents are working longer hours and spending less time with their children. Edwards will offer relief to those families. He will offer a family leave tax credit so parents with newborns can afford to spend time with their children, and provide afterschool opportunities so children have safe, nourishing places to go. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Health Care: Require health insurance for every child

Health Care for Every Child. Edwards proposes that for the first time in history, America should require health insurance for every child, with tax credits to help families with rising premiums. He will take on insurance companies, drug companies, and HMOs to bring down health care costs for every American. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Homeland Security: Americans are safer at home when we are respected abroad

A Strong America. Edwards believes that American families are safer at home when we are respected abroad. He will lead by working with our closest allies to solve the world's toughest problems. He will create a global coalition to fight terrorism and combat weapons of mass destruction, promote democracy and freedom, and revitalize international institutions that make America stronger. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Homeland Security: Supports a new homeland intelligence agency, with safeguards

An America that is Safer and More Free. To track down terrorists within our borders, Edwards supports a new homeland intelligence agency. To protect basic freedoms that this administration has undercut, he will establish strong safeguards for our liberties that are missing today. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Jobs: Fair trade deals & closing corporate loopholes creates jobs

Good Jobs at Home. America has lost more than 2 million manufacturing jobs under George Bush. Edwards will create good jobs-negotiating only fair trade deals, closing loopholes for companies moving headquarters overseas, and creating tax breaks for companies that manufacture in America. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Jobs: Invest in rural America

An Agenda for Rural America. While many in Washington just fly over rural America to get from one coast to the other, Edwards comes from rural America, and he offers real help for rural America-investing capital, introducing technology, and protecting the natural heritage. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Principles & Values: Government should honor values that built America

Edwards believes that the way we strengthen America is to have a government that honors our values. Edwards understands that hard work, responsibility, faith, and family are the values that built America, and they are the values we should rely on to shape our future. Edwards' plan offers real solutions for America. His plans will renew our economy by rewarding work and providing tax breaks for working Americans to build their wealth. He has a detailed plan to restore fiscal discipline, return responsibility to corporate America, and rebuild confidence in our markets. He will keep manufacturing jobs in America, and revitalize our small towns and rural economies. And for the first time in history, every child will have health care, and he will bring down the high costs of health care. John Edwards believes that every American should have the same opportunities to reach his or her God-given potential, and believes that this plan is the right plan for America. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

On Tax Reform: Millionaires should not pay lower taxes than nurses

Tax Reform to Reward Work. Edwards believes a millionaire should not pay lower taxes on his unearned income than a nurse pays for working overtime. While restoring fiscal discipline, Edwards will offer tax breaks to help working families own a piece of the rock-buy a home, save for retirement, or invest in stocks. Source: Real Solutions For America, campaign booklet by John Edwards

The above quotations are from Real Solutions For America America Works Best When It Works For All Of Us, 60-page campaign booklet by John Edwards, Aug. 2003. Click here for a profile of John Edwards.
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