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Abortion
Abortion is wrong, but govt has no role in it.
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Budget & Economy
Get rid of $5 trillion debt by selling federal assets.
Great Depression was caused by federal monetary policies.
Politicians don’t want to reduce government.
Reduce budget from $1.5 trillion to $385 billion.
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Crime
5-point plan reduces govt role in crime enforcement.
Most federal law enforcement is unconstitutional.
No prison for victimless crimes nor white-collar crimes.
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Drugs
War on Drugs is a crusade against victimless crimes.
Truth is a casualty in the War on Drugs.
Marijuana is not unconditionally evil; allow medical use.
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Education
Teaching non-academic topics is cause of declining SATs.
Importance of education no reason for govt control.
Vouchers better than public schools; no govt is best.
Feds out of education and states out of education.
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Environment
Privatize grazing lands and national parks.
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Families & Children
Enforcing “responsible entertainment” is censorship.
Less govt & lower taxes means better child raising.
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Free Trade
“Trade aggression” meaningless, since both sides benefit.
Free trade guarantees peace better than military.
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Government Reform
Government feeds growth of more government.
Require shorter bills so legislators actually read them.
Constitution gives people freedom FROM government.
Great Society: federal takeover of ed., welfare, crime.
Abolishing agencies only way to stop them from growing back.
Government Doesn’t Work.
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Gun Control
Prosecute crimes, not possession of weapons.
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Health Care
Government can improve health care by getting out of it.
Medicare has caused higher health costs.
1992 Health Plan all about coercion, not compassion.
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Homeland Security
War destroys without resolving issues.
Wars have historically established nothing.
6-point plan to get government out of war programs.
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Principles & Values
Government means use of force instead of persuasion.
Taxes and regulations are forms of government use of force.
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Social Security
SSI tax has risen from 2% to 15% & will continue to rise.
One-time pay off of all people over 50, with means testing.
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Tax Reform
10% flat tax OK, if no income tax returns.
5% sales tax OK, if income tax is eliminated.
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Technology
Competition makes high tech work--keep it unregulated.
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Welfare & Poverty
Community-based welfare ensured oversight & honesty.
Welfare perverts natural incentives & hence destroys lives.
8-month transition, then end all welfare checks.
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