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...WHERE'S THE COMPASSION? Most bipartisan groups that have recommended moving toward private accounts also call for a minimum guaranteed benefit to ensure that more seniors do not fall into poverty. Bush vows to preserve the existing safety net for survivors and disabled workers, but so far, he does not guarantee a high enough safety net for poorer workers or for those who do not fare well in the stock market...
Dukakis, a former governor of Massachusetts who was the Democratic nominee for president in 1988, touched on several key issues in the upcoming election, including the federal budget surplus, the minimum wage, health care and campaign finance reform...
...excuse the candidates. Understanding who "the people" are may be a Rorschach test of American social thought, but it is unfeeling and immoral not to include the needs of the nation's poorest in your plans. Policies that could help those at the margin include a rise in the minimum wage to a livable standard; guarantees of safety for their children and of a quality education; a reform of the penal system and its rehabilitation programs; and support for families, whether in helping them retain a family farm or reunite with relatives wishing to immigrate here...
...done in Texas has been to make empty promises (on camera, of course, to those pesky reporters) and then evade and put off those with an honest desire to see Texas improve its appalling gun record. Although federal law prohibits minors from owning handguns, Texas law still sets no minimum age for the possession of handguns, and in Texas, it is still legal for a person of any age to possess a long gun. That's right, you can own a gun in Texas before you learn how to walk...
...control laws in the country. At a time when alarming shootings at Columbine High School and other schools across the country have shocked many into reassessing our current gun laws, Bush # has been the NRA's best friend in Texas, passing and maintaining laws that undermine even the minimum standards of already lax federal laws. In the meantime, close to 2,500 Texans a year are killed by guns...