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ELECTRONIC TOWN HALLS. In television addresses, President Perot would outline the various legislative choices on major issues like health care. Citizens would then choose a particular solution through interactive cable TV and telephone voting...
SOCIAL ISSUES. President Perot would consider eliminating Social Security and Medicare for the wealthiest Americans, saving $100 billion a year. He advocates placing "severely disadvantaged children" in government-funded homes soon after birth to get them away from unstable environments...
CUTTING WASTE. Perot would replace the tax-collecting system at the IRS with a "fair and paperless" computerized mechanism. He supports a law prohibiting deficit spending by the government...
COMPETITIVENESS. Perot would create a government-business partnership, similar to Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry, that would chart strategies for economic growth...
These ideas are a far cry from a full-fledged program for curing what ails America. But Perot would add spice to the political debate. "If voters don't have a stomach for me," he says, "they can get one of those blow-dried guys...