Posted on 02/02/2007 8:19:27 AM PST by DBCJR
...the United States will be defined by our environment, both our physical environment and our legal, Constitutional environment...we must do more to protect our natural resources, enabling us to extend their economic value indefinitely... We may also have to assist market-driven adjustments... with transparency and accountability,....we will assure continued access to the courts... and a vibrant competitive media that informs our people and enables their effective participation in civic life...
If we are to remain competitive we will have to do more to develop our "human potential." ... we should help every American...For some this means only providing a framework of opportunities -- for others it means more direct assistance in areas such as education, health care, and retirement security.... that each American will have access to the diagnostic, preventive and acute health care and medicines needed for productive life, as well as some basic level of financial security in his or her retirement.
...we will have to get the resources and responsibilities right....this means allocating responsibilities properly between public and private entities. Neither government nor "the market" is a universal tool -- each must be used appropriately...We need to return to the aims of the 1990's when we sought to balance our federal budget and reduce the long-term public debt. Finally, it means properly allocating public responsibilities... retaining government regulation where necessary to meet public needs, and balancing the federal government's strengths of standardization and progressive financing with greater insights into the particular needs and challenges that State and local authorities bring.... we must also improve the business climate in the United States. This is not simply a matter of reducing interest rates and stimulating demand...to reduce unemployment to the levels achieved in the Clinton Administration,... and ... enable long overdue hikes in the minimum wage in this country.
(Excerpt) Read more at securingamerica.com ...
More like a communist.
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