Ignoring Iraq, how did the President do on his four major proposals.
His idea to boost money for education in the sciences and grant R&D tax credits is something that is really needed if we are to remain competitive.
Give him credit also for his emphasis on making us less dependent on oil although it has been heard before from many others. Ethanol, nuclear and alternative sources of energy are all noble desires. But what about conservation and higher gas mileage standards?
Better medical technology is needed, but this idea goes back to the 1960s when I can recall GE having a company called Meditech(?) that was going to change the way hospitals worked. With companies cutting way back on their pension and health benefits we may be approaching the time when a single payer system (i.e., the government) is needed. We have such a plan for us old folk; it's called Medicare and it works quite well from my consumer viewpoint and that of my contemporaries. Its administrative costs are 8%, while those of the health insurance industry approach 25%. What could we do with the 17% difference?
His aim to make the tax cuts permanent is a very large strikeout in a clutch situation. Unfortunately, such a move would ensure that most of us won't make it home.
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