the official GOP platform:
http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/Education.htm
highlights:
To get our schools back to the basics of learning, we support initiatives to block more Department of Education funding to the states
Recent audits show that 22% of all federal programs are ineffective or incapable of demonstrating results.
69 separate programs, administered by 10 different agencies, provide education or care to children under the age of 5.
Nine separate agencies administer 44 different programs for job training.
23 separate programs, each with its own overhead, provide housing assistance to the elderly.
With so many redundant, inefficient, and ineffective federal programs, it is no wonder that the American people have so little confidence in Washington to act effectively when federal action is really needed. (they want to do away with these programs)
here they say;
Of the $3 trillion spent annually, only one-third is reviewed each year during the budget and appropriations process. The remaining $2 trillion automatically goes to interest.
but then they say:
Because the problem is too much spending, not too few taxes
(it sounds to me like we are paying too much interest in our war debt)
The proper role of government is to protect equal rights, not to ensure equality huh? how do you protect equal rights without ensuring equality?)
We call for the repeal of all mandatory minimum wage laws.
We support the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education.
We call for the elimination of the U.S. Department of Energy
We call for the elimination of the Federal agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Because official Washington does not even know how much land it owns, we call for a national audit of all federally-owned properties as a first step toward returning unnecessary properties to the American people.
Washington must take the lead in forging a partnership with America’s best run businesses.
workers will not be able to depend on Social Security as part of their retirement plan. We believe the solution should give workers control over, and a fair return on, their contributions. No changes in the system should adversely affect any current or near-retiree. Comprehensive reform should include the opportunity to freely choose to create your own personal investment accounts which are distinct from and supplemental to the overall Social Security system. (the privatizarion of social security, which means if you dont have the disposable income to invest or your investments are bad, you starve when you retire).
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