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Brian posted 10-08-2000 01:37 PM PT (US)
OCTOBER 7, 2000
GORES BROKEN PROMISES
#2 Restoring Americas Infrastructure
In Putting People First, Gore noted that Americas infrastructure was crumbling, cited the larger investments in infrastructure made by Japan and Germany and concluded: no wonder we are slipping behind. After eight years of Clinton-Gore leadership, our infrastructure has continued to crumble, with decrepit schools and clinics, library closings, and antiquated mass transit. By permitting this to happen, the administration that made "don't stop thinking about tomorrow" its mantra has imperiled our country's public services.
Consider the following:
One in three schools in the United States is "in need of extensive repair or replacement," at a cost of over $113 billion over 3 years
The Centers for Disease Control estimates 1 million people become sick every year from bad water, with about 900 deaths occurring. The EPA estimates nearly $140 billion will be needed over the next 20 will be needed to improve drinking water infrastructure
Maintaining the public transit system at current levels, the Department of Transportation estimates, will cost $9.7 billion a year. Improving the infrastructure to a condition of "good" would require upping annual expenditures to $14.2 billion a year. Modern mass transit systems are crucial in building livable cities, combating the momentum toward sprawl, guaranteeing lower-income groups the ability to travel efficiently in metropolitan areas, abating air pollution, and improving transportation safety.
Despite these needs and his 1992 promise, Gore proposes spending no more than a fraction of the projected budget surplus on rebuilding Americas public works. Investments in public worksthose mentioned here, plus others, such as construction of public health clinics, libraries, sewers and courthouses; bridge and road repair, and cleanup efforts of military and nuclear waste sitesmake our communities stronger and more closely knit. Public investments also strengthen the economy by encouraging better-educated and healthier work force and through efficient transportation of goods and people. We are in an era of burgeoning private wealth and have a large projected public surplusnow is the time to reinvigorate our public investments.

Shiloh Chiu posted 10-09-2000 11:04 AM PT (US)
Wouldn't it be nice if Gore proposed repairing the failing infrastructure, fully funding Head Start and FORK instead of promising $80billion to the "Star Wars" fantasy and sending billions to Colombia to fund their civil war? Too bad we don't have a candidate who chooses to act in a fiscally and socially responsible manner....OH WAIT!
We do have an alternative, it's RALPH NADER!!
Want your country back? Want asbestos out of the schools? Want PCB transformers out of schools? Want a living minimum wage instead of keeping it 30% lower than it was in 1973? Vote Nader!
1/3 of African American males aged 18-24 cannot vote in this election because of our racist criminal enforcement. Want a change? Vote Nader.
The answer's obvious, more of the same, or vote Nader.

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Author	Topic: Another Gore Broken Promise
Brian	posted 10-08-2000 01:37 PM PT (US) OCTOBER 7, 2000 GORES BROKEN PROMISES #2 Restoring Americas Infrastructure In Putting People First, Gore noted that Americas infrastructure was crumbling, cited the larger investments in infrastructure made by Japan and Germany and concluded: no wonder we are slipping behind. After eight years of Clinton-Gore leadership, our infrastructure has continued to crumble, with decrepit schools and clinics, library closings, and antiquated mass transit. By permitting this to happen, the administration that made "don't stop thinking about tomorrow" its mantra has imperiled our country's public services. Consider the following: One in three schools in the United States is "in need of extensive repair or replacement," at a cost of over $113 billion over 3 years The Centers for Disease Control estimates 1 million people become sick every year from bad water, with about 900 deaths occurring. The EPA estimates nearly $140 billion will be needed over the next 20 will be needed to improve drinking water infrastructure Maintaining the public transit system at current levels, the Department of Transportation estimates, will cost $9.7 billion a year. Improving the infrastructure to a condition of "good" would require upping annual expenditures to $14.2 billion a year. Modern mass transit systems are crucial in building livable cities, combating the momentum toward sprawl, guaranteeing lower-income groups the ability to travel efficiently in metropolitan areas, abating air pollution, and improving transportation safety. Despite these needs and his 1992 promise, Gore proposes spending no more than a fraction of the projected budget surplus on rebuilding Americas public works. Investments in public worksthose mentioned here, plus others, such as construction of public health clinics, libraries, sewers and courthouses; bridge and road repair, and cleanup efforts of military and nuclear waste sitesmake our communities stronger and more closely knit. Public investments also strengthen the economy by encouraging better-educated and healthier work force and through efficient transportation of goods and people. We are in an era of burgeoning private wealth and have a large projected public surplusnow is the time to reinvigorate our public investments.
Shiloh Chiu	posted 10-09-2000 11:04 AM PT (US) Wouldn't it be nice if Gore proposed repairing the failing infrastructure, fully funding Head Start and FORK instead of promising $80billion to the "Star Wars" fantasy and sending billions to Colombia to fund their civil war? Too bad we don't have a candidate who chooses to act in a fiscally and socially responsible manner....OH WAIT! We do have an alternative, it's RALPH NADER!! Want your country back? Want asbestos out of the schools? Want PCB transformers out of schools? Want a living minimum wage instead of keeping it 30% lower than it was in 1973? Vote Nader! 1/3 of African American males aged 18-24 cannot vote in this election because of our racist criminal enforcement. Want a change? Vote Nader. The answer's obvious, more of the same, or vote Nader.