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...step that his plan should not include is the panacea offered by Pete DuPont and Ec 10 section leaders--removing price supports. Currently, if the market price of agricultural commodities falls below an established floor, the federal government pays farmers the difference. Conservatives argue that the supports subsidize inefficiency and perpetuate a surplus that depresses prices...
...clear that DuPont strongly believed that Republican economic policies promoting economic growth, prosperity and smaller bureaucracy can aid the inner-city poor. Unlike most conservative Republicans, he was willing to acknowledge the urgency of the concerns that form the base of Jackson's platform. If he was not committed to solving these problems, why would he go out on a limb to invite comparisons and cooperation with the most liberal of liberals, while appealing to the most conservative of audiences...
...would have been equally as opportunistic for DuPont to lambast Jackson with the usual rhetoric--calling him a leftist liberal, soft on communism and high on taxes. And he could have called Jackson a proponent of massive government handouts to redistribute the nation's wealth. He would have received quite a bit of applause from his eagerbeaver conservative audience...
...DuPont chose the other route and forced me to realize that the choice between Democrat and Republican does not have to be a choice between economic emancipation and economic slavery. At least some Republicans endorse a pro-business, hands-off economic policy, not because they want to make the rich richer, but because they really believe this policy will achieve a commonly desired end--helping all Americans achieve a decent standard of living...
...DuPont was willing to ally himself with Jackson because he wanted to emphasize this common concern. And that step showed that at least some leading Republicans care enough to acknowledge the problems of inner-city poverty and to dedicate themselves to finding workable solutions. This will probably be enough to make me vote for Vice President George Bush...