Would Republicans Destroy Even Good Government Programs? by David Morris November 21, 1995 When President Clinton assumed office he promised to reinvent government by making it smaller, more efficient and more responsive. Washington skeptics laughed. Undaunted, Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore set about their task. And although they would be the first to admit … Read More
From Roosevelt to Gingrich: A Revolution in Compassion by David Morris November 8, 1995 At the 1932 Democratic Convention, the newly nominated Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared, “The first obligation of government is the protection of the welfare and well-being…of its citizens.” That new idea spawned the New Deal. In January, Republicans vowed to overturn the Roosevelt … Read More
Congress, the Elderly and the Future of Health Care by David Morris October 24, 1995 They almost got away with it. Last year’s defeat of the Democratic health care plan taught the Republicans the risks of allowing the public time to digest and debate government proposals. This year the GOP decided to avoid this messy exercise … Read More
Republicans Support Fossil Fuels, Not Renewable Energy by David Morris October 11, 1995 Under the political cover of cutting the deficit House Republicans are making clear choices about the kind of future they prefer. I doubt that many of their choices, if made clear, would be popular with the American people. Consider their actions in the … Read More
A factsheet related to the proposed Energy Efficiency and Pollution Reduction Act (EEPRA) in Minnesota during 1996-1997. EEPRA is a revenue neutral measure that proposes to increase energy taxes by $1.5 billion and to reduce existing taxes on labor or income by an equal amount.
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Balance the Budget by Cutting Military Waste by David Morris Septmeber 26, 1995 Republicans should stop terrifying the nation by proposing to slash a trillion dollars in spending on the elderly, the sick, the poor, the young, low paid workers and the environment. Congress could slice the deficit without making much of the nation insecure. But … Read More
States Rights and Wrongs by David Morris June 6, 1995 July 4, 1995. Armed militias roam the countryside, threatening to shoot government agents. Citizens gather to demand the overthrow of the present governmental structure. The highest officials in the land earnestly debate the nature and locus of government authority. It may as well be July 4, … Read More
When Corporations Rule the World by David Morris April 25, 1995 The title of a new book by David Korten, “When Corporations Rule the World” aptly describes the way things will be in the very near future if the new Republicans get their way. Newt Gingrich is willing to pull out all the stops when it … Read More
Superstores and Democracy by David Morris February 3, 1995 A most remarkable exercise in democracy is taking place today in America. Not in Washington but on main street. The issue isn’t welfare reform or taxes but rather bigness and diversity. Or more accurately, the role of superstores in our future local economies. Retail superstores are washing … Read More
