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Civil Rights
Ronald Reagan: Gay teachers should not advocate their lifestyle to students.
Jimmy Carter: ERA is about women's rights, not gay rights nor abortion.
Gerald Ford: Face up to gay rights as a serious problem.
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Education
George Bush Sr.: Churches & private schools provide 93% of education funding.
Richard Nixon: Non-public schools save taxpayers $3B per year.
Lyndon Johnson: Raise standards of public education.
John F. Kennedy: Comprehensive education from pre-school to post-college.
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Energy & Oil
George Bush Sr.: Rely on the magic of the marketplace for energy strategy.
Richard Nixon: Comprehensive program including coal gas, solar & geothermal.
John F. Kennedy: Supplement oil resources with atomic energy.
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Environment
George Bush Sr.: Look for common ground: economic growth & clean environment.
Richard Nixon: Built the SST; environmental concerns will be met.
Richard Nixon: Establish the Environmental Protection Agency.
Lyndon Johnson: Focus academics on man's mastery of his environment.
John F. Kennedy: Youth Conservation Corps: develop outdoor resources.
John F. Kennedy: Invest in facilities for the important resources of the seas.
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Foreign Policy
George Bush Sr.: New World Order: open borders; open trade; open minds.
George Bush Sr.: New World Order: open borders; open trade; open minds.
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Health Care
George Bush Sr.: Let people buy into Medicaid; no mandated insurance.
Gerald Ford: Vetoes $550M for public heath services.
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Immigration
Jimmy Carter: Provide education for undocumented worker-children.
Gerald Ford: More southern border patrol to stop heroin traffic.
Richard Nixon: More visas for professionals and for Western Hemisphere.
Lyndon Johnson: Abolish country-specific discriminatory quotas.
John F. Kennedy: Remove distinction between native-born & naturalized citizen.
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Tax Reform
Gerald Ford: $16B rebate of personal & corporate taxes, as stimulus.
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Technology
Richard Nixon: Technology misused damages environment; but can restore it.
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