Winning Back America: on Technology


The Internet will become a key player in political debate.

I believe that the Web is now proving to be a particularly valuable tool for people engaged positively in the political process. The Internet is interactive; the internet is a genuine forum for debate. People have talk radio on in the background; they log on to the Internet and participate.
Source: Winning Back America, by Howard Dean, p.117 Dec 3, 2003

Bush spends money on Iraq while US infrastructure crumbles

There are areas of our economy that require immediate attention and that are being ignored. Our infrastructure is one. At a time when the president has gone to congress to ask for $87 billion to help rebuild Iraq, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued a report on the American infrastructure. Our school buildings were given a grade of D-, our roads a D+. There are twenty-six hundred unsafe dams in the country, and a quarter of the bridges are in bad repair.
Source: Winning Back America, by Howard Dean, p.153 Dec 3, 2003

Infrastructure requires immediate attention--being ignored

There are some areas of our economy that require immediate attention and that are being ignored. Our infrastructure is one. At a time when the president has asked Congress for $87 billion to help rebuild Iraq, our school buildings [are crumbling]; there are 2,600 unsafe dams in the country; and a quarter of the bridges are in bad repair.

Instead of the reckless economic agenda this administration has pursued, I believe we need to focus on creating jobs, balancing the budget, and ensuring that working Americans can make ends meet. To create jobs, we’ve got to invest again, not just in infrastructure but in the research and development of the industries that will propel this country to the future, from broadband to biotech. And we need a special focus on small business, which is the single biggest engine of job creation. Small businesses stay in their communities, they don’t move overseas.

Source: Winning Back America, by Howard Dean, p.153-4 Dec 3, 2003

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