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/O-tn. T [f |i Ay ?sS xx \f) nati )f C3" /s ?re! /1 ( J cem (^Vj 635 V thn ' ^>x<v 7^\ Cha Candidat By CHAD BRAY and C.E. HOLMAN Editors This is the last in a seven-part series analyzing the stances taken by the three major candidates in this year's presidential election. In this election, the economy is the one issue Americans are most concerned about. Economic indicators offer a mixed message of hope and despair. As businesses crumble, unemployment lines grow and apathy spreads, the people cry to the candidates, "What can you do to create jobs and get people back to work?" College students worry about not having a job when they graduate, so the economy has become the most critical issue of Campaign '92. President George Bush's "Agenda for American Renewal" calls for: Cutting capital gains tax to increase capital for businesses, creating enterprise zones to employ residents in the inner cities and making the research and development tax credit permanent. Strengthening small business by Regisi To coincide with the 19( formed The Touchdown < season, a prize will be c winner will be chosen, edition of The Gamea I ' v r? y-v 1 lie pi $100 c Register at the fol may I Jewelry Warehouse Two Notch Rd. Broad Ri 2909 Piatt Spring Rd. - W. Bruno's St. Andrews Rd. Two Nc Pizza Hut 617 S. Main St. or delivery 929-0044 Addam's Bookstore 601 Main St. iush inc fhe Associated Press Mich presidential candidate will 1 on Tuesday is anyone's guess, and t tbout the same for South Carolina sident Bush holds a lead of just th tage points, according to the latest po lush received 43 percent of the vo likely voters randomly polled I ?_ ur 1 i I T/ nn r? augn weunesuay oy i^esc irlotte, N.C.-based company. Arkans Clinton had 40 percent, and inde didate Ross Perot received 13 perceni .ikely voters are those who have si: rest in the election and voted in the 1 t. Tie poll, conducted for The State at of Columbia, had a margin of erro :ent. lush's lead of three percentage poi same among a larger sampling of re 2rs. kmong the total poll of 781 registers >h received 39 percent, Clinton rece :es' econ educing taxes and regulations, ncreasing the availability of credit, emoving barriers on competition ind initiating credit "pilot programs" to help the areas hardest hit )y the recession, like New England. Supporting civilian research and ievelopment into new technology to increase our competitiveness and aeronautics research, improving our manufacturing base, expanding biotechnology research and develDping an electric car. Reforming the civil legal system to eliminate useless lawsuits by passing product liability reform legislation, providing incentives for pre-trial settlements and requiring the loser of a trial to pay the winner's legal fees. Promoting economic security by providing job training which grants universal coverage for the unemployed, alloting a skills voucher up to $3,000 to pay for training and tripling the budget for job training. Reducing the size of government by proposing $132 billion in cuts over five years and capping all mandatory spending except for Social Security. Requiring a balanced budget amendment and an across-theboard tax cut. Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton's utv-a*!? n i?. ruiuug reupic ru>i iui. Making people with incomes over $200,000 pay more taxes, penalizing businesses that ship jobs :er to 1 92-93 football season, th< Clubl For each of the ele\ iwarded from one of our Look for the winner's bo >ck following each gam( for USC vs. Louis JJLJLl \^C1 11 from Bruno's lowing sponsors ai )e in the winner's b Carmik ver Rd. Columbia] Cola Columb . , D, 4502 Fores )tch Rd. Major I 1732 Bush Park Trii Parkland 1 *hes ahe: percent and Ross Perot recei\ win the The results are similar to he story P?lls in South Carolina and i , where lead is real, The State reporte ree per- "I know all the candidates 11. only poll that counts is Nov >te from tainly within the margin of Monday Denenny said. "But all the i arch, a in? that Bush is probably as Gov. now with South Carolina pendent tuesoay. t. The race is close he) lown an Democrats actually are indie ast elec- f?r Democratic candidat six percent of Democrats sai id WIS- Clinton; five percent said r of 3.5 Bush. The president has held on nts was ers w^o supported him four :gistered and Perot each got 15 percei support. 1 voters, Bush is ahead because h iived 36 hold onto independents, a Lomic pla overseas, reducing executive i salaries and making foreign corporations pay taxes on their profits. Increasing employment by creating civilian employment corps similar to Franklin Roosevelt's Work Progress Administration. Creating a Rebuild America fund to pay for the repair of our infrastructure, establishment of a national information network, research of environmental technology and conversion of defense jobs to help repair inner cities. Investing in communities by creating banks to provide low-interest loans to local businesses, putting 100,000 new police officers to work, creating enterprise zones and easing credit for inner cities. Encouraging investment by establishing an investment tax credit for new plants and equipment, offering a 50% tax exclusion for entrepreneurs and creating an research and development tax credit. Targeting to cut the federal deficit in half by 1996 via tax cuts and reduced spending. Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit, lowering taxes on the middle class, establishing "workfare," pushing for a "family leave" law and enforcing child support payments. Reducing staff of the executive branch, cutting 100,000 unnecessary federal jobs, cutting "porkbar\ iF r a i* in rami! ?se sponsors have fen games of the sponsors and a x in the Monday's iana Tech ficate ad YOUR name ox!!! e Cinemas 10 ia Center >ia Athletic Club t Dr. .eague Lanes River Rd. ingle Lanes Plaza, Cayce j ad in S. red 12 percent. growth in Soul other recent media Forty-six p ndicate that Bush's will vote for d Sunday. cent and Perc continue to say the said. Those nt . 3, and we're cer- from a Septei error," pollster Joe percent of th? evidence is indicat- Perot 17 perce pretty comfortable Last month, o/xinn fA him nn HfAAnvillp Wp gV/lJLlg IU mill V/ll \J1VVUT111V A IV Bush for rere because more Clinton and 1( ating they will vote In the mo: e this year. Eighty- slightly under d they will vote for than 25 perce they will vote for but just mor< respondents. r to two of three vot- within the poll years ago. Clinton Bush leads at of Bush's former among white 1 The poll all e has been able to f t0J^ key to Republican ? 10 on 47 P? J 1 Clinton over I ins stron rel" projects and enacting the lineitem veto. H. Ross Perot's "United We StnnH" ?tvrifirnllv laropfs eliminat ing the entire deficit by: Eliminating wasteful programs, followed by a 10 percent acrossthe-board cut of all federal departments. Enacting the line-item veto to eliminate all "porkbarrel" "projects and "special privileges." Cutting the defense budget to support a smaller standing army and converting defense jobs to civilian jobs. Stopping the subsidizing of the rich by reducing their tax exemptions for homeownership and health insurance. Controlling entitlement costs like Medicaid and Social Security by making the rich pay more, increasing taxes on Social Security and eliminating cost of living increases for federal retirees. Increasing gasoline taxes by 50 cents over five years. Creating a simpler tax code to increase the amount of taxes collected. Creating jobs by freeing up credit, stimulating investment, eliminating capital gains tax for small business and establishing mentor programs. Encouraging savings and private investment by creating tax credits for research and development and s tate Re students' issues He has worke increased fundi most important argued forceful universities, an< to students. His support v projects on the building. Tim Rogers h; discriminate ag; He has been 2 reform, the env On Novembe of Representati Committee to Re1719 Hollywood Dr. P.O C. poll th Carolina, The State reported, ercent of independents say they Bush, while Clinton gets 27 per>t gets 21 percent, the new poll imbers have changed significantly nber poll in which Bush got 40 it group, Clinton 31 percent and nt. a poll of registered voters by The ;ws snowea jo.j percem oacKeu election, 30.7 percent favored ).4 percent supported Perot. st recent poll, black voters are ^ represented, making up just less nt of the state's registered voters, ; than 22 percent of the poll's rhat difference, however, is well I's margin of error. Clinton 53 percent to 29 percent /oters. so found that the gender gap con;ue Bush. Men prefer Bush over rcent to 33 percent; women prefer lush 44 percent to 40 percent. g, UUl UI1J investment and giving tax breaks for long-term capital gains. By attacking the legal system, Bush hopes to curb lawsuits, but his "loser pay" system may stop legitimate lawsuits by individuals against corporations for fear of paying the fees for "corporate legal departments." Bush proposes $132 billion in cuts but says little to what programs these cuts will effect. By refusing to touch Social Security, he hopes to appeal to a large block of elderly voters. Bush's plan has three large holes in it. First, he fails to outline any repairs to our infrastructure. Second, he fails to outline any method to drastically reduce the deficit. Third, his plan is comprised of plans that he has already failed to enact. Clinton plans to increase taxes on the wealthy to help pay for his plans. The amount of money raised by this, however, will be far from what is needed to pay for his programs. Either further cuts will be needed, or he will have to raise taxes on most Americans. Clinton devotes much of his plan to rebuilding America. His idea to create a new WPA should help employ millions of people and would be cost-effective. He also attempts to achieve a symbiotic relationship between business and the environment. if presentative Tim Rogers is an ef in the South Carolina House of d closely with student governm ng for higher education. As a ke legislative subcommittee on thi ly for greater investment in our i for restraining the growth of ti /as critical to obtaining funding Carolina campus, such as the n< as led opposition to regulatory s ainst students. i leader on other critical issues: i ironment, choice, r 3, vote to re-elect Tim Rogers 1 yes. elect Tim Rogers to S.C. House of F . Box 5151 Columbia, S.C. 29250 25i realistic Clinton and Perot plan to eliminate "perks, porkbarrels and privileges" via the line-item veto, but once they have been vetoed, the PACs will influence the congressmen to override the veto. Perot's plan calls for "shared sacrifice"; however, it seems middle-class America will be suffering the most. A five-year 50-cent gas tax is a good idea to raise money; hmupvpr it will mppt orput nnnnnii larity with the public. Perot's plan at worst is idealistic, but is at best the most well-thought out. His plan, if done correctly, could stimulate growth and wipe out the deficit. If done incorrectly, his plan could really hurt the economy, but, with Perot's expertise, his plan could be what America needs. Perot is the only candidate to touch the "political sacred cow," Social Security. By attacking Social Security, he realizes that it is the largest contributor to the federal budget. Politically, it is dangerous because it alienates elderly voters while appealing to younger voters. At the core, all three candidates propose many of the same ideas: tax credits, enterprise zones, increased research into new technology, defense conversion, reduced spending and government reduction. Economically, all three plans should achieve their respective goals, but whether reality will permit these plans to work is another matter. I fective advocate for Representatives, ent leaders seeking y member of the s issue, he has colleges and aition and fee costs for new building ~w School of Music chemes that state government to the state House tepresentatives 6-4000(0) 799-4877(H)