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Romney's positions in 1994
By Globe Staff, 03/19/02
Education Favored keeping control of educational reform at the lowest level, closest to parents, teachers, and the community . . . Supported abolishing the federal Department of Education . . . Pledged to vote to establish a means-tested school voucher program to allow students to attend the public or private school of their choice. Crime Supported death penalty . . . Wanted to abolish parole, limit probation, and end furloughs and release programs for violent or repeat offenders . . . Favored mandatory sentencing and three strikes and you're out . . . Supported restrictions on plea bargaining . . .His crime prevention efforts also focused on instilling family values. Budget & Taxes Opposed tax increases and new payroll taxes . . . Supported balanced budget amendment and line-item vet . . . Suggested savings could be made through cutbacks in the federal work force, reforms in the Medicaid system, and cuts in farm subsidies. Health Care Opposed requiring employers to contribute to cost of health care plans for their employees, preferring subsidies for health coverage for low-income individuals and providing tax incentives to individuals, including the unemployed and the self-employed, for the purchase of health insurance . . . Favored creating voluntary purchasing pools through which small businesses and individuals could buy insurance . . . Pledged to cut health care costs through market-based reforms such as providing information on the price and quality of health care services to consumers. Abortion Favored basic Roe v. Wade abortion rights, though would not endorse a specific version of the Freedom of Choice Act, which would codify those court-established rights as federal law . . .Said he would leave the matter of Medicaid funding for abortion to individual states . . . Endorsed legalization of RU-486, the abortion-inducing drug. Jobs Stressed his business expertise in crafting policy . . . Pledged to create jobs by cutting the federal deficit, streamlining government training programs, and reducing regulations . . . Supported tax incentives to encourage employers to provide employee training, and submitting federal legislation to a job impact study . . . Supported tax incentives to encourage businesses to create jobs. |
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