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Chapter One Hundred and Forty Five
"Senator Dellums, the American economy has seen a recovery from the recession which President Buckley has inherited from President Jimmy Carter--in the last few years, the economy has expanded, inflation has fallen, and millions of Americans are once again employed. Why should voters not entrust President Buckley with a second term?"
"President Buckley likes to talk about those things--expansion and prosperity--but those words are just words to people in the cities or on the farms, people without security, people who have to get up everyday knowing that if anything happens, then they would have nowhere to turn. President Buckley has neglected the needs of the American working class, and he has abandoned the American working class!"
"Senator... Senator, that's simply not true. The middle class has grown considerably thanks to the policies we have implemented. New jobs have been created across the country, prices have fallen, the stock market is booming. People are feeling the benefits of these policies, and more people will if we stay the course and continue to keep government spending and government regulation as limited as possible."
"By doing nothing, we are not solving poverty and inequality, Mr. President--injustice prevails when good men do nothing, as it has become known over and over again. Hard working people across this great nation are worried about their future, they are worried about their survival. In this century the American people have declared that it should be success and not survival that should be any man's concern, but that is not possible when people do not have the opportunity to succeed!"
"By lowering the size of government we have allowed people to succeed--we have allowed businesses to create new jobs, to lower prices. Our economy is expanding faster than after the Second World War. I am not denying there are still problems in our society, Senator, but government is not the one that can best fix those problems. If we continue to give the market more freedom, then our prosperity will continue to expand to all Americans!"
"Mr. President--"
"Senator, there are more--"
"Mr. President, corporations don't care about the people, don't expect them to start giving a damn."
"President Buckley likes to talk about those things--expansion and prosperity--but those words are just words to people in the cities or on the farms, people without security, people who have to get up everyday knowing that if anything happens, then they would have nowhere to turn. President Buckley has neglected the needs of the American working class, and he has abandoned the American working class!"
"Senator... Senator, that's simply not true. The middle class has grown considerably thanks to the policies we have implemented. New jobs have been created across the country, prices have fallen, the stock market is booming. People are feeling the benefits of these policies, and more people will if we stay the course and continue to keep government spending and government regulation as limited as possible."
"By doing nothing, we are not solving poverty and inequality, Mr. President--injustice prevails when good men do nothing, as it has become known over and over again. Hard working people across this great nation are worried about their future, they are worried about their survival. In this century the American people have declared that it should be success and not survival that should be any man's concern, but that is not possible when people do not have the opportunity to succeed!"
"By lowering the size of government we have allowed people to succeed--we have allowed businesses to create new jobs, to lower prices. Our economy is expanding faster than after the Second World War. I am not denying there are still problems in our society, Senator, but government is not the one that can best fix those problems. If we continue to give the market more freedom, then our prosperity will continue to expand to all Americans!"
"Mr. President--"
"Senator, there are more--"
"Mr. President, corporations don't care about the people, don't expect them to start giving a damn."
- Israel
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