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These speciï¬c policies are not our goal, however. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands. | These speciï¬c policies are not our goal, however. Our goal is nothing more nor less than a world set free in our lifetime, and it is to this end that we take these stands. | ||
=STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES= | =STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES= | ||
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We condemn the attempts by parents or any others — via kidnappings, conservatorships, or instruction under confinement — to force children to conform to their parents‘ or any others‘ religious views. Government harassment or obstruction of unconventional religious groups for their beliefs or nonviolent activities must end. | We condemn the attempts by parents or any others — via kidnappings, conservatorships, or instruction under confinement — to force children to conform to their parents‘ or any others‘ religious views. Government harassment or obstruction of unconventional religious groups for their beliefs or nonviolent activities must end. | ||
==11. THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY== | ==11. THE RIGHT TO PROPERTY== | ||
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therefore support abolition of all tariffs and quotas as well as the Tariff Com- | therefore support abolition of all tariffs and quotas as well as the Tariff Com- | ||
mission and the Customs Court, | mission and the Customs Court, | ||
==8. PUBLIC UTILITIES== | ==8. PUBLIC UTILITIES== | ||
We advocate the termination of government-created franchise privileges and governmental monopolies for such services as garbage collection. fire protection, electricity, natural gas, telephone, or writer supplies. Furthermore, all rate regulation in these industries should be abolished The right to offer such services on the market should not be curtailed by law, | We advocate the termination of government-created franchise privileges and governmental monopolies for such services as garbage collection. fire protection, electricity, natural gas, telephone, or writer supplies. Furthermore, all rate regulation in these industries should be abolished The right to offer such services on the market should not be curtailed by law, | ||
=DOMESTIC ILLS= | =DOMESTIC ILLS= | ||
Current problems in such areas as energy, pollution, health care delivery, decaying cities, and poverty are not solved, but are primarily caused. by government. The welfare state, supposedly designed to aid the poor, is in reality a growing and parasitic burden on all productive people, and injures, rather than benefits, the poor themselves. | Current problems in such areas as energy, pollution, health care delivery, decaying cities, and poverty are not solved, but are primarily caused. by government. The welfare state, supposedly designed to aid the poor, is in reality a growing and parasitic burden on all productive people, and injures, rather than benefits, the poor themselves. | ||
==1. ENERGY== | ==1. ENERGY== | ||
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We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended. | We advocate the complete separation of education and State. Government schools lead to the indoctrination of children and interfere with the free choice of individuals. Government ownership, operation, regulation, and subsidy of schools and colleges should be ended. | ||
As an interim measure to encourage the growth of private schools and variety | As an interim measure to encourage the growth of private schools and variety in education, we support tax credits for tuition and for other expenditures related to an individual's education. We support the repeal of all taxes on the income or property of private schools, whether proï¬t or non—proï¬t. | ||
We condemn compulsory education laws. which spawn prisonlike schools with many of the problems associated with prisons. and we call for the immediate repeal of such laws. | |||
Until government involvement in education is ended, we support elimination, within the governmental school system, of forced busing and corporal punishment. We further support immediate reduction of tax support for schools, and removal of the burden of school taxes from those not responsible for the education of children. | |||
==5. POPULATION== | |||
Recognizing that the American people are not a collective national resource, we oppose all coercive measures for population control. | |||
We oppose government actions that either compel or prohibit abortion, sterilization, or any other forms of birth control. Speciï¬cally, we condemn the vicious practice of forced sterilization of welfare recipients or of mentally retarded or "genetically defective" individuals. | |||
We regard the tragedies caused by unplanned, unwanted pregnancies to be aggravated, if not created, by government policies of censorship, restriction, regulation, and prohibition. Therefore, we call for the repeal of all laws that restrict anyone, including children, from engaging in voluntary exchanges of goods, services or information regarding human sexuality, reproduction, birth control, or related medical or biological technologies. | |||
We equally oppose government laws and policies that restrict the opportunity to choose alternatives to abortion. | |||
We support an end to all subsidies for childbearing built into our present laws, including all welfare plans and the provision of tax-supported services for children. We urge the elimination of special tax burdens on single people and couples with few or no children. | |||
==6. TRANSPORTATION== | |||
Government interference in transportation is characterized by monopolistic restriction, corruption, and gross inefï¬ciency. We therefore call for the dissolution of all government agencies concerned with transportation, including the Department of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Civil Aeronautics Board, the Federal Maritime Commission, Conrail, and Amtrak. We demand the return of America‘s railroad system to private ownership. We call for the privatization of the public roads and national highway system. | |||
As interim measures, we advocate an immediate end to government regulation of private transit organizations and to governmental favors to the transportation industry. In particular, we support the immediate repeal of all laws restricting transit competition, such as the granting of taxicab and bus monopolies and the prohibition of private jitney services. We urge immediate deregulation of the trucking industry. Likewise, we advocate the immediate repeal of the federally imposed 55-mph speed limit. | |||
==7. POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT== | |||
Government fiscal and monetary measures that artiï¬cially foster business expansion guarantee an eventual increase in unemployment rather than curtailing it. We call for the immediate cessation of such policies as well as any governmental attempts to affect employment levels. | |||
We support repeal of all laws that impede the ability of any person to ï¬nd employment, such as minimum wage laws, so-called "protective" labor legislation for women and children, governmental restrictions on the establishment of private day-care centers. and the National Labor Relations Act. We deplore government-fostered forced retirement, which robs the elderly of the right to work. | |||
We seek the elimination of occupational licensure, which prevents human beings from working in whatever trade they wish. We call for the abolition of all federal, state, and local government agencies that restrict entry into any profession, such as education and law, or regulate its practice. No worker should be legally penalized for lack of certification, and no consumer should be legally restrained from hiring unlicensed individuals. | |||
We oppose all government welfare, relief projects, and "aid to the poor" programs. All these government programs are privacy-invading, paternalistic, demeaning, and inefficient. The proper source of help for such persons is the voluntary efforts of private groups and individuals. | |||
To speed the time when governmental programs are replaced by effective private institutions, we advocate dollar-for-dollar tax credits for all charitable contributions. | |||