| Family Matters The family is society’s central core of energy. That is why efforts to strengthen family life are the surest way to
improve life for everyone. For this reason, congressional Republicans made
adoption easier and enacted the child tax credit — and that is why Governor Bush
wants to double that credit to $1,000 per child and increase the adoption
credit. It’s why we advocate a family-friendly tax code; why we promote
comp-time and flex-time to accommodate family needs; and why we advocate choice
in childcare.
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Child care costs are rising twice as fast as inflation, and millions of working parents worry
desperately how to care for their children between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. each day. Other families
must care not only for their children, but also for loved ones who are older or have disabilities.
We will increase tax credits to pay for child care and eldercare, and make sure those credits are
available to lower-income families and stay-at-home parents. We will expand after-school
opportunities, help schools stay open until 6 p.m., and offer good transportation so young people
can take advantage of it. We support expanding family and medical leave to help parents meet the
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| PopulationThe Issue: We regard the tragedies caused by unplanned, unwanted pregnancies to be aggravated, if not created, by government policies of censorship, restriction, regulation and prohibition.
The Principle: The American people are not a
collective national resource. We oppose all coercive measures for
population control.
Solutions: We oppose government
actions that either compel or prohibit abortion, sterilization or any
other forms of birth control. Specifically, we condemn the vicious
practice of forced sterilization of welfare recipients or of mentally
retarded or "genetically defective" individuals. 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.
Transitional Action: We support an end to all subsidies
for childbearing built into our present laws, including 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.
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