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From: orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER)
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Subject: Re: Resentment of Ferraro
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Date: Tue, 30-Oct-84 11:16:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Oct 30 11:16:33 1984
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>          I  resent  it when Ronald Reagan lays claim to  the  memory  of
>       President Kennedy and pretends he has anything in common with that
>       good man.
> 
>                                                        Geraldine Ferraro
>                                                Boston, 26 September 1984

In the first place, Ronald Reagan was the head of "Democrats for Nixon"
in 1960.  But let us look at the respective policies of Kennedy vs Reagan:
1)Civil Rights-was the major social issue of the day-Kennedy steadfastly
               supported the Civil Rights Movement.
               Ronald Reagan is trying as hard as he can to dismantle it.
               Instead of coming in on the side of Civil Rights in the
               case of discrimination by Bob Jones University, Reagan has
               come in on the side of discrimination. In the case of Title IX
               which has helped promote equal access to athletics and other
               college facilities for women, Reagan's administration argued
               before the Courts that it only applies to funding for specific
               programs--thus colleges would not be punished for discrimination
               against women's athletics and other women's programs
 
2)Nuclear arms control- in 1963 Kennedy negotiated the FIRST major arms control
               treaty, the Limited Test Ban Treaty.  He accomplished that by
               daring to take a risk for Peace rather than War by unilaterally
               halting US testing and daring the Soviets to respond.  They did
               and a long string of nuclear arms agreements by Presidents from
               both Parties was begun.
               Ronald Reagan opposed that treaty, and every other arms control
               treaty negotiated by both Republicans and Democrats.
               Instead of challenging the Soviets to move towards Peace, Reagan
               has refused to respond to the Soviets unilateral moratorium on
               weapons in space.  Needless to say unlike Kennedy, Reagan has
               achieved absolutely no agreements to control nuclear arms.
               Instead he has already announced he will stop observing SALT II
               next year (after the election) and his Star Wars plan would
               violate the ABM treaty.
 
3)Tax cuts for the Rich-Kennedy's tax cuts favored those of lower-income
               groups.  Reagan's have hurt the poor to the benefit of the rich.
               The year before last there were only 5 millionaires who paid
               no income taxes--the last tax year with Reagan's tax cuts
               there were 171 millionaires who paid absolutely NO income taxes.
               Does this benefit the average American?
Reagan is kin to Barry Goldwater, not John F. Kennedy.
He may win re-election--we will all regret it if he does.
"Don't Blame Me, I'm voting for Mondale"
Tim Sevener whuxl!orb