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 Education. The president elect will reform the nation’s public schools, as he has in Texas, which is one of two states that have made the greatest recent progress in education. He will close the achievement gap, set high standards, promote character education, and ensure school safety. States will be offered freedom from federal regulation, but will be held accountable for results. Performance will be measured annually, and parents will be empowered with information and choices. Agriculture the president elect supports recent efforts to reverse decades of supply control management and unleash U.S. farmers to plant in response to market demand, not government programs. But as the farm sector transitions toward market-driven production, the president elect believes the government should help farmers adapt to the challenges of the global marketplace as well as work to maintain competitive markets here in the United States. Americans are yearning for a bold new leader with the courage of his convictions and the vision to guide our nation to greatness. While others believe that "perception is everything and issues are nothing," the president elect disagrees. He''s laid out a compelling vision for America''s future and proposed concrete, specific reforms for how to make our country a better place to live. These are the issues that affect our health and happiness, our life and liberty, our children''s schools and our country''s future. No one can say that in the race for President, voters won''t have a clear choice. A Vision for America Taxes Governor Bush believes that roughly one-quarter of the surplus should be returned to the people who earned it through broad tax cuts – otherwise, Washington will spend it. His plan will promote economic growth and increase access to the middle class by cutting high marginal rates. It will also double the child credit, eliminate the death tax, reduce the marriage penalty, and expand Education Savings Accounts and charitable deductions. The largest percentage cuts will go to the lowest income earners. As a result, 6 million families will no longer pay federal income tax. The president supports law-abiding American''s constitutional right to own guns to protect their families and home Supports the current ban on automatic weapons Supports banning juveniles from possession of semi-automatic "assault" weapons Supports increasing the minimum age for possession of a handgun from 18 to 21 Supports banning the importation of foreign made, "high-capacity" ammunition clips Governor Bush supports voluntary efforts to equip all handguns with child safety locks. If Congress passed legislation requiring mandatory trigger locks for all new handguns, he would sign it. He is concerned, however, that such legislation not be seen as a panacea, because adults still have to be responsible for using the trigger locks and for monitoring their children''s actions. Opposes government mandated registration of all guns owned by law abiding citizens. a list of american presidents with information about them
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