What is Each Presidential Candidate's Stance on Technology

What is Each Presidential Candidate's Stance on Technology and the Internet?

Al Gore on Technology

· Create e-government, interactive access for all citizens. (Jun 5)

· Tighten privacy protections over medical information. (May 29)

· Promote $500B market for energy technology. (Apr 23)

· V-chip & Internet filters are parental tools to protect kids. (Apr 20)

· Unhealthy concentrations of power snuff out competition. (Apr 9)

· Bridge the Digital Divide. (Apr 3)

· Broadcasters required to assist with “Democracy Endowment”. (Mar 27)

· Assisted heavily with invention of Internet in 1989. (Mar 3)

· Regulate Internet privacy & child access, but not content. (Mar 1)

· Universal Internet access should be a national priority. (Feb 21)

· Tax-free Internet a catastrophe for local governments. (Dec 1999)

· Postpone Mars for domestic spending. (Dec 1999)

· Proud of helping Internet; not proud of claiming invention. (Oct 1999)

· Connect every school to the Internet. (Jun 1999)

· Expand crime-fighting computer technology nationally. (Jun 1999)

· Triana satellite would inspire environmental consciousness. (Jun 1999)

· Use high tech to deliver government and social services. (May 1999)

· Genome project yes; genetic discrimination no. (May 1999)

· Electronic Bill of Rights for personal privacy. (May 1999)

Alan Keyes on Technology

· Abolish the income tax and eventually tax the Internet. (Jan 7)

· Publicly fund NASA like we funded the western frontier. (Oct 1999)

· Supports the spiritual component of space exploration. (Oct 1999)

· Regulate “offensive violence” on TV, not all violence. (May 1996)

· Explore space to fulfill our sense of purpose. (May 1996)

· V-chip to allow parents to regulate kids’ TV access. (Sep 1995)

George W. Bush on Technology

· Tax ban keeps Internet growing & affordable. (May 10)

· Bush would be more friendly toward Microsoft. (Apr 9)

· $20B increase in R&D spending; permanent R&D tax credit. (Apr 2)

· Census long form is intrusive; not sure he’d fill it out. (Mar 31)

· Uses Internet for e-mail and for campaign disclosure. (Mar 2)

· Technology programs are obsolete before they start. (Jan 26)

· Internet may or may not help mom & pop - wait & see. (Jan 7)

· Extend Internet sales tax ban; but wary of Main St. losses. (Dec 1999)

· Make the Internet a duty-free zone. (Aug 1999)

· No Y2K lawsuits if good-faith effort made. (Jun 1999)

· Census by head count, if possible. (Jun 1999)

· V-chip OK, but cultural changes are better. (May 1999)

Harry Browne on Technology

· Keep government out of the Internet. (Jan 13)

· Y2K, like Internet, will be solved by free market. (Jan 1999)

· If Microsoft loses, consumers will pay more. (Jan 1999)

· Competition makes high tech work--keep it unregulated. (Jul 1995)

Hillary Clinton on Technology

· Increase spending for libraries. (Mar 15)

· Equal opportunity will bridge the digital divide. (Jan 12)

· We can do more for New York’s biotechnology industry. (Nov 1999)

· Train teachers to use technology in classrooms. (Jul 1999)

Howard Phillips on Technology

· The internet doesn’t need govt regulations. (Jan 13)

· Restrict technology transfer to present & future adversaries. (Jan 1992)

John Hagelin on Technology

· Limit violence & sex in media, but maintain privacy. (Jan 13)

· “Revolving door policy” sets industry’s agenda in D.C. (Jun 1999)

Pat Buchanan on Technology

· Microsoft is over the top; but they’ll survive Justice case. (Nov 1999)

Ralph Nader on Technology

· More free info from govt via computers & airwaves. (Feb 21)

· Ruling against Microsoft bodes well for competition. (Nov 1999)

· Microsoft is anticompetitive and anticonsumer. (Nov 1998)

· Microsoft must be stopped. (Nov 1998)

Rick Lazio on Technology

· Technology fuels our economy. (May 4)

· Maintain a world-class transportation infrastructure. (May 4)

Rudy Giuliani on Technology

· No privacy concerns with DNA-like fingerprinting. (Jan 13)

· Project Smart Schools puts computers in every classroom. (Dec 1999)

Washington Monthly: Presidential Aptitude Test

This site analyzes the positions of Gore, Bradley, Bush, and McCain on a number of issues.

SelectSmart.com American Presidential Candidate Selector

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