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Ahh some tough ones.
It's hard to weigh energy technologies against consumer technologies, being an avid tech consumer myself, but upon a little deep thinking, I figure that with an upgraded infrastructure and research in a more reliable, less wasteful power source, the consumer development market will feel more secure to expand in more radical ways. It seems logical to me that the development of a more robust energy grid across america and higher-capacity battery systems will indefinately spur the development of new technologies regardless of funding in the consumer market. So, my stance would be to invest in the infrastructure. I mean, it's the 21st century, we should be living in the future all ready.
Peetster, I gotta disagree with your generalization. I completely see your point behind it, but I don't think it's a fair interpretation.
Like I've noted, I want to work towards the ideal American life. As a citizen, I want the government involved in my affairs as little as possible. As a leader, I want my people to run and frolic to their heart's desire. I want to make them responsible for their own actions, as I've all ready gone over. I'm willing to give them the resources necessary to do this BY lowering taxes, but only if the economy grows to the point where it can handle it.
The economy depends on consumer confidence, so I hope that all of my previously stated points and motivations behind each one will contribute to the optimism felt by America.
Like I said as well, don't worry about other people accepting my plans. Just worry about your own stance as it matches up with mine. I feel like I've explained most of what you're asking, too, Peetster. Refer to my previous post for my foreign policy.
Bill, my focus on education will be at the local level. I want to give schools the materials they need to educate their kids in fun, exciting ways. Of course standards will be formed and enforced. I feel there needs to be a new breed of teacher brought into the classroom. There are exciting new ways to teach kids the information they need to know, but it needs to be done by qualified individuals. A good way to ensure that kids get a good education is to give their teachers incentive to produce intelligent kids. The first step is to instruct the teachers themselves about how to deal with children of all types, how to divide their attention and such. The second step would be to reward the teachers based on their results.
Being a psychology freak of sorts, I am inclined to suggest alternative means of education for difficult students than 'boot camp' - there are much better ways to motivate kids to succeed. In the end, I think it mainly comes down to the people who are doing the educating. We need to get some people in the classrooms who are motivated to actually make a positive impact in a kid's life, not just spew out the lesson and return home to their 1 bedroom apartment.
Now, about Zero Tolerance. I don't think it's the most ideal way of keeping kids out of trouble. I obviously support a more personal, individual approach to preventing these issues. This is where the funding for education comes in. With a more fleshed out school experience, I think kids will be less likely to fall astray. After that, the couselors can do the job. Once again, though, the law of averages comes into play and I note that there is no way to completely eliminate the threat of violence and drugs in school. It may be necessary to keep the zero tolerance plan in place for this very reason.
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