Page 2 - Bush Admin News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

During the 1990s, Bolivia was the poster child for reform in LatinAmerica, but overlooked social problems have now provided anopportunity for radical activists to put one of their own in power.Evo Morales, elected president on December 18, 2005, could reverse20 years of democratization and economic progress. Not only hasMorales promised a return to populist authoritarianism, but he alsoidentifies with an axis of hard-left leaders opposed to the UnitedStates and its policies.

(Archived document, may contain errors)

The next Administration is unlikely to take workplace immigrationenforcement seriously. Now is the time to put employers on noticethat they cannot bury their heads in the sand when they receiveno-match letters. Congress should do its part by putting a quickend to anti-enforcement lawsuits and clarifying the legalauthorities for the sharing of Social Security no-match data.

State officials must decide whether to use existing governmenthealth care funding to help individuals and families buy healthinsurance or continue funneling taxpayer dollars into existinghealth care institutions to defray the costs of emergency-room carefor the uninsured. Transferring Medicaid dollars to help poorerindividuals and families access solid private coverage can begin tochange the broader health care system.

To enhance economic performance, Congress should make thepro-growth portions of the Bush tax cuts permanent, implementreforms to shift the Internal Revenue Code closer to a simple andfair flat tax, cap the growth of federal spending, eliminateprograms or devolve them to the state and local levels, reformentitlements, and use cost-benefit analysis to rein in regulatoryexcess.