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THE NEA'S GRAB-BAG OF ISSUES
The National Education Association -- the largest of the nation's
teachers unions -- has a long history of backing left-wing issues
which have nothing to do with the well-being of its members,
observers point out. Moreover, many of its stands run contrary
to the political views of many of its members. The National
Center for Policy Analysis estimates that some 40 percent of the
NEA's 2.3 million members are at odds with the organization's
agenda.
Here is a brief profile of its interests:
o It wants the U.S. to nationalize health care, start a
nuclear freeze, adopt national energy policies and pass
more gun-control laws.
o At its 1998 convention, the NEA passed resolutions
denouncing school vouchers and opposing home schooling --
and it has taken stands against testing of teachers.
o It believes environmental education should encourage
"protection of the Earth's finite resources" and raise
awareness of overpopulation, "global warming, ozone
depletion and acid precipitation."
o It claims that all people have a right to housing and
health insurance at taxpayers' expense, and would use
money saved from any reductions in the defense budget for
"alternative civilian uses, including education" -- rather
than for tax cuts.
During the 1996 elections, 99 percent of its political action
committee donations went to Democratic candidates. The second
largest teachers union, the 900,000-member American Federation of
Teachers, made similar lop-sided contributions to Democrats.
Analysts at the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution report that if
the NEA's agenda were fully implemented, the cost to American
taxpayers would be $700 billion a year.
Source: Michael Chapman, "The NEA's Political Lesson Plan,"
Investor's Business Daily, January 5, 1999.
For more on Teacher Unions' Opposition to Choice
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu11.html#e
GOVERNORS WANT ON-LINE COMMERCE TAXED
Last year, Congress declared a three-year moratorium on taxes
levied on sales through the Internet. After that, the future of
Internet taxation will largely rest in the hands of a panel
established by the Internet Tax Freedom Act to study the
question.
Opponents of taxation say the states can function very well
without taking more money from their citizen's pockets.
o Commerce across state lines is subject to state taxes only
when both seller and buyer are in the same state -- or
when the seller maintains a physical presence in the
buyer's state.
o Thus mail order commerce has mostly escaped sales taxes,
without harming state revenues.
o In fact, 45 states had revenues of $11.4 billion in excess
of what they expected in 1998.
On-line commerce is expected to produce $300 billion in annual
sales by 2002, and the National Governors' Association is on
record favoring the right to impose Internet taxes.
Source: Editorial, "Killing the Electronic Goose," Investor's
Business Daily, January 5, 1999.
For more on State Taxes http://www.ncpa.org/pi/taxes/tax51.htm
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