What I hope to do in this section is explain a lot of different ideas, theories and facts about Domestic Affairs. There's lots to cover. Far more than one might think at first. And it is just as confuisng as anythign else. It is only through the constant seperation of issues that we can begin to discuss any of it.
For instance, mention "Drug Policy" to an elderly person, and they think about prescriptions. Mention "Drug Policy" to a hippie and he thinks about drugs.
Talk about "farm policy" brings out the family farm, organic farming, economics, corporate farming and fderal price supports. What is a person's "farm policy" depends on from what angle he views it. I endeavor to deal with each aspect of farm policy. You can't have a singular farm policy.
And what about taxes? Which taxes? The statement "we should lower taxes" means nothing -- which taxes? Sales? Excise? Gasoline? School? Income? Corporate? There are so many taxes that to talk about a "tax policy" is absurd. Yet the politicians will spout their platitudes about "taxes" as if it is one thing.
And of course, they all talk about taxes as if they are wholly unrelated to "spending." And that is impossible.
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