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Cer- n ” and a portion t s ,1 sugge* 1 ip A met' niurdefi =ar some- "frighten; e Federal ax dollat* ibortionst cant pet' ard abot' d the ma il on the uake?T° jp Amet e, are ^ Area politicians discuss issues on regulation By JAMES WALKER Sm/f Writer Candidates for the state and fed eral legislature met Tuesday night at the Sons of Hermann Hall in Bryan to exchange views on the rights to private property ownership and the free enterprise system. At the request of TREPAC, Texas Real Estate Political Action Commit-' tee, and the Bryan-College Station Home Builders Association, Demo crat Dan Kubiak and Republican Joe Barton, opponents in the 6th District race for U.S. Congress, as well as Re publican Richard Smith and Demo crat Neeley Lewis, candidates for the Texas legislature, 14th District, at tended the event. Appearing before a small audi ence each candidate was allowed to talk for 10 minutes. Dan Kubiak, the first speaker, sai- d,“every nation which has elimi nated private property ... has ended up with a totalitarian state and so ciety.” He said the biggest threats to the nation are the huge deficits. “We’ve increased the deficit ... by 300 percent, going from $49 billion to approximately $200 billion, and the debt of the country by 50 per cent, increasing that from one tril lion to $1.49 trillion,” he said. Kubiak also critized private invest ments for the purpose of tax incen tives. He called it a “system so en tirely irrational that it threatens the entire free enterprise system ... peo ple in firms make investments based on tax considerations rather than reading signals from die market and making the investments that are going to make our economy prosper.” Joe Barton followed his oppo nent’s speech saying, “I am as strong a defender of private property rights as anybody.” He criticized a federal law sched uled to go into effect in 1985 that would require a minimum of 10 per cent on home loans. “The federal government shouldn’t tell you what interest rates you should charge,” Barton said. He said the provision could he re pealed on Oct. 4 when it comes to a vote. “If it still is in effect when I am in Congress next year, I will work to re move that part of the tax code,” he said. Barton said he supports the Mort gage Retirement Account bill that John Tower introduced in the Sen ate and Fernand St. Germain in the House. “If you wanted to save money for a home you could put that into a MRA ... and it would not he taxable income, and then when you paid money down on your a home it wouldn’t he taxed,” Barton said. Richard Smith, Republican candi date for the 14th District in the Texas legislature, said, “the crux of this matter is not to say you’re for free enterprise but it’s to try and de termine what the enemies of free en terprise are and to he vigilant and alert. “As I see it the two enemies of the free enterprise system are high taxes, which threaten the system, and also overregulation,” Smith said. Referring to a poll taken' a few weeks ago, he said people were at tracted to Texas because of the ab sence of strong labor unions, low taxes and a favorable regulatory cli mate. “There are very few businesses that you don’t have to go to the gov ernment to get a license in order to perform in that business. And that is the type of regulation or the movement of the government to wards regulation ... that is a hidden threat,” he said. Smith’s opponent, Neeley Lewis said,“Since tne time of the founding of our country the essential frame work ... of our form of government has been the right of personal prop erty.” He said the government should not impose artificial barriers on those who operate in our free so ciety. He talked about a regulatory trend in the use of police power for obtaining utility easements, and the attempt of College Station to adopt an ordinace requiring developers to either donate property or money for city parks. “Our constitution has worked very very well (against) those who would try to take away individual property rights,” Lewis said. “They always ultimately run into that bar rier, the United States Constitution, and the Texas Constitution.” Two firemen prepare to separate the wreckage of two trucks which collided Tuesday afternoon on Wellborn Road near Texas A&M. Both drivers were injured in the accident. The driver of the Texas A&M dump truck, was treated and re leased at the scene. The driver of the pick-up was taken away for further treatment by emergency medical personnel, 25Apple Macintosh computers soon to be installed Teledata Systems helps Commons By GLENDA MARROU Reporter The installation of 25 Apple Ma cintosh computers in the Commons Residence Halls should be underway soon if all goes as scheduled, Ron Sasse, assistant director of student affairs, said. “We want our students to be ex posed to computers, and catch up with the ’80s," Sasse said. “We are trying to make everything accessible and convenient to them.” Teledata Systems Corporation has agreed to provide 25 computers, 25 printers and a complete line of software for the lab at no cost. The Department of Student Af fairs is providing a room on campus out of which they can operate. They also are responsible for the installa tion of electrical outlets, deadbolt locks and furniture for the room. This will operate at no cost to A&M, Sasse said. “We are both profiting,” Sasse said. “Teledata Systems is getting computer exposure, and the stu dents get the benefit of their use.” The only cost for the student is an hourly user fee of $1.75, or $89 a month. This will be paid as you use the system. The fee will go to Tele data Systems for the first semester. If the program is successful, a per centage of the profit will be shared with the Department of Student Af fairs. The Commons was chosen be cause of the availability of a room and for security reasons. “There is a 24-hour desk, and usually some thing is going on there at all times of the day,” Sasse said. Since only 25 computers will be installed, their use is limited to the Commons residents only. This will enable the lab to he more effective and available for its users. Lab Jiours are tentatively sched uled for 12 pan. to 12 a.m., seven days a week. A student monitor trained and paid by Teledata Sys tems will be available during these times. “The installation of the computer lab would help a lot, especially since I’m taking Bana 217 this semester,” Anne Pearse, a Krueger Hall resi dent, said. The program has been in the planning stage for over a year, and Finally is reaching negotiation and construction, Sasse said. Everything should he completed before the end of this semester. “This service would be very con venient to the students in the Com mons area,” John David McPherson, a resident advisor in Aston Hall, said. “You wouldn’t have to walk across campus to use a computer.” Buy the Best of BROADWAY and get 7 BRIDES FREE! MSC Town Hall/Broadway announces the best deal ever on a Broadway season at Texas A&M! The 1984-85 season brings five great performances straight from Broadway to you! At a season ticket discount that gives you "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" free! 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