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Knollenberg pledged to serve
only six two-year terms as a
congressman.
Knollenberg said he doesn't
remember any remark about
limiting his terms. And even
if he did say it he recently
said he plans to let the voters
decide how long he serves.
Fink said Jewish voters
should look further than
support of Israel when the
ballot is cast.
"It's important that our
o district be represented by
— somebody who reflects the
moderate views of this dis-
trict," he said. "The [domes-
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F, tic policy] differences
between us couldn't be more
clear."

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Social Security
Knolleitherg favors the cre-
Top: David Fink meets with Israeli Prime
ation of a personal account,
Minister Ariel Sharon in Israel earlier this year.
where a taxpayer can move a
portion of Social Security
Above: Rep. Knollenberg speaks at Holocaust
taxes into a plan that would
commemoration ceremony in West Bloomfield
buy government bonds, blue
earlier this year.
chip stocks or "a prudent
investment that doesn't get
include an understanding of what Iraq
into high-tech," he said.
will look like [its government and
"It's been talked about for a long
infrastructure] when we're done."
time, by Democrats as well," he said,
In terms of homeland security and
citing former Sen. Daniel Patrick
civil liberties, Fink said racial profiling
Moynihan of New York, and a book
is not the answer.
written by Sen. Richard Gephart of
. "We cannot allow terrorists to turn
Missouri. "The return on the accounts
us into a different kind of society," he
would be about 5 percent; the return
said. "People who want to rush to pro- on what people are getting today is
mote racial profiling because it will
about 2 percent."
save some money in law enforcement
Fink said, "Social Security should be
are compromising what our country
an insurance program, not an invest-
stands for. We play into their hands if
ment program, and must be. a safety
we let them make our country less
net. Knollenberg supports the creation
than it is."
of voluntary private accounts, which is
Knollenberg said the government
privatization.
has to be careful about how it scruti-
"If you give anyone the opportunity
nizes people who are considered secu-
to redirect the tax dollars out of Social
rity risks.
Security and into the stock market,
"I know the Justice Department has
you are privatizing Social Security and
been criticized on some of their han-
are risking it in the stock market. The
dling," he said. "There ought to be
type of privatization scheme that my
some dignity provided to anybody
opponent supports would lower that
who has found themselves under the
safety net."
scrutiny of the governMent. It's diffi-
cult to do that without offending a
Gun Control
person or two along the way."
Fink said he is a "strong advocate for
Troubling to challenger Fink are
reasonable gun safety measures," and
those who suggest that voters should
led the Oakland County petition drive
opt for Knollenberg because of the
to repeal the state's concealed weapons
congressman's seniority.
legislation two years ago.
Citing a local cable television inter-
Knollenberg said he supports the
view taped for Inside Reform Today on
Second Amendment, and voted for