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From: bossert@ssc-vax.UUCP (John Bossert)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Reagan FLAME - (nf)
Message-ID: <34@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Apr-84 15:57:52 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  4 15:57:52 1984
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>  From: lkk@mit-eddie.UUCP (Larry Kolodney)

>  IF SOCIAL PROGRAMS HAD LITTLE EXPECTED RETURN THEN CONGRESS, WHICH IS
>  STILL COMPRISED MOSTLY OF BUSINESSMEN AND THEIR ALLIES THE LAWYERS WOULD
>  NEVER HAVE PASSED THEM.

>  Social programs certainly do have an expected return.  We live in a society
>  in which, like it or not, the economic sucess of any one of us depends
>  in the success of all of us.  A healthy economy require a strong
>  consumer demand.  The purpose of welfare programs is to maintain that
>  demand in times of recession so as to blunt the deliterious effects of
>  the business cycle. 

I support the concept of planning for the future. I contend, however,
that a significant number of social programs have as their expected 
return the reelection of those "businessmen and their allies".

I think that military spending could be reduced as well.

			John Bossert
			uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bossert
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				John Bossert
				Boeing Computer Services
				Seattle, WA
				uw-beaver!ssc-vax!bossert