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Subject: Re: Fuzzy headed liberals
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Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 17:20:00 EDT
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   Besides not being able to spell "wimp", there are several errors in your
critique of Mondale.

   While Reagan lowered federal taxes, he has not dramatically reduced spending
while maintaining the same programs.  This is the true measure of someone who
saves you money. While he has not raised federal taxes, I know that my state
taxes increased last year, largely to offset shortages due to reduced federal
grants.

   Additionally, the deficit spending is not smoke -- it does not dissipate of
its own accord. It must still be accounted for, either now or in the future.
At some point, a dramatic reduction in your paycheck will happen because of the
loans you (and the rest of america) took out these four years. At that time,
the chunk will be larger than it would have been if the money had been deducted
now, as interest will need to be added in. Is that a true savings?

   It seems to me that Reagan will probably raise taxes, most likely through
some regressive scheme such as the V.A.T.