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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: federal vs. state
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Date: Mon, 12-Nov-84 11:23:29 EST
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[Pierre the Hideous is watching YOU!]

> 	The local tax increases have not cancelled the cuts at the
> federal level, only reduced them somewhat.  Secondly, the shift of
> responsibility from the federal to state and local levels is not at all
> undesirable.  One of Reagan's principles, one on which I agree with
> him, is that many functions heretofore handled at the federal level
> belong at the more-responsive state and local levels.

One of the historic advantages of national governments is that they can
defend people against local oppressions.  This is what was once called
"the King's justice." Not that the King's agents were necessarily in-
corruptible, but they were harder to corrupt than local authorities.

I should like to see central governments replaced by computer networks
such as this one.  Obsolescence doesn't play favorites!
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
...seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel