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From: phoenix@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA (John H. Johnson)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: familiar lines? in Mark Modig's message  [Reply to Michael]
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Date: Sat, 11-May-85 19:56:28 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 11 19:56:28 1985
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In article <1340059@acf4.UUCP> mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora) writes:
>>/* oaf@mit-vax.UUCP ([Oded Anoaf Feingold]) /  1:52 pm  May  3, 1985 */
>
>>In particular, he [REAGAN] meant to gouge the money for his programs out of
>>the bellies of hungry children, the salaries of teachers, the
>>medicare and social security checks of the old, the weak, and the
>>defenseless.
>
>I had no idea there was so much money in the bellies of hungry children!
>Hmmm, that gives me an idea . . .
>
>I suppose it never occurred to you that he may be returning some of the money
>to those to whom it belongs, who may or may not be "old, weak or defenseless."
>
>						Michael Sykora


Uh....Mike?  Maybe you are remembering the last four years.  There are no tax 
cuts this time around to return money to "those to whom it belongs"[sic].  The 
money is being taken out of programs to either:  
	(1) Reduce the deficit
	(2) Eliminate (or make less effective) ideologically opposed programs
     or (3) To help pay for a defense budget that has grown between 3% and 
	    5% yearly *above* inflation since Reagan came into office.
How this returns money to 'those to whom it belongs' is beyond me......

	I agree with your general response to the above quote, however.  It is
just a *little* emotionally laden.... {:-)     


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