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From: root@trwatf.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Tax reform (another screwing, without vaseline)
Message-ID: <986@trwatf.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 08:58:32 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 08:58:32 1985
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In article <362@cmu-cs-edu1.ARPA> rafferty@cmu-cs-edu1.ARPA (Colin Rafferty) writes:
>>> [Colin Rafferty]
>>> Who cares about San Salvador's politics anyway ?

>> [Lord Frith]
>> The people of San Salvador.

> And how the hell does that imply that we have to go in there and deal with
> their government?

It doesn't.  You asked "who cares" and you have your answer...  The
people of San Salvador.  The neighboring countries of San Salvador.
The international community.

> If the Salvadorans want to get rid of their government, that's their
> problem.  We've got enough of our own right here.  If we can't even
> keep the deficit under half a trillion dollars, why the fuck should we
> be wasting our money on some other country's internal problems?

So write your congressman.
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