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POLITICS ----
In the early testing of the HomeCraft Personal Journal we've
have had many people tell us that politics and society are
intermixed and can not be separated. If we are going
to find ways to make a better life for ourselves, we need
to also be concerned about politics and government. So,
we've decided -- at the last minute -- to add another
section to the HPJ. A section for discussions about
government.
I'm actually adding this section about a week after the HPJ
was released to some BBS' so this is a little rushed and
there are not many comments. But, I did want to get this
section in so you are aware that it is available.
My original thought in not including a political section
in the HPJ was that the issues change so fast that a
publication distributed as shareware would be out of date
almost before it was read. But, the more I've paid attention
to political issues, the more I feel that little changes. It's
all business as usual and finding ways to fool the taxpayers.
I've now come to believe that a publication with a long
distribution lead-time, such as the HPJ, will be very useful.
It will provide a prospective on the issues. I've found it
amazint to read newspapers from a year or two ago and find
that we are facing the same problems as we did then. Not only
haven't they been solved -- they've gotten worse. We're not
getting better, we're going backward.
I'd also like to see your comments about local issues as well
as national issues. National publications seldom provide coverage
of local issues such as schools, zoning, traffic problems,
community drug problems, etc. As a result, on a local basis we are
all in our own little worlds. We don't know what other
communities are doing to solve their problems. We may be trying
solutions that have already failed elsewhere and missing things
that have proved successful in other communities. By describing
our success' and failures in the HPJ we can share information that
will help us all built better lives for ourselves and our
neighbors.
By the way, please give a copy of the HPJ to your neighbors.
Unlike a traditional paper based magazine, the HPJ is easy to copy
and pass around - and it's perfectly legal to do so. (Of course,
we hope your neighbors will pay for the issues they read - or maybe
I should say we expect they will pay for the issues they read, just
as you do).
I checked with some of our beta testers and this is what they
had to say:
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-- I've said this for years, but now that the deficit reduction/tax
increase debate is raging I feel I should say it again: I'd be
will to pay more taxes to reduce the national debt, once our
legislators have shown they can be financially responsible by
balancing the federal budget. I'm not interested in giving them
more money so they can waste more money. -- SCH
-- All I want to say is that I am thankful for the country I live
in and it's ability to withstand dissent and troubles without
violence and revolution.
-- What bothers me are people who say, "That person is a republican,
so what they are proposing must be bad." Or, "that person is a
democrat, so he/she can't be right." We seem to be dividing
ourselves, and our country, instead of coming together to solve
our problems.
If you have something to say, send your comments to:
H.P.J.
P.O. Box 1123
Cannon Beach, OR 97110