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- From: carlp@frigg.isc-br.com (Carl Paukstis)
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- Subject: Re: Just a Question
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- Date: 7 Jan 93 15:08:34 GMT
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- leung@sp1.csrd.uiuc.edu (Bruce Leung) writes:
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- >Carl Paukstis writes:
- >>rider education programs - IL, for example, cut back and may close
- >>down rider education, despite the fact that this "fund" MORE than
-
- >Where did you get this info about IL? It's wrong. True the state
- >did rob money from the rider ed program and there were cut backs in
- >classes, but we were never even close to closing down rider education.
- >In fact, all the money ($7 from each motorcycle registration fee)
- >for rider ed is now protected by a recently passed bill.
-
- Vetoed or refused-to-sign by the governor, according to a recent issue
- of American Motorcyclist. Sorry, can't put my hands on it right now.
- I suppose my memory could be wrong; if so I apologize. In any
- case, it was reprehensible on the face of it to EVER raid ANY portion
- of this fund, and goes to show that specific-purpose taxes are
- vulnerable and you have no guarantee they're used as authorized.
- --
- Carl Paukstis, RRR&RSG |"The good news is that Clinton will have to
- Olivetti North America/Spokane,WA | work hard to do worse than Bush in terms
- Phone: +1 509 927-5439 | of economic policy. The bad news is that
- Mail: carlp@mail.spk.olivetti.com | he will probably manage to do so"-Ed Ipser
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