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- From: visser@convex.com (Lance Visser)
- Subject: Re: What does sacrifice mean to President Clinton?
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 02:31:37 GMT
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- In <16B5D1416F.PA146008@utkvm1.utk.edu> PA146008@utkvm1.utk.edu (David Veal) writes:
-
- >In article <visser.727661764@convex.convex.com>
- >visser@convex.com (Lance Visser) writes:
-
- +>>+> However, I see TAX INCREASE written all over the President's
- +>>+>speech, and this will only put us into further economic troubles.
- +>>
- +>> Not only tax increase, but spending increases as well.
-
- +> However much the Republicans want to blame the Congress and however
- +>much the Democrats want to complain about lack of "leadership" (which
- +>produces the question of exactly what Tom Foley thinks his job *is*)
- +>there's noe evidence anybody on either side of the aisle or the mall
- +>are interested in spending cuts. It would require looking their
- +>constituents in the eye and saying, "No," something which they are
- +>not prepared to do and we really aren't prepared to hear.
-
- It goes beyond spending cuts. I dont believe that there is any
- will on the part of anyone in either party to cut the deficit. I believe
- that there is a "will" on the part of those in power in washington to go
- on one big spending spree.
-
-
-
- +>>As last
- +>>I understood it, he intends to "grow" out of the deficit by spending
- +>>federal money.
-
- +> I swear I heard this during Reagan's term.
-
- Yes, exactly. The only real difference is that were going
- to raise taxes rather than cut them.
-
- When Reagan did it, it was called Supply-side economics. When
- Clinton plans to do it, its called "investment", "long-term" or
- Growth economics.
-
-
- +>> And beyond that there is his "national service (or slavery
- +>>depending on your politics)"
-
- +> Indentured servitude is probably the appropriate "It's the other
- +>side's icky idea" term.
-
- This one is not a matter of "sides", its a generational thing.
- Behind these "national service" proposals is the idea that people should
- be forced to perform low-paying jobs the government does not wish to
- hire full time people for.
- Personally, I dont believe that "forcing" people into "service"
- realizes any social goals and that the costs of such programs are far
- higher than any benefits they could bring.
- If they want national "service", I suggest a special surtax on
- people currently between the ages of 30 and 40. Or better yet, how
- about forcing really large amounts of "service" by doctors and lawyers.
- How about forcing them to work legal aid or a medical eqivelent an average
- of one day a week, increasing the amount they have to work based on their
- income.
-
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