From: terwill@arecibo.aero.org (Bill who?)
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Subject: Re: Recall Wilson? Tripe!!!!!!!
Date: 8 Sep 92 21:08:00 GMT
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In article <la82n4INNhqv@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, bm@bike2work.Eng.Sun.COM (Bill Michel) writes...

> 
>I'm mainly concerned about getting rid of Wilson...he's the one
>in my opinion who's trying to gut education & social service 
>budgets, while preserving all the tax breaks for his wealthier
>constituents.
> 
>Bill
> 
>--
>Bill Michel			
>bm@eng.sun.com		These views are my own, not Sun's.

Thank_(fill in your diety) there are educated, issue-wise people like this
in the world. California, alas, is full of them. Wilson is a jerk on many
issues but I don't believe my secretary, working, divorced and with
2 pre-school children needs to pay increased taxes (through her payroll or
her landlord when he gets an increase in his property tax, or whatever
scheme Willie Brown can dream up) to continue to fund rich University of 
California students. Trying to gut education? What tripe. Do you know
how your local schools works? Do you know the ratio of administrators
to teachers? Do you know how they spend money? The education lobby makes
Saddam Hussin look like a wimp when it comes to playing on the fears
of the public. Want to improve education in California? Get off your
dead ass, away from the TV or your PC and get involved with your kids
schools. If they don't have a "group" to help the school (PTAs are usually
just a social-elite meeting group who do little for the school or it's 
students) then start one but be careful, this requires more commitment
than posting tripe to a news group. And it might work better than just
"throwing money" at it.

..as to social programs, well, what is the ratio of contributors to
receipients that we can afford? What is the current ratio? How long can
we keep adding to the social welfare roles while we eliminate jobs
(and state income to pay for this) by the thousands? What are you
willing to do about it? "Throw more money" seems not to be effective.
I was in Phoneix recently and I stopped at a McDonalds drive-thru for an
iced tea on my way back to the airport. Both the McDonalds and the
Taco Bell next door had help wanted signs in the windows and on the
street in front of them were people, one woman and one man, with
signs "will work for food!" Yeah, it's minimum wage, but I don't
get it. (Yes, there are needy who need assistance, I belong to a group
that provided support and recreation to handicapped people and
some have a sincere need for support, but this is not the case
in general in California.)

Weather you agree or not, Wilson has taken a stand and he stuck to it.
Find a legislator who can claim that. And this is only the beginning.
The free lunch is over and all Wilson has done is clear away a couple
of the dirty plates. In California, things will no longer happen by
magic. You want something to improve; get off your ass and improve it.
As to next year, well look for the same. Wilson has three more years
and old Willie Brown is a real hero to those East Bay residents.

(sorry, I'll go away now and do my part and leave the soapbox behind
for the next person.)

Bill

p.s.

I'd guess that working for Sun makes Mr. Michel one of Wilsons wealthier 
constituents. We are all in line behind you.......
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