Organization: Penn State University
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 06:10:13 EDT
From: <BDH113@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.politics.clinton
Subject: This election is bogus!

This election is really bogus! Well, kind of, anyways. I think it's better
than the last one though.

I've been hearing some shocking rumors lately, that as many as one in five
citizens work, in one way or another, for the government. The problem with
this is that government employees usually do not produce any type of actual
valuable output where trade is concerned. Does our country really need
millions of minor civil servants performing closed loop activities, paid
for at the expense of taxpayers, which serve only to accomplish ultimately
redundant tasks? I firmly believe that the government of this country is
much larger than necessary. After all, computers now link the world together.

What previously took monumental efforts to accomplish may now be done
almost automatically. Just as I can instantly send this message to all
of you, our paper based mail systems are utterly obsolete. The technology
is at hand to completely replace millions of government employees.

My opinion is that our country should seriously consider firing ninety
percent of all government employees, maybe give them six months notice,
and then a four year allowance towards attending the university of their
choice. The money which would otherwise be wasted in a futile effort to
maintain the status quo, would instead be channeled into research and
development, while also educating all of these citizens.

Instead of maintining a doubly expensive system; namely, any person who
works for the government does not usually have any effect on the gross
national output, while meanwhile actually _reducing_ the productivity of
others by way of taxes, ...; simply sending them to school would use the
same money which would otherwise be utilized in the depletion of natural
resources, to boost the technology level of the United States.

Four years back in school might make a lot of bored civil servants suddenly
much more interested in life. Were I given this oppourtunity which I have
just described, I would have no hesitation. Ok, off the soapbox...

This election is really bogus, because of mass marketing techniques. One
particular fellow, who comes to mind, seems to have used them around four
years ago, if I recall correctly. Remember all of the gimmicky "...blah
 blah... feels good, ...blah blah," stuff? The old dude, who I didn't vote
for last time is back at it again. Recruiting TV ministers even. I think
it's heinous. Nothing against what's his name anyways, he actually seems
like a reasonable, if biased dude, for a TV minister, but I think that its
an ill borne scheme to exploit elderly citizens. Well, thats what I think
about it anyways. But then, I'm a registered Democrat. Maybe I just don't
understand Republican ways.

Ross, he has a lot of good ideas. HEY BILL, if you win, hire that fellow.
Ok. That's the scoop on why this election is bogus, from my perspective.
Take it easy now.


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