From: ctdonath@mothra.syr.EDU (Carl T. Donath)
Subject: Re: Free at last!!
In-reply-to: root@june.cmp.rpi.edu's message of Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:05:04 GMT
Organization: Syracuse University
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 93 12:37:01 EST

   In article <1993Jan21.153103.17132@news.nd.edu> fdeck@vyasa.helios.nd.edu (francis deck) writes:

   >We are free at last from an executive branch which believes
   >that it is above the law, and that its purpose is to enrich
   >private individuals.  

We are now under an executive branch which believes that it is above 
morality (breaking a multitude of promises even before reaching office),
and that its purpose is to (a) enrich private individuals by taking
hard-earned compensation from other private individuals, and (b) value
symbolism over substance.

   >At least I hope that will turn out to
   >be the case.  

This administration has already demonstrated its willingness to do and say
anything to get its way, and then break big promises for flimsy reasons.
Doesn't look good.

   >We're free from a guy who calls himself a
   >conservative, 

And now have a guy who calls himself a moderate,

   >but who has taken initiatives on any number
   >of occasions to increase the size and power of his own
   >branch of government.  

but who has taken initiatives on any number of occasions to achieve power
and is already showing signs of blatantly breaking his promises of reducing
government size and spending.

   >We are free from someone who caters
   >to the right wing, e.g. Rush Limbaugh and the TV preachers.

We are now stuck with someone who caters to the left wing, supporting those
who value race and gender over ability, who promote activites that spread
STDs, who go to those who choose not to work and support them with the incomes
of those who work hard, who claim suppression despite making tens of millions
of dollars, who claim financial hardship to excuse their law-breaking actions
while making $600,000/year and profess tremendous understanding of US law.

   >We are free to tell our children that the way to the top is
   >not the way of crime.

We now have an administration that supports politicians and pundits that
tell our children that anyone who is successful is a criminal, and that 
encourages our children to spend other people's money.

I spent nearly 15 years developing skills, doing much of the study outside
the classroom & on my own time, to land a job which paid a decent wage.
Is it right, then, for the government to take 33% of my hard-earned wages
and distribute them to people who choose not to work (and who receive 
$300/week to not work!!!), and to beaurocrats whose goal is to increase
the number of people working under them??!! And all this happened under
a _conservative_ president! "I feel your pain" Clinton IS GOING TO 
TAKE EVEN MORE AWAY FROM ME AND GIVE IT TO MORE PEOPLE WHO DON'T DESERVE IT!!!
ISN'T THAT _CRIMINAL_???!!!?!? But of course, anything can be rationalized...


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Most people agree that the government is largely sluggish and ineffective.
Then why do most people demand that it do everything for them?
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