NP and fusion again ( was Re: converts to the left)

Michael Cohen mike at cns.bu.edu
Thu Sep 24 15:02:07 PDT 1998


Max Sawicky wrote:


> > . . . They're two branches of the Party of Wall Street, and they have
> stuck it to the working folks of this country while ensuring that a tiny
> elite of greedhead rentiers make out like bandits. Among numerous other
> social, environmental and legislative crimes, Clinton annihilated AFDC
> benefits for kids -- children, goddamn it -- and has lowered capital gains
> taxes for punters, while continuing to piss $270 billion or so a year on a
> military fighting an enemy which doesn't even exist anymore. . . . >

Greenspan wants to either reduce the debt with the surplus and/or pass it along as TaX breaks. He's reluctant which is "understandable" to increase further federal spending. With 1.5 trillion in surplus if this is for real a great deal can be done to make things better. Whats your ideas for spending this money.

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