[lbo-talk] a shred of hope

[Marta Russell]

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>I was over at the local community recreation center yesterday, all 27 of
>which are slated for closure under Bloomberg's recent budget.  The desk
>clerk there practically laughed at the threat of closure-- he told me it
>happens all the time and it's done to put pressure on the state.  Why all
>the sophisticated theoretical debate on this list is matched by a simplistic
>political analysis that even regular folks laugh at is really a puzzle to
>me.
>
>-- Nathan newman
>

The LA County board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to close Rancho Los 
Amigos. No state to the rescue.  No federal government to the rescue.
Will their vote be overturned?  By whom?
The state (CA) did cut the SSI COLA in the past.  It is threatened 
with being cut again. Medicaid is being cut back in states across the 
nation.
I guess your above it all position Nathan makes you immune to the 
realities that do hit poor people in these simplistic political games.

Marta

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Marta Russell
Los Angeles, CA
http://www.disweb.org