My personal opinion is that the blow jobs, campaign contributions,
etc. etc. are small potatoes compared to the lowering of capital gains, the
underfunding of social security, or the defunding ... I mean reform ... of
medicaid. To see what I mean I recommend talking to people in their 50's
about their future. Here on the edges of the rust belt a lot of them are
getting laid off with minimum pensions and medical benefits. Again it is
my opinion <based on books like America: Who Pays The Taxes by Bartlett &
Steele and Take The Rich Off Welfare by Zepezauer & Naiman> that it is a
concerted effort by all politicians that is hurting these people.
Ironically they are as empowered as any group in the political arena. Its
memes that hide where our tax money is actually being spent - despite the
ready availability of this information - that keep the current group of
hypocrites and confidence men in office.
Number one issue for 1999? Flag burning of course.