Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 SMI; site sun.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!sun!marke From: marke@sun.uucp Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: How about helping our own Message-ID: <1887@sun.uucp> Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 16:08:13 EST Article-I.D.: sun.1887 Posted: Mon Dec 17 16:08:13 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 20-Dec-84 02:47:52 EST References: <709@loral.UUCP> <191@talcott.UUCP> Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc. Lines: 42 This is just a few personal comments on the reply of Greg Kuperberg: comment 1: The US goverment buys up excess crops from the farmers to thin out the production. In order for a farming operation to be successful x number of bushels must be produced from y number of acres and sold at z dollars. The government keeps the market value of the crops high in order to help keep the farmers afloat. This food is then sent to other countries either as releif or as an export.( Russia is one of these countries) I think this surplus should replace food stamps. Give them food instead of food stamps. I see too many food stamps buy steak that is too expensive for we. It would save the government a lot of money if instead of sending this food to other countries we used it to cut back on welfare. Then some(mind you I said some) of the lazy suckers on welfare will find it is not so nice to be on welfare. When I hear comments from American Citizens like 'I do not need a high school education wlefare will take care of me" and see generations and generations of families( the same family) on welfare I begin to wonder about the welfare system. THERE IS NO ENCOURAGEMENT TO GET OFF OF IT. comment 2: Why do people feel we need to take the burdens of the world onto our backs. The humanitary United States gives food to needy countries while USSR goes in and...... I do not think we need to give food to all of the needy people in the world or feed our enemys. I know of the political and economical reasoning behind food exports so please do not blast the net full of them. Lets go over there (as some programs do) and help them set up there own farms. When they are up and runing leave them alone. comment 3: I really beleive that the Communist Party in Russia is working on a plan to obtain world control. So instead of helping foriegn countries lets colonize them and the we will be helping Americans. comment 3 is mainly for discussion I am interested in hearing your comments on it. Mail them directly to me. I am not sure about running around colonizing every country that needs help but would like to hear pros and cons about it. Marke Clinger These are my personnal views.