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Subject: Re: How about helping our own
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Date: Mon, 17-Dec-84 16:08:13 EST
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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.