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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: The missing premise
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Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 20:11:00 EDT
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>/* andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) /  5:56 pm  Jul 10, 1985 */

>The generalization, to all businesspeople, is
>unwarranted.  With cat exports shrinking dramatically and cheap cats
>coming in from Asia, there is no question but that cat ranching
>subsidies are needed.  By contrast, current calls for subsidies to
>wombat ranchers should be soundly rejected, since wombats have no
>social value.
>;-)

Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of the absurdity:
Recently, shoe manufacturers lobbied congress in favor of import restrictions
and/or tariffs on shoes.  They claimed that shoe imports were a threat to
national security.

						Mike Sykora