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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: E who wrote (4343)2/1/2001 8:43:15 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
available to the poor only if and when the private sector is able and willing to fund them....?

This isn't directly on point, but I wonder how much money would be available for such things if the government didn't pay. I was a taxpayer when the Great Society came along. Tax rates were really high then. I clearly recall opting to redirect my charitable contributions from services for the poor toward other interests after the government programs began in earnest. I don't suppose there's any way to know how much money would be raised if the programs stopped. Would private contributions fill the gap or not? I know that I'd ante up once again.

Karen
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