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To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (50976)8/12/1999 10:50:00 PM
From: Father Terrence  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 108807
 
Some of that was inflation, caused by previous government policy, and much more was spending for social programs -- which are not Constitutional duties of the United States government. Reagan was unable to pull the plug on those.



To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (50976)8/13/1999 5:49:00 PM
From: James R. Barrett  Respond to of 108807
 
"The national debt went from (I think) under a trillion to over 3 trillion while he was in."

Sid, don't worry about the national debt.
That's why we have grandchildren and great grandchildren.
It's their problem......let them worry about it.



To: Sidney Reilly who wrote (50976)8/14/1999 1:03:00 PM
From: Father Terrence  Respond to of 108807
 
Here's how your federal government works for you:

If the value of the American dollar is set at $1.00 in buying power at 1900, that same $1.00 bill today has 2 1/2¢ of the original buying power. What a great job the federalists have done...