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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (38049)	10/10/2000 3:08:58 PM
From: Fred Levine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

OT OT OT As one who had a research appointment to Harvard years ago, the policy was always to accept some legacies and some people from very prominent families--with the arrogance that these people will be influencial so they should have a Harvard background. It was reported in the NY Times that Bush had neither the SAT's nor the grades to get him into Yale, but he did have his dad's connections. Whether one chooses to vote for him or not is personal. But to say that he must be intelligent because he went to Yale is flat-out wrong. fred

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (38049)	10/10/2000 3:43:34 PM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 70976

Brian, OT I voted Republican once, Reagan v Carter. I believe it was a mistake. My financial situation will probably benefit more from a Bush presidency, but I believe the nation will benefit from a Gore victory. I believe that the future of American democracy will require "social engineering" to protect American workers from the inevitable effects of the "internationalization" of our economy. Free trade and free markets benefit the society of the whole world, but they tend to bring American wage rates down to world levels or they export jobs entirely to to low wage rate areas. Any American worker whose job can be performed adequately elsewhere will suffer. This applies to skilled labor such as software engineer or other engineering disciplines. To maintain our republic, the government must provide support to lower and middle income workers in the form of tax cuts and cash stipends, medical care, and financial aid for housing, children's education, and aged relative's care. The money for this must come from the businesses and individuals that are profiting from the free trade and markets and the opportunity to exploit lower cost labor overseas. Cary