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To: Joe NYC who wrote (138030)	7/10/2001 9:19:18 AM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583871

"If you call a single woman with children a family, you are right, but that problem (number of single mothers) grew over time from 60s, 70s 80s and so on. Kind of undermining the cause {Ronald Reagan = the source of all evil} and effect of the 2nd part of your post." Could be. The article that I checked on for that just mentioned families, didn't mention if it was a traditional nulcear family or a single parent. Regardless, they weren't just released from institutions... And where did I demonize Reagan? I just pointed out it was a bad time for the unemployed and small businesses. Which it was. It was also probably unavoidable given the state of the economy. Services were also being cut back during that time, which made it a lot more precarious for the unemployed. Now one might argue whether or not that was avoidable, and if it was, who is to blame for it. I have pointed out in the past that I viewed such things as necessary at that time to get the economy back on track, and I did my part in getting inflation under control. But I also recognize that people suffered at the time and they weren't necessarily welfare cheats, bums, mentally ill or any of a large number of negative stereotypes that often get thrown around. Like the silly argument that all of the minimum wagers are either lazy or teenagers (could be both I guess). It is very possible for people to wind up on the bottom of the economic ladder by bad choices of employers or just plain bad luck. Fortunately, there are chances in the US economy to turn things around and reverse that stuff, unlike too many other countries...

To: Joe NYC who wrote (138030)	7/23/2001 11:38:13 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583871

Bush and Putin Tie Antimissile Talks to Big Arms Cuts nytimes.com GENOA, Italy, July 22 — President Bush and President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia agreed today to link discussions of American plans to deploy a missile defense system with the prospect of large cuts in both nuclear arsenals. If an accord was reached quickly, it might take the place of the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty...