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To: tejek who wrote (139578)	10/4/2001 2:44:01 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1580828

You are rationalizing your way thru this discussion to get what you want which is more military spending. I don't have time for arguments that are manipulated in that way. No ted, I am not. I just don't have a balanced budget fetish. <g> I don't think deficits are good, but when you have war and recessions you either have deficits, or you compromise your ability to fight the war, or you help contract the economy at the worst time. I think we should run suprluses in good times, but at times like now it make sense to run a deficit. In the long run I think the government should shrink as a percentage of the economy so surplus or defict it wont have as much of an effect. I think the deficit should be for this year only or at most next year. If deficits continue after that I will support you in your campaign against deficits. You seem to think I want some vast enormous increase for the military. I just want to keep it from decaying. Its still powerful and capable but it wont stay that way if current trends continue. If we are just now going into a recession, the deficit bill will be huge by the time we come out, insuring a new administration. I don't think we will get either. We will see in a few years. Tim