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To: American Spirit who wrote (474604)	10/10/2003 11:48:02 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

England has a huge crime epidemic and I fear Australia and Canada, at least in the East will be next. I can't name a country either, but that doesn't preclude it from happening. The wave of the future could be communism by election, who knows. the next civil war in the country might be fought in the courts whereby states try to seceed through the judicial system. I can think of a lot of midwest and western states that would be better off that way rather than sending a lot money to washington for very little in return in the way of services. Sure Canada has "health care", England has "health care"..now whats the QUALITY of the care...its rationed, and has low quality just as all consumer products in the former Soviet Union were of very low quality. Sure increase the taxes, let the Government take care of everybody's food, housing and transportation...what exactly do you think the quality of government housing, food programs and transporation programs will be? If school lunches, housing projects and metrobuses are any indication, that should tell you that bigger government is the WRONG way to go.

To: American Spirit who wrote (474604)	10/11/2003 12:52:32 AM
From: DavesM	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Truth vs. American Spirit...a comparison between the USA and Canada. "All our developed allies are socialists including Canada. They have little crime, healthy economies, health care for all and plenty of rich people. Yes the rich pay high taxes, but who cares? The USA is a tax haven for international millionaires. We have the lowest taxes for the rich in the developed world, even before the Bush tax cuts. And look at where it has gotten us. Record deficits. Canada for instance has no such problem now." Per Capita GDP 1991 U.S - $22,240 Canada - $20,440 Per Capita GDP 1997 U.S. - $29,142 Canada - $20,122 Per Capita GDP 2002 U.S. - $37,600 Canada - $29,400 Central Government debt as % of GDP U.S. - 34.8% Canada - 61.5% Unemployment rate U.S. 6.1% (Sep, 2003) Canada - 8% (Sep, 2003)

To: American Spirit who wrote (474604)	10/11/2003 9:26:58 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Philadelphia Mayor Subject of U.S. Probe By REUTERS Filed at 9:06 a.m. ET PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Embattled Philadelphia Mayor John Street, a Democrat who faces re-election in less than a month, is a subject of a wide-ranging federal corruption probe, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Saturday. Two days after Street told the news media that he was not a ``target'' of any investigation, the newspaper quoted two unidentified law enforcement sources as saying the mayor was a ``subject,'' a term investigators apply to people they are pursuing without sufficient evidence to file charges. The mayor's office had no immediate comment on the report. The FBI has refused to confirm or deny the existence of any investigation. The Inquirer said the federal corruption probe has been under way for two years. Street's administration this year has been rocked by a ticket-fixing scandal and uproar over a city contract awarded to a firm linked to his brother. The probe made headlines this week after city police discovered a sophisticated electronic surveillance device in the ceiling of Street's City Hall office. Law enforcement officials later said the ``bug'' had been planted by the FBI. Federal investigators confiscated Street's three personal hand-held BlackBerry computers, which he uses to e-mail staff and schedule meetings. There have also been FBI searches of the offices and homes of several people with political ties to the mayor. Street is battling Republican challenger Sam Katz in a dead heat in this heavily Democratic city and the mayor and his supporters have suggested that the investigation could be part of a Republican Party ploy to undermine his incumbency. The race has national implications, according to analysts who say a Republican mayoral victory in Philadelphia could help President Bush capture Pennsylvania in the 2004 presidential election. Bush lost the state to Democrat Al Gore in 2000. The Inquirer report came a day after leading Democrats including Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell and local members of Congress voiced concern about the investigation's handling by Republican-appointed federal officials in the city.