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To: SiouxPal who wrote (70018)	12/29/2004 7:51:26 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

I think we need to find a way to stop the waste in health spending which, YES, would allow us to help people to a degree. But I expect people to help themselves to. For those who cannot provide for themselves because of disability I believe its our duty to help them. Its not our duty to help some of the people who have gotten there by making bad choices. Help those in need? For sure. But able bodied people need to work, keep themselves educated and be an asset to the country as well. Outsourcing is nothing new. I lived in a GM town when a lot of the building of engines was moved to Mexico. It's a company decision based on economics - not a Bush decision. I don't think anyone has the perfect answer to the issue because it also involves Unions. There are guys with no High School diploma making 75-80k workin the lines. While I don't begrudge them for making a nice living I do think that the Union negotiations for higher wages has played a role in companies deciding to go overseas. I'm not sure we can lay blame at the feet of Bush, Clinton, Bush or Reagan. Its the economics of the world