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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (219852)	2/19/2005 7:23:13 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1575175

re: The real issue IS the semantics, because the way you and Ted put it, the ONLY kind of spending that can be cut is "discretionary." Surprise Ten, Ted an I are not in charge. Rally against the system if you like, but its not Ted/John or conservative/liberal, it's everybody. re: So when Congress makes, for example, farm subsidies "mandatory," that means it should never be cut? No, it means it takes a change of the law, a bill that gets approved by Congress. A higher degree of analysis. Is that right or wrong? Do you think veterans benefits should be a political football ever year. Social Security? Government workers pensions? Should your employee compensation and benefits be a toss up every year, dependant on the whims of management and stock holders? "Mandatory" can be changed, of course. So get past the word and deal with the real issues. John