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To: bentway who wrote (485951)6/5/2009 12:05:52 PM
From: michael97123  Respond to of 1574848
 
He thinks it did because IKE was a General. Thats why he hates Powell--he thinks he will be a socialist like IKE>



To: bentway who wrote (485951)6/5/2009 12:17:19 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1574848
 
>> No, it didn't.

I think you're right about the budget issue. It had a military purpose, as Eisenhower recognized the advantages Germany had from its Autobahn. But it was funded from the Highway Trust Fund, which got its money from excise taxes.

My mistake.


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