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To: Rambi who wrote (19535)	3/31/1998 11:17:00 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

But at least they were paying taxes. And it isn't as if they were taking out more than they put in. The kind of abuses that make ME mad are pork barrel projects where only wealthy contractors who are friends of senators or congressman benefit. If a college prof gets free meals for his kids, that doesn't real bother me much. I think college professors are underpaid and underadmired in our society where sports superheros make millions, and I don't mind feeding kids, any kids. I don't want to feed adults for free, but if they are willing to do community service I would be happy to feed adults too. I don't worry so much about the luxuries in this country being equal, and I don't agonize very much anymore about how lucky I am compared to others, because I think I throw away a precious gift if I don't enjoy my life and all the things in it, but I am happy if my tax dollars go to nourish people because I would wish no one to be hungry.

To: Rambi who wrote (19535)	3/31/1998 3:44:00 PM
From: Janice Shell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

It was a free babysitting program for them and there is no justification that I can see for our feeding the children of people who made more than my parents and whose education level was higher than that of the teachers. If they were college professors in the mid-sixties I very much doubt whether they made more than your parents, unless your parents were manual laborers. One of the things that struck me most (but unfortunately in retrospect, or I'd have chosen a different career) about teachers at Wellesley was how damned POOR they were.