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Politics : Clinton's Scandals: Is this corruption the worst ever? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: micny who wrote (3506)	8/31/1998 9:41:00 PM
From: Ish	Respond to of 13994

Hey, Gores tax for the school internet is a hoax. Had a school district get okayed and did the installation. Asked for the money and were turned down.

To: micny who wrote (3506)	9/1/1998
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13994

While $40 million is a lot of money, let's keep it in perspective. With about 270 million Americans, that amounts to a whopping 15 cents per American. The spectacle has been worth at least as much to me as two sips of latte. And don't forget, much of that money -- probably half -- is salaries. Of those salaries, given some of the high-priced legal talent involved, probably at least 30% comes straight back to the U.S. treasury in withholding and payroll taxes. So the net cost is probably closer to $27 millon, or a dime per American. Somehow I find this hard to get too heated up over.