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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (18943)	12/13/1998 1:49:00 PM
From: jbe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

RE: The problem with polls. They tend to be biased. Michelle & Michael, it all depends, IMO. on how the question is phrased. For example, if you ask average voters whether they would like to see lower taxes & lower government spending, the answer would be (and is) -- Sure! Why Not? Then ask them what they would choose to sacrifice in order to make lower taxes a reality, and you may get a slightly different picture. And then the loaded questions, like #6 on your list: "Should able bodied welfare recipients be forced to work?" So phrased, most people again would answer -- Sure! Why not? But let us look at the sub-text, the hidden assumptions, of that seemingly simple sentence, which are, basically, that most welfare recipients are 1) able-bodied, and 2) unwilling to work, unless forced to. Of course, most welfare recipients are children, many of whom do not even live with their natural parents. And so forth and so on. And who the heck has done a poll on Microsoft and Intel?? jbe P.S. I would not support any of the items on that list, as you have phrased them, except for item (8),and even that with certain qualifications. I suppose that makes me a wild-eyed socialist...<gg>

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (18943)	12/13/1998 2:55:00 PM
From: greenspirit	Respond to of 67261

Michelle, I could spend an hour finding the links and detailing all the wrong assumptions you have regarding this post. However, I believe it would be a waste of time, so I will instead only address two very quickly. Term limits missed passing the senate by 1 vote. A balanced budget amendment has been fought tooth and nail by the President and Democrats for years. Why don't you look at the voting record on these issues for clarification. The rest of your assumptions follow this same path of reasoning. Michael