----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: Re: Presidents RE: Corruption in a Democracy
> At 08:04 PM 1/18/02 -0600 Robert Seeberger wrote: > >John, I think you discount the abject poverty that existed in the US before > >Johnson. Some parts of the US, namely the south and Appalacia were like > >third world nations. When the Great Society programs were being discussed > >you used to see pitifull scenes of American families living in tin sheds on > >television pretty regularly > > Alas, that abject poverty still exists in many places to this day. I really and truley believe welfare actually helped people in the long run. I personally remember the slums where I live and they are not as bad as they were. Not to say they are good nowadays. > > I'm sure that Dan M. will look up the poverty rate numbers and post them, > just for effect. > That would be interesting. xponent Been Starving Myself Maru rob
