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</A> -Cui Bono?-
Pennie wrote:
>>Clinton's priorities are just a tad screwed up.<<
I have to totally agree...
It's too bad the country didn't see this while he was gov of Arkansas...
Many saw it coming... too many were blindsided by the cosmetics
when he announced his presidential candidacy...
But then again, we KNOW who elected this guy, and who will elect
the next one. It's an inevitable paradigm of historical faux pas.
eagle 1
----- Original Message -----
From: "pennie hammons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 1:33 PM
Subject: [CTRL] Clinton asks for money to help poor get online...
> -Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">
> </A> -Cui Bono?-
>
> I would think this money could be better spent feeding the poor or housing
> the homeless. Clinton's priorities are just a tad screwed up.
>
>
> Jan 21, 2000 - 11:41 AM
>
> Clinton Asks Money to Help Poor Get Online
> By Terence Hunt
> The Associated Press
>
>
>
> WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton, pursuing his goal of connecting all
> Americans to the Internet, will propose federal subsidies to narrow the
> "digital divide" and help millions of low-income families go online,
> administration officials said today.
> A draft proposal calls for spending as much as $100 million to provide
> computers and Internet access in perhaps as many as 9 million households,
> but the officials cautioned that Clinton has not settled on the size of
his
> proposal.
>
> The president is expected to announce his proposal in his State of the
Union
> address Thursday. He says Internet access and usage should be as
commonplace
> as the telephone.
>
> Late last year, Clinton set a national goal of connecting all Americans to
> the Internet, not only in schools and libraries but also in homes, small
> businesses and community centers. Commerce Secretary William Daley is
> spearheading an effort with the private sector to develop a strategy for
> achieving Clinton's goal.
>
> In particular, the administration is working with the computer industry,
> private foundations, nonprofit organizations and civil rights groups to
make
> the Internet more accessible.
>
> "The president is committed to making sure that all Americans have access
to
> the best technology," White House deputy press secretary Jake Siewert
said.
> "But we don't have anything specific to announce at this point."
>
> A Commerce Department report last July documented a wide digital divide in
> America. It found that black and Hispanic households are only two-fifths
as
> likely to have Internet access as white families. Households with incomes
of
> $75,000 and above in urban areas are more than 20 times as likely to have
> Internet access as households at the lowest income levels.
>
> The administration says more than 50 percent of America's schools and over
> 80 percent of its classrooms are wired for the Internet. The goal is to
have
> all schools connected by the end of this year.
>
> AP-ES-01-21-00 1138EST
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