--- In [email protected], "feste37" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't think it's much use to tell a poor person that he or she is better off than > many people were 100 years ago. The poor do not need history lessons. > What really lies behind Shemp's claim that poverty in the US has been > eliminated is a reactionary political agenda that is typical of the Bush > administration. In fact, I'm surprised they haven't thought of this one, since > they do have a habit of dealing with problems by redefining terms and then > claiming that the problem has been reduced or eliminated (redefining what is > a pollutant, for example, to claim that pollution is being reduced). If you > redefine poverty so as to claim that it no longer exists, you can then just let the > poor rot, which is of course the real aim of the exercise. +++ Conversely, The standard for level of cholesterol that was safe was lowered which put many more people at risk. This means more people need more drugs to prevent it. The recommended levels put you at risk, the drugs have side affects, the drug companies come out ahead and, if the program eliminates the older segments of society, it will help the social security problem. Again big business profits and we poor old schlumps go down the drain. N.
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