In a message dated 3/10/07 11:07:24 A.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I think some reasonable attention could be put on our social programs without having to resort to charges of socialism. Anymore than calling the expanding military/industrial complex fascism. As a self-employed consultant I pay nearly $200/mo. for minimal health care coverage, just for me. A decent plan is ~$400/mo. Who can afford that? Also, the schools in California are now 49th or something in the nation, after being ranked near the top for years, but the funding has been gutted to the point where teachers must buy their own supplies, and the education budget is supplemented by the state lottery. A disgrace. And you refer to Federal take over of pensions. Who in the private sector gets a pension these days? I don't know one person who does. What do you think socialism is? California schools are 49th in what? Spending? Education is funded about 90% by the state, not the federal government. Stop paying for the education of wetbacks and your state problem is fixed. So now we want a federal pension, that's socialism. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.
