Homestead mailing list

["Rob Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> > Beyond pure hypocrisy, egregious shamefulness and inhumanity, can anyone
> > show me anything approaching logic here?
>
> Logic, not a problem (maybe...).
>
> 1) You have to realize that the deficit "looks" bad to anyone who cares.
> 2) Cutting Medicaid & Medicare does save a bit, saving "looks" good.
> 3) The people who lose on the med cuts still need the care, they find
> the money and pay for it or die. If they pay, Big Medical Biz still
> gets the money, if they die... well that's less that has to be spent
> on Medicaid & Medicare. Spending less "looks" good.
> 4) Money spent on Iraq is being poured into the pockets of Big Biz. I
> mean $5.6 billion a month is not going out as salaries to solders &
> truck drivers.
> 5) Big Biz wins.

I think that Rob hits it on the spot. It looks good (and helps with
elections coming up) to "save" money. Spend big and save small. Then
highlight the work that you are doing to "save" that little bit. Save a 
little on the
poor who have less voice. Spend in areas that benefit big business and
benefactors. Pay soldiers poorly, pay big business handsomely for
necessities of war. Convince the public that your actions are patrioticand 
get them to rally around you.

Even the "liberal" media is controlled by big business and when those cats
are getting fatter, they are not going to let the media get too vocal about
it.

Just my thoughts,

Rob -Va