Klarinet Archive - Posting 000335.txt from 2005/09

From: Ellis Johnson <ellisjohnson@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Budget Cuts
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 19:51:13 -0400

In response Warren, I do agree with you that this is not a place to
discuss political view, but I do believe that cutting the funding to
PBS, and the National Endowment for the Arts is important and relevant
news for this community. I do think that your own political spin
should be put on it. Don't blame is on "the republicans" or any other
group. We want people of all points of view to come together to
celebrate what we love most. Music.

On 29/09/05, Warren Rosenberg <wrosenberg47@-----.net> wrote:
> Is it possible to keep comments limited to music?
>
> Certainly political partisanship is not something I want to read about on
> this list. There must be a million other places or private email to voic=
e
> your intelligent opinions.
> Thank you for your forbearance.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph H. Fasel" <jhf@-----.gov>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 12:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [kl] Budget Cuts
>
>
> > As I understand it, "Operation Offset" is not "the Republicans'" plan,
> > but that of the Republican Study Committee, a collection of around 100
> > rabid right-wingers. They are trying to use Katrina as an excuse to
> > target the government programs they most love to hate.
> >
> > --Joe
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Shaw, Kenneth R. [mailto:krshaw@-----.com]
> > > Sent: 28 September 2005 21:03
> > > To: klarinet@-----.org
> > > Subject: [kl] Budget Cuts
> > >
> > >
> > > "Operation Offset" is the Republicans budget cut plan to pay for
> > > Hurricane Katrina. There will there be no rollback of tax cuts for th=
e
> > > rich. The great majority of the proposed cuts target the elderly and =
the
> > > poor, heavily targeting Medicare. They eliminate all federal funding =
for
> > > energy conservation, the "Energy Star" program, energy efficient
> > > vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, high-speed rail, light rail, AmeriCorps,
> > > the Even Start program, the Presidential Election Campaign Fund and
> > > security/anti-drug funding for inner city schools. Also facing cuts =
are
> > > the Global AIDS Initiative, the EPA, the Centers for Disease Control,
> > > pensions and healthcare plans for retired federal workers, job progra=
ms
> > > and revitalization funds for poor neighborhoods, the school lunch
> > > program, community health centers, and health care for soldiers.
> > >
> > > Of particular interest to musicians, all funding will be eliminated f=
or
> > > PBS, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for =
the
> > > Humanities, and federal loans to graduate students.
> > >
> > > <http://66.102.7.104/search?q=3Dcache:CrIBQebchh0J:johnshadegg.house.=
gov/r
> > > sc/RSC_Budget_Options_2005.pdf+RSC_Budget_Options_2005&hl=3Den&client=
=3Dgoog
> > > let>
> > >
> > > This is still a draft and will probably be amended.
> > >
> > > Of course, everyone agrees that hurricane relief is essential, but IM=
HO
> > > this plan makes cuts in the wrong places, and we should tell our
> > > Congress members so.
> > >
> > > Ken Shaw
> > --
> > Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
> > Systems Planning and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
> > University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
> > Los Alamos National Laboratory D-2 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM 87545
> >
> >
> >
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Ellis Johnson

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