Klarinet Archive - Posting 000344.txt from 2005/09
From: "Warren Rosenberg" <wrosenberg47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Budget Cuts
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 13:06:50 -0400
"Rabid" is not my idea of a factual explanation.
So being in a magnanimous mood (so far this morning en route to the
dentist), I accept your half-hearted ("perhaps apologize") apology.
Also, I can't speak for anyone but myself, but many people of all political
stripes are interested in the arts and public television. But let's get
real. Much of what has been brought to our faces in the name of art is crap
and some don't appreciate spending their TAX money for it, especially if it
rubs them the wrong way politically. If it was all concerts and
middle-of-the-road political commentary or somewhat equal time balanced
between left and right (which it isn't), these same people ("The Rabid
Ones!") would not complain and would enjoy Lawrence Welk reruns with the
rest of you. :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph H. Fasel III" <jhf@-----.gov>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] Budget Cuts
> Now hang on, Warren. I should perhaps apologize for the word "rabid".
> Otherwise, however, what I said was simply factual. I was merely
> correcting a minor factual error in Ken's original message. This
> budget-cutting proposal comes from the Republican Study Committee, a
> subset of of the Republican membership of the House, and not from the
> Republican leadership.
> These are folks who tend to be opposed on principle to things like
> government support of the arts. Naturally, they will regard the the
> increased budget shortfall resulting from Katrina as an opportunity to
> press their usual agenda.
>
> --Joe
>
> Warren Rosenberg said:
> > 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
voice
> > 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
the
> >> > 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
> >> programs
> >> > 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
> >> for
> >> > 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=cache:CrIBQebchh0J:johnshadegg.house.gov/r
> >> >
sc/RSC_Budget_Options_2005.pdf+RSC_Budget_Options_2005&hl=en&client=goog
> >> > let>
> >> >
> >> > This is still a draft and will probably be amended.
> >> >
> >> > Of course, everyone agrees that hurricane relief is essential, but
> >> IMHO
> >> > this plan makes cuts in the wrong places, and we should tell our
> >> > Congress members so.
> >> >
> >> > Ken Shaw
> >> --
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