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Loretta Kelldorf <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 4 May 2001 21:49:06 -0500
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My sincere condolences for your situation, hardship and hard feelings.  I
think perhaps this little Texas girl should keep her mouth shut and let
those of you in Va take care of VA's business.  Please pardon me.

Loretta
----- Original Message -----
From: "ned heite" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 8:38 PM
Subject: Re: LVA money problems.


> At 7:47 PM -0500 5/4/01, Loretta Kelldorf wrote:
> >Is it possible to enlist the assistance of your local tiers of
government,
> >the Chamber of Commerce and whatever local Economic Development Council
you
> >may have to reinforce your pleas for more funding?
>
>
> Unfortunately, we have in government today a class of people who
> believe that the only useful product of any government is tax relief.
> They yell and rant for tax reductions without realizing, or without
> caring, that every cut in taxes must equate to a similar cut in
> services. Clearly they don't believe in providing services to the
> citizens.
>
> The folly of cutting taxes is obvious to anyone with half a brain,
> which I believe provides a quantitative measure of current government
> intelligence.  You have a governor who thinks that cutting a car tax
> is an important government goal, regardless of the consequences.  He
> obviously values cutting the relatively benign tax far more than he
> values delivery of services to citizens.
>
> Fascists had cool-looking uniforms and they made the trains run on
> time. Does that justify the rest of Fascist programs?  I think a
> useful analogy can be drawn with the current leadership at the state
> and national levels.
>
>
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