"dpb" wrote in
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JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"dpb" wrote in message
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wrote:
One might add that Chavez has been very generous in helping folks
with free heating oil ...
Not really much at all in the overall scheme of things. A few here
and there for the political advantage, not at all motivated by
actual humanitarian objectives says the cynic in me... 
No more of a political stunt than Bush sending out those tax rebate
checks at a time when he's spending like a drunken sailor with no end
in sight.
Defending the country is expensive.
Even moreso since the last administration neglected so much. B-)
But certainly no less...
OTOH, istr just seeing last quarter's federal tax receipts were
highest in history...in spite of (or owing to?) tax cuts.
Don't confuse JSB with the details! He has his Bush-hatred to mind.
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Jim Yanik
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