Re: First reactions

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At 03:40 PM 8/29/96 -0500, Ken Hammer wrote:
>I'm new to this so the reactions are derived more from experience than the
specifics of this discussion.  Background:  manufacturer jet engines and
computers; president scale company; hospital trustee; independent school
trustee.
>
>1. We seem to be trying to impose rational social/political structure on
top of an evolving growing weed-like phenomenon.>The "further comments"
section is incomprehensible geek talk to a newcomer. 
>
>2.  "Universal" is a politically popular pandering term for which we can
never state the costs.  They always grow far beyond our beginning imaginations.
>
>3.  "Subsidies" are not. 
>

Thanks for the wake-up call.  We tax ourselves with direct taxes to fund
education.  We should not ask our society to tax us with indirect taxes so
we can "afford what we are not willing to pay for."  We should keep the
monoplies from charging us outrageous fees for services for the benefit of a
few major stockholders in the name of the millions that have a few shares,
but own nothing!
That, however, is a social issue, but so is this entire legislation.

Tom Hibbs
1995 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching of Mathematics, Colorado
Cheraw High School Math Teacher

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