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Public Interest

Aug. 9, 2000

Government Shouldn't Profit At the Expense of the People

By John M. Curtis. Average American families now spend about half a year working for federal, state and local governments. Most Americans are earning more and saving less, scrambling to pay bills and slaving away for Uncle Sam. With the government boasting of massive surpluses, hard-working Americans find themselves behind the eight ball. Promising to correct this imbalance, Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush pledged to reverse government's unbridled greed.


By John M. Curtis
        Average American families now spend about half a year working for federal, state and local governments. Most Americans are earning more and saving less, scrambling to pay bills and slaving away for Uncle Sam. With the government boasting of massive surpluses, hard-working Americans find themselves behind the eight ball. Promising to correct this imbalance, Republican presidential nominee George...

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