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will whine about a bloated public
workforce, even though state and
local employment has declined as
a percent of the total wttfcfbrce.
Behind these myths i$ the anti-
tax crowd. Some are oblivious to
the importance of schools, high¬
ways and clean air. Others simply
want a "free lunch."
What are the real causes of the
state and local fiscal crisis?
Ten years of Reagan-Bush
administralions built a formidable
defe.ise industry, butdrained more
than $230 billion in federal fund¬
ing to states for domestic programs.
Meanwhile, the federal govern¬
ment increased the number of
programs it mandates states to
support Twenty new mandates
approved in 1989 and 1990costan
added $15 billion to states over
five years.
Thecost of state and local health
care services has skyrocketed
amidst a vacuum of federal policy.
In 1986, stak; and local govern¬
ments spent$71.4 billion on health
care; in 1991, expenses rose to
$120 billion.
The 1980s White House cele¬
brated a Decade of Greed by un¬
leashing the corporate raiders and
savings-and- loan looters and toast¬
ing the wealthy by reducing taxes
on the elite. Not only did this under¬
mine the federal budget, it served
as an invitation to state and local
lawmakers. Many states approved
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occupation with weight is a
natural consequence of look¬
ing at fashion models that
weigh 10 pounds on televi¬
sion 24-hours a,day.     \
Of course, fat is nothing
to fear. Fat can be yourjnend
if you let it. Fat is soft and it
keeps you warm. I like fat.
Who wants a skinny, bony,
veiny person, when you can
have someone who isn't
neurotically obsessed with
their wiight; someone you
can sink your teeth info and
rest your head on?
Peer Health educators will
present "Fear of Fat" the
movie on Monday, Nov. 23
and Thursday ,.Dec. 3. Call
the Student Health Center to
find out times and locations.
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their own tax cuts, beginning with
Califo-nia'sProp. 13. Others point¬
edly reduced tax rates on the rich,
shifting an increasing burden on
middle income families.
Many states cut business taxes
in an expensive interstate game of
corporate musical chairs, defying
studies that show that good public
services, not low corporate taxes,
are an important attraction to new
business. Only a few states tuned
their tax structures to the emerg¬
ing .service that now represents
more than half of all economic
activity.
This celebration of wealth
provedarequiem for the test of us.
Between 1977 and 1988, the rich¬
est one percent doubled their in¬
come, while the bottom 40 percent
suffered a decline. The income of
young families fell by a third be¬
tween 1973 and 1990.
The result is a downward spiral
we now know as the "other S&L
crisis."
Once these real causes are
understood, we can get down to
the business of fixing the problem.
We can reform our taxes so that
the wealthy pay their fair share,
and so that the system reflects our
modem economy. We can estab¬
lish a national health care policy to
arrest exploding medical costs.
Finally, we can reassert our fed¬
eral government as a full partner
with the states.
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