Let's face it....

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When you are talking to or listening to the Federal Govt.,They tell you whatever suits their purpose. Too many years of layered bureaucracy,and lying about anything that would affect department budgets is simply a no no. All departments and agencies have woven extremely complex patterns of deceit.They have become masters at finding ways to pass the buck and avoid any responsibility. Look at Los alamos huge amount of spying..no one really responsible. Heads should have rolled. SOMEONE must be responsible! But I digress, My oft repeated point is that if past history is ANY example, you simply can't trust what comes out of Washington. I believe that department heads will do as they have always done.They will obfuscate and tell us that everything is ok because they were assured by other experts who were assured by other experts (good for later deniability of responsibility ) The only problem is that this time, we will all suffer for it.We can live without state of the art widgets, but can citizens live without S.S.checks..or what will happen if the I.R.S. can't collect taxes..sounds good at first but it would be the first step into complete government breakdown. Soon followed by a strict NON-DEMOCRATIC military government. These important agencies may or may not be ready, but it's hard for me to believe that any entity with such a sorry history has suddenly became efficent and trustworthy. I know I sound very pessimistic about my government, but I think they've earned my pessimism.

-- citizen (lost@sea.com), August 17, 1999

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the govt. will only repect us, when we respect=ourselves.

-- are we reaping? (dogs@zianet.com), August 17, 1999.

I'm afraid that some of us may not have your rosy attitude about governmental truthfulness... The pattern is often set from the top...

-- Mad Monk (madmonk@hawaiian.net), August 17, 1999.

earned indeed! some lie = some distrust more lies = more distrust lie forever = forever distrust

-- honesty=integrity (no@no.what part of no...), August 17, 1999.

watch=the talk show,s especially>jerry-springer.why should the govt-fear-or-respect a populace=that yell,s & cheer,s sicko antic,s of moral-degeneration. hey they figure-let-em=party=while we party.GOD has set the rules=like it or lump it.we can choose,but the result,s are not funny, if we make the wrong choices.AMERICA is sick.i,m afraid the =CURE will be painful.[ever heard of TOUGH-LOVE?]

-- it,s almost=too late. (dogs@zianet.com), August 17, 1999.

we take it. we believe it. we trust them. time to kick they're lieing ass's out. but of course it will never happen. we dont have the ball's to do it.

-- ed (thunderheader@hotmail .com), August 17, 1999.


Sorry ed, I've never had any balls. Will outrage do?

-- Will continue (farming@home.com), August 18, 1999.

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