Re: Campaign Economics--Real Deal

Paul Calvi wrote:
> 
> At 08:47 AM 5/7/97 -0700, you wrote:
> Sorry Don. I was not trying to put you down in any way. I was also
> referring to the TV report, not your comments on it. One thing I found
> during my Masters work was that trying to get solid figures on this
stuff
> is almost impossible. Every source you pick-up gives a different
figure
> and/or scale (different sources even refute the value of a nation's
GNP at
> any particular time).

Yes that drives me nuts too!

> The military wasn't really under-funded under Carter (although
salaries
> certainly where). Remember that the M1, AH-64, F-117, and, I think,
the
> Aegis system where all begun under Carter (as well as many more). I'm
not
> saying Carter was any defense God, just that he HAS gotten more of a
bad
> rap than he deserves. Also remember that the national deficit actually
went
> DOWN under Carter during his first two terms. Reagan's spending was
> wonderful at the time but the military is certainly paying for it now.
I
> remember in the early 90s, my armor battalion didn't have enough funds
for
> GAS so we could go on maneuvers! Of course it showed the value of
wargaming
> I guess...:-)

What did you do?  Drive up to the gas station and say "fill er up!" and
flip em a charge card?	:):):)
 
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> 
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