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-opinion.
Reaganomics faces
new opposition
The 1982 elections are over, but what are the
results in terms of influence for the Republicans
and Democrats? Was the election a reaffirmation
of Reaganomics, or a mandate for
Democrats to return to the policies Reagan has
worked for two years to change?
The answer probably lies somewhere in the
middle. If President Ronald Reagan is a smart
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In the House of Representatives, the
Republicans lost 26 seats, damaging Reagan's
conservative Southern Democratic-Republican
coalition. In the Senate, the Republicans kept
their majority.
Although these results are not a repudiation of
Reagan and his policies, they do signal a growing
dissatisfaction on the part of voters concerning
how the economy is being run, or, as Democrats
would say, "run down."
A record 10.4 percent unemployment is cause
for concern by Reagan and is the major reason
for the 26-seat gain by the Democrats. Reagan
savs there are no auick fixes for unemnlnvm#*nt
biTt the fact is thaf he has had two years to correct
the problem before the voters go to the polls.
Reagan said Saturday that "campaign cliches
must give way to action." He couldn't be more
correct. The economy is in desperate need of
help. Even though inflation is relatively low at
4.8 percent, most prices are too high for the 11.6
million people who are out of work.
Reagan must take action, and he must compromise.
The Democrats in the House must do
the same. Rigid dogmatic stances by either parf\7
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And Reagan must start taking his own words
seriously. The deficit is a problem because it
sucks capital away from business, which in turn
limits jobs.
More cuts are needed in the budget, including
Reagan's sacrosanct area of defense. As the
largest single chunk of the budget, defense needs
to be trimmed. The danger of an arms race is not
so much starting a nuclear war as it is spending
this country into oblivion.
In a spirit of compromise, Reagan needs to
make the suggestion to cut the defense budget. In
malting sucn a step, he would accomplish the
twin goals of creating a good wonting atmosphere
with the Democrats and take a solid
step toward changing his image of being hard on
the poor.
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that image. The only demographic group in the
United States that gave Reagan a majority of its
votes was the group that earned more than
$40,000 a year.
The Democrats must also compromise.
Neither drastic defense cuts nor huge increases
in social programs will help the economy.
"Teamwork " nas been a word used to describe
Reagan's administration. Now "teamwork"
needs to apply to the administration and Con
gress.
Congressional Democrats should contain their
zeal to recapture control of the White House, just
as Republicans need to control theirs to keep the
White House.
Solutions to the economy by each party will only
worsen the situation. Solutions arrived at by
tne Republicans and Democrats working
together can control the deficit and bring the
economy back to life. In the end, that's the purpose
of,politics - to serve the oeoole. not nolitioal
parties,?
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Editor:
This, in response to Mr. Ellis' letter
in the Nov. 1 edition of the Gamecock,
is the reaction of an Army ROTC
cadet. As would any person of
military training, I was angered by
this letter against the draft, the
military and a patriotic (though
possibly overreactive) Marine first
lieutenant. This is a democratic
society in which opinions, popular or
not, must be respected; unfortunately,
Mr. Ellis uses faulty and
incomplete reasoning to formulate his
opinions.
To begin, neither myself nor my
contemporaries in arms are warmongers,
nor do we belong to a
warrior class. There are as many
reasons for joining the military as
there are citizens of the United States.
Education, job training, selfPrtnfiHanno
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conditioning are all found in today's
armed forces. Sure, we're taught how
to fire weapons, survive on the battlefield
and otherwise conduct war;
but for war, we neither relish nor
Performing ar
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In the Oct. 20 issue of the Gamecock, ai
posed arts center appeared entitled, "US<
Arts Center." I am not surprised that I
facilities planning division" knew "absol
it." I expected it. However, I was surpris*
member Robert C. Gallagher had "a pro
"non-academic facility over academic ai
student, I was under the impression the
academic. Silly me.
Why should Mr. Gallagher consider
center academic? Why, everyone k
academic. It is common knowledge that n
around all day wallowing in abysmal igno
early music theorists should convince
believer that music has no academic to
Plato or Pythagorus mean anything to ar
Actually, I must agree with Mr. Gall*
performing arts center ever possib
academic? We can do without. (We d
wanted to experience an opera, we could\
in McMaster College in the music librai
dress up like their favorite character, ai
some records. It is amazing what one
paper Dags and crayons.
We could stage orchestra concerts on
course, these would have to be during
double-basses might have to fight the bus
rain, we could manage. During intermissi
kazoos and stage a modern "jam" sessioi
Garland and Mickey Rooney would be sc
Seriously, the performing arts cannot b
a few chapters in a book. Music, as one
arts, is an experience, and nothing less
music will suffice in its education. Attend!
an integral pact in not only a musicie
everybody's.
Does anyone remember the "well-roui
all trying to be? Auditoriums are the lab
but then, maybe we don't need laborator
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ends military
desire it. We simply stand ready.
To say that the armed forces are
living off the fat of the lamb is to say
that the largest job training program
in the United States is not contributing
to the economic welfare of the
country. The military teaches
valuable job skills, as well as ensuring
the continued existence of a
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be applied. Perhaps Mr. Ellis should
rethink his position before applying
his pen against the sword.
PERHAPS MR. ELLIS and his
comrades in disarmament should reexamine
their values. If they cannot
reconcile, for religious reasons,
putting their names in a computer
that may be used to call them to the
defense of a country based on
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slaves than die free men. When Mr.
Ellis says "the real enemy is death
and the real friend is life," he proffers
a disturbing opinion. It seems that
Mr. Ellis would rather live in a nonts
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Christian, communistic (atheistic)
society, than face the possibility of
death in defense of a Christian
democracy.
One cannot say that because of the
mistake of Vietnam, war will not be in
the vital interest of the United States
in the future. Nor can one say that the
murder of innocent unarmed people
can become conscionable; in this I
agree with Mr. Ellis. However, the
standing armed forces, which Mr.
Ellis finds such an unbearable
economic burden, are the only way to
protect unarmed American innocents
from murder.
Mr. Ellis doesn't seem to believe
there is anything worth fighting for,
here or abroad. He says that there "is
no heaven or hell" for those who will
fight for their country; well, Mr. Ellis,
the meek will inherit the "dearth." I
would rather not have to fight to keep
the United States as it is; but I
definitely think there is something
here to protect.
Danny Schon
Computer science freshman
jams support
its to see a "developed arts program"
1 USC's. I personally thank Dr. Holderaut,
as a veteran university student, I
ny action by the committee. Besides,
e world's first "non-academic kazoo
\ conductor, Mr. Gallagher.
John D. Ross
Music education sophomore
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