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Cover-u
Bush's proposi
finding real so,
This past December, Sen.
got everyone's attention, incl
osed to cut Social Security ta
This was more than a prop
cit charade.
Large Social Security surj
since 1983, are being used to
smaller than it really is. Th
surplus to pay for other fedei
fact that this surplus will be i
ing number of retirees in the
Moynihan's proposal woul
than $60 billion over the ne
tween the amount present wo
iaries receive. The governmei
expenditures or both to balan<
The administration, howevi
the Gramm-Rudman-Holling!
of Bush's promise of no new
To counter Moynihan's pit
new "Social Security Integrity
New York Times analysis calls
According to Bush's budg
wuuiu Degin pumng a pan oj
Social Security Integrity and
be used to reduce the national
If the government drains th
they get the money to provide
They obviously haven't thoug
ers of the Scarlett O'Hara
tomorrow.
So, in effect, it's just anol
deficit problem by paying ofl
of debt ? to Social Security.
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Letters Policy: The Gamecock will
be, at maximum, 250 to 300 words
fessional title if a USC employee or
a student. An address and phone r
Gamecock reserves the right to ed
space limitations. The newspa
circumstance.
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al only puts off
lution for deficit
, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y.,
uding the president's, when he propxes.
>osed tax cut. It exposed Bush's defi)luses,
which have been building up
make the huge federal deficit appear
e government has been raiding this
ai updating expenses, 111 spue ui me
leeded to provide benefits to a growyears
ahead.
d cut Social Security taxes by more
xt two years to strike a balance berkers
pay in and the amount beneficlt
would have to raise other taxes, cut
;e this cut.
it, has to have the surplus because of
5 deficit-reduction plan and because
taxes.
)posal, Bush's budget would create a
f and Debt Reduction Fund," which a
5 "public relations maneuvering."
et, starting in 1993, the government
F the Social Security surplus into the
Debt Reduction fund, where it would
debt.
e Social Security surplus, where will
t promised future retirement benefits?
;ht of this, or maybe they are follow.
philosophy of thinking about it
her attempt by Bush to "solve" the
r one kind of debt with another kind
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[JSC's hated columni;
Today I have a special guest for you. His
ame is Stephen Guilfoyle, my fellow columist,
and he may or may not be a male chauvin- JjP*
it pig. And I, the resident feminist conscience Jm ^ ^ jjg
t The Gamecock, have brought him here to ask
im about a few things that bother some m
To begin with, Stephen, The Gamecock crime
sporter has to go to the police station and read
lie incident reports. However, this reporter is"' ~ !
lways called honey, sweetheart, sugar and a
lost of other syrupy terms of endearment. " definitely the ideal solution
So what's the problem, sweet thang? it's not that simple. When I
Well, SUGAR, the problem is that I am not was calling attention to som
our sweet thang. And being called that is of- annoyed me. When a man rc
ensive and patronizing. doesn't know as sweet than
Naw, these fellas are probably just trying to he is not relating to her as
>e friendly, is all. subordinate. To ask a man n
No, these terms of endearment are a mis- not necessarily convey to h
lomer. They are not endearing. When these po- are patronizing. However, v
icemen treat The Gamecock reporter in this (i.e. The Gamecock reporter
vay, they are not being polite or helpful. They with sweetheart, etc., the m
re purposely trying to "put her in her place" man) then feels uncomfortal
nd avoid relating to her on a serious level, one he has been patroniz
Tiese terms are an invasion of privacy in a way treated in that manner,
lecause they allow some kind of false
amiliarity. Could a fellow like one of
Well, I didn't feel "invaded" when you called ? just remotely ? be trying
ne SUGAR. But if I did, or if I didn't like it, I'd and not treat her as an infei
ust ask you to stop. Why can't she? and order you t' do somethii
Asking someone to stop doing something is sweet thang. I just asked a
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
nQrHnrt academic institution, including $20 sti
parKing to park there, is asked to pay an cor
extra $2 to go to class because of a 1
;oo expensive basketball game. I think there are eve
some major problems that need to qui
~ *u a * be straightened out. Give a poor tho
o the editor: ^ t ^ ,
I am writing in regard to one of student a break! J"
iany parking problems at this uni- M Z arU S Z
srsity. To my inherent misfortune ^
very year, I am blessed, along
ith many other unfortunate stu- mtlirlpflf" CJl'fpfV
snts, by being able to purchase a ^lUUClU
70 nark-ina sticker which sun- a a
osedly gives me the right to park not a priority ~
nywhere on this campus which ly
:cepts the "S-####" notation. I To the ^tor **
as also led to believe that not jt js interesting to note, as is To
nly did this give me the right to quite often the case, the priorities I
ark anywhere on campus that ac- that top the agenda of our forth- ing
^pts the S-####, but also any- an(j beloved university admi- leti
me I wish and need, repeat need, nistrators. While the ruling elite Db
> park there for purely academic pour tens of thousands of dollars AN
iasons. Also being blessed with int0 the acquisition of a system US1
aving a class at the coliseum which wonderfully improves the Jan
om 6 to 9 p.m., I was recently efficiency with which our cars are US1
laced in an aggravating situation, towed from a campus woefully de- foe
ay $2 to park in the student park- Void of parking, these same astute Wa
ig lot behind the coliseum be- folks refuse to address more press- lani
iuse of a basketball game or find jng concerns of student safety. out,
>mewhere else to park within a Having endured four fire alarms woi
mile radius. jn the past week alone, it seems stri
the housing department is willing diu
I think this university needs to to take the chance that we resi- hav
ike a look at its priorities. The dents will come running outside con
'ay it stands now, the upper admi- every time a faulty alarm cries 1
istration at TtLb USC seems to "wolf." Certainly the USC police wh;
link academics come before ath- department doesn't take these spe
'tics. Sure, whatever you say alarms seriously. It usually takes timi
imes B. I think they also believe 20 minutes for an officer to show and
:ademics come before monetary up to turn the mind-numbing drone dea
ain. Tell me another story I ha- off, and who can blame them for timi
en't heard yet their lack of urgency? It's obvious timi
When a student who has already that if safety officials don't take any
aid over $2,000 to attend this these alarms with proper concern, day
if LET'5 H?pe \
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sts have a little talk
was just trying to be nice and was ignorant of
the fact that you or she is just so paranoid that
a simple little nothing word or phrase makes
' ~| YOU feel inferior. Sticks and stones, darlin'.
OOPS.
Y I OOMIS Well, I must say I'm glad that you refrained
from belching and ordering me around. However,
your phrasing still offends. Policemen and
other judicial folks always say ignorance of the
: ?: law is no excuse. So why can't we apply this
same philosophy with social graces? Perhaps,
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called you sugar, I trying to be friendly. But what if I don't want
ething you did that what your so-called friendship has to offer?
;fers to a woman he Whether you mean to or not, you are
g,. sugar, whatever, patronizing.
an equal, but as a I think you're missin' the point. We don't
lot to do this would mean to offend because we're just trying to be
im that his actions friendly. Hell, I've dealt with some cops and
/hen the patronized they called me Son. But the thing is, I didn't
) responds similarly take offense because none was intended. I don't
tan (i.e. the police- mean to offend or to subordinate you by callin
3le and realizes the you honey. But if you TAKE offense at that,
ing refuses to be well, that means you're way too sensitive.
. You're readin' too much into what I'm saying.
But if you do find something offensive, tell me
these cops possibly and I'll stop doing things them,
to be just friendly, Hey, would you mind not calling me sweet
nor? I didn't belch lhang?
ig after calling you Sure. No problem,
question. What if I Thanks, hon.
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idents will be equally Moreover, to appease USC athnplacent.
letic officials, an alternative game
rhe potential for a dangerous, and date was scheduled for Sept.
;n fatal, set of circumstances is 2. Again Dixon kicked USC in the
te apparent. I would hope, al- head and backed out, saying he
ugh I won't hold my breath, was concerned about two consecut
the university deems it fiscally tive days of back-to-back action at
lificant enough to invest in stu- Williams-Brice Stadium. USC
it safety ? even if one or two hosts Duke on Sept. 1.
gaily-parked fiends get away. So what!? Are Sparky and the
Kevin Kirk Gamecocks going to be camping
Biology senior out at mid-field for the weekend?
livnn 90 J Jnoc Dej3 vu? Wasn't it bad enough
'IX. OH S IQcdS that Dixon turned several million
# TTC/^i dollars away from USC and the
urting UaC Columbia by denying the
? Rolling Stones a performance at
the editor: Williams-Brice? Dixon said at the
leat up the tar and start pluck- time (in an ever-so-militant and
the chickens. Our beloved ath- backwoods southern tone)
c director, 01' Blood and Guts Williams-Brice is for football.
;on, is on the verge of making What is Redskins vs. Falcons? A
[OTHER critical blunder at tractor-pull?
C. According to a story in the
29 issue of The Gamecock, Thc faa remains _ Dixon is
C was invited to host an NFL doi ^ universi the sludcn[
K , 'a. body and the Columbia metropoUshmgton
Redskms and the At- 7 i?i.Kriw? Anddip
ta Falcons, but Dixon backed . , , . x, . \ , f
. A n is not helping Mr. Richardson s ef,
saying that the Aug. 12 game fofls ^ ^ team lQ ^
ild interfere with summer con- ~ ... A ... .
I,,c,? Carolmas, either. A positive showiction
on Williams-Brice Sta- , ' .
, i mg could prove to NFL executives
m s upper ec . that the Carolinas are more than
e set Aug. 15 as a deadline for , . . .
. . 6 ready for an expansion team.
ipietion. Th ANOTHER chance
here is no excuse, no reason _ TTC_ *. .. .., ? ..
y construction could not be for USC Columbia and the Carolid
up so as to resolve the 3-day l13? 10 *"!?. " ^ r" SP?^"
e lapse between date completed b8ht-You b'cw J* first opportun1
date for use. The Aug. 15 '* Klng' Don 1 let four sma11
dline, I am sure is a generous town views supress a growing
5 estimate and accomodates for city's second chance to grab the
5 lags throughout the summer, brass ring.
way. We are asking for three Scott Saunders
s, not three weeks. Public relations junior