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In reply to the discussion: $20,833.00 per month???? [View all]Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)he hated having to say it. But say it, he did. This was during the time when he also raised taxes, maybe.
I remember the moment as if it happened last month. I remember it because I was horrified that that was one of the ways out of the budget problems he chose....I was upset by the news. I remember it.
Now, is it possible it was Reagan's admin., and he made Bush Sr handle this mess? Maybe. But I think it was Bush Sr's administration.
In any case, here ya go:
DUKAKIS: This administration has cut and slashed and cut and slashed programs for children, for nutrition, for the kinds of things that can help these youngsters to live better lives. It's cut federal aid to education; it's cut Pell grants an close the door to college opportunity on youngsters all over this country.