We Are All In The Federal Subsidy Trough
James Kilpatrick argues that the 1984 census showed 47 percent of U S households received federal checks and two thirds would be touched if all subsidies were included He cites Social Security food stamps AFDC and other programs and notes many households benefit from multiple programs He calls this dependency a factor in budget pressures and deficits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Census
AFDC
Northwest
Federal Power Marketing Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
REA
Senate
Texas lawmakers contact list for representatives
A compiled roster lists Gov Mark White and Sen John Traeger alongside U S senators Lloyd Bentsen and Phil Gramm and representatives Tom Loeffler Edmund Kuempel and Mac Sweeney with respective office addresses in Austin Washington and Capitol areas for Texas and national government.
Travel ads spark Rooney’s homebound retirement plan
Andy Rooney muses that travel sections tempt with distant places yet he prefers staying home. He imagines retirement spent enjoying savings rather than venturing abroad, noting ads stir memories of places he won’t visit. He frames preference for home life over globe trotting.
Travel aversion compiles a personal list of unwanted trips
A narrator rejects Caribbean and South Pacific beach holidays, guided tours through nine European countries, rafting and camping trips, and luxury tours. They prefer self paced exploration, criticize overbuilt “shangri la” experiences, and dismiss ads for unspoiled locales, airports, and chain hotel comfort. The piece ends with a nod to Sam Goldwyn’s “Include me out.”
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Colorado
Yellowstone Park
New York City
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James Kilpatrick
Bureau
National Endowments For Arts and Humanities
Hance
Bob Slagle
Speegh
Gov
Mark White
Governor's Office
Sen
John Traeger
Texas
State Capitol Capitol Station
Austin
Lloyd Bentsen
United States Senate
Russell Bldg
Washington, D.C
Phil Gramm
Washington D.C
Tom Loeffler
U.S. House of Representatives
Longworth House
Rep
Edmund Kuempel
Mac Sweeney
Guadalupe County
U.S. House
of Representatives
Andy Rooney
Caribbean
South Pacific
Europe
Mississippi
Huck Finn
Louisville
Yugoslavia
Canada
St. Lawrence
Nova Scotia
New England
Israel
Heaven
Shangri-La
America
McDonald's
Sam Goldwyn
MR. Redfern
Tommy
Pi Dedin
Alice
Ting
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