Re: Newsarticle: Cold War's Human Costs Linger

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 07/14/2001 8:02:08 PM Pacific Daylight Time, loc@ICX.NET 

writes:



> At Oak
>
> Ridge alone, approximately 1200 people showed up to find out if they
>
> were eligible for up to $150,000 each.  The only problem?  The Congress
>
> didn't appropriate any money to pay the workers' (or their survivors')
>
> claims.  Of course the politicians are taking credit for getting this
>
> program in place (but refuse to put the money into it). 


This shouldn't be news to anyone.  It is quite common for politicians to 

promise some pie in the sky with one hand, and slash the budget necessary to 

deliver it with the other.  The agencies take the blame, the governors (or 

presidents) take the blame, and the politicians walk away, constituencies in 

tact.  Until we are ready to talk real, serious political reform this will 

continue.  For every law proposed and promoted, by any legislator, they 

should have to demonstrate precisely where the funds will come from to 

implement the law, and have potential personal liability for any 

misrepresentation.


Just my honest opinion.


Barbara L. Hamrick, Esq.

BLHamrick@aol.com