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letters Throw him out In 1980, Ronald Reagan declared the country was in the midst of a depression due to a 7.5 percent unemployment rate. It is still 7.5 percent, but now we are told that we are ex r periencing an impressive economic recovery. Likewise, four years ago the mortgage rate was 13 percent, termed disastrous by Mr. Reagan. After a roller coaster ride, it is back to where it started. This too, is no improvement. Yet, no one is 1 complaining. When Jimmy Carter left of fice, we faced the spectre of a $60 billion federal deficit. Reagan is the proud owner of a deficit more than three times that, which he claims will “go away.” We are not that stupid, are we? With a trillion dollar defense budget, the deficit can only grow. According to the Congressional Budget Office projections accepted even by Reagan’s closest economic ad visors, if the present policies continue, the federal deficit will reach $263 billion by 1989. That is frightening. Concomitantly, the last four years have seen a dramatic rise in bankruptcies and farm foreclosures (small farmers) rivaling the Great Depression Era. These are not just statistics, they are people like you and me who must struggle to make ends meet. It is cold and insensitive to forget or ignore what Mr. Reagan has done to these peo ple. We live in one of the most economically devastated coun .ties in the nation. Eugene is just a pale shadow of the vibrant town it was in 1979. Those who have lived here for more than five years need not look far for tangible results of the Reagan administration’s distorted priorities. Let’s throw the bum out! M.P. Schapiro Eugene Right to vote Some issues warrant a bit of research prior to discussion. I think that Jeb Bianco should have spent some time looking into the facts before he climbed onto his soapbox. Some “rights” are forfeited immediately upon conviction and incarceration for certain crimes. Prisoners don’t necessarily have the rights pro vided for the general citizen ship in the constitution. Today an attack on prisoners' right to vote, tomorrow.. . who knows? Someone might question their constitutional right to bear arms. Alex Gardner Pre Med Re-elect Rust 1 believe Jerry Rust has a vi sion of I,ane County as a place where people can live har-. „ moniously with each other and with the land in our steward ship. I did some research on his opponent. Jerry's opponent , was a Democrat until 1968, when she registered as a Republican. In " 1972 she again changed parties! to Libertarian, and ran .for Vice President. In 1976 she once more sought the Libertarian VP' slot-, this time unsuccessfully. She then ran.(pant pant) for Congress in '76 on a platform favoring-' maximum harvest of ■ all old growth timber. She op- • posed any ban on Clear cutting. ’ She. said, “People who -feel there is a value (in wilderness) should-finance it themselves." . , 1 n . 1‘ 9 80 she s o u.g h t - Packwoods's Senate seat, again as a Libertarian. She .said she would like to see timber lands eventually go into private ownership. “Everyone in Eugene knows Weyerhauser does a better job managing its forest land than the Forest Ser vice does." She called the minumum wage a “vicious law”. She op , posed restrictions on'the sale of all drugs and pornography. Her philosophy is apparently based on Ayn Rand’s “Objectivism" or the oxymoron,, “The Virtue of Selfishness.” In my opinion such blind contradictions are bankrupt of vision. Her platform isn’t clear yet, but her past record is. Her no tions are outside of my vision of what Lane County should be, and 1 hope Jerry Rust is re elected, Lee Barckmann Eugene Looking for a good deal? Check the Emerald ADS. 18 MINUTES FROM OREGON VS UGLA. ONLY $69 ANIGHT FOR 2. 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