Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, May 03, 1990, Page 5, Image 5

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Citizens discuss Peace Dividend
Federal debt may swallow peace funds
B\ Dan Eisler
Emerald Reporter
1 .ot .11 i iti/ens expressed < riti
( ism of defense spending and
presented their wish-lists at the
National Peace Dividend
Speak-Out on Wednesda\
night
The public meeting was part
of a national event, held in till
litres, to discuss what to do
with Pentagon funds in the
post-t add War era
Citizens were invited to join
in open-microphone dialogue
on where the "Peace Divi
(lend" is needed most in Lane
(lounts and what kind of organ
ization is needed to meet those
needs
Present at the meeting were
|eff Slier, representing I S
Kep. Peter Del'azio (1) ()re )
state Sen Crattan kermis (1)
Kugene), Lane Counts Cornmis
sioner |errs Kust, Oregon
Peai eWorks ,k livist ( llise How
ers and Kugene (ids Councilor
Shawn Holes Die program was
moderated In IsLCC broadcast
or Alan Siporin
"We are not here to debate
whether to transfer money from
the militars to domestii needs,
we've wasted -Hi sears on
that. Siporin said at the intro
dm linn to lim meeting
However Slier questioned
whether there would he ,i pern e
dividend her .-use of the tripled
national debt generated during
the Kenyan admimstriilion h\ .1
r ombination of a trillion tie
tense huild-up and lax 1 uts
s it ion .ind the peace dividend s
.1 |»iirl ol tli.it Holes said .iilil
i n i^ along with Kura ns t li.it .t re
turn to pre Reagan federal rev
enue sharing with states and
i ities could he Used tu improve
the pnhlit infrustrui lure, social
programs and edui ation
‘We are not here to debate whether to
transfer money from the military to do
mestic needs; we've wasted 40 years on
that. ’
Alan Siporin
Mini!I $170 billion dollars or
10 percent ol the federal budg
et is allot ateil to pav the inter
est on the debt, and is the
budget's fastest growing seg
merit. Slier said
Other excuses are given lor
the lai h ol a peai e cl I v itlentl
Hides noted
I i out lime to bear vve c an t
bate a peai e dividend because
we have the federal savings
and loan industry bailout.'
Holes said The government
seems to be willing to spend
monel to i base i roninals from
the lower sol ioet onOHlit level
' We re in the start ol a trail
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