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Hi everybody -- I am forwarding this short summary of an article sent to me by one of our readers (from Colorado).  It shows some of the real effects of cutting the "size of the government". 
--Kim

Subject: http://www.9news.com/rss/story.aspx?storyid=274011

Colorado is on fire, and there are other states also.

 

Record breaking temperatures, high winds, budget cuts. The

fleet of planes that drop the fire-retardent are at a minimal

though out the country!   Not just Colorado.  As we read it,

the planes are out dated.  Colorado alone lost 2 pilots and

2 planes in the fires just a couple of

weeks ago.  No word as yet as to why, but it is

speculated of un-safe planes, not pilot error. 

 

It has been reported here that last year there were 44 of these planes and

pilots through out the country, not just Colorado, however, with sever budget cuts to

the National Parks in this country where the "budget" is approved or not by

Congress, there are only 11 left, and they

are in need for up-grades or to be

replaced!!  ............ not individual states of the Union but

the entire US of A !

 

 


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